Business Navigation Leader
Logistics, Sales & Operations · Sales & Business Development · Sales Management · Business Analysis
In short
As a Business Navigation Leader at IKEA in Johor Bahru, you will support the Business Navigation & Operations Manager in driving growth and profitability. This role involves managing business navigation processes, staff costs, and productivity, acting as a proactive business partner to finance and steering teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide store steering team with information, analysis, and expert insight to support, challenge, and steer the store towards growth, optimal performance, and sustained long-term profitability.
- Promote standardised dashboards and secure competence in the store to allow for analysis and understanding of performance and for making optimal decisions.
- Contribute to new ways of measuring and steering the business performance in an omnichannel environment, including productivity goals and productivity measurements to ensure performance.
- Have a full overview of store profit & loss and take responsibility for cost development and gross margin management, as well as for specific lines of the profit & loss, supporting Store and Country Business Navigation Manager in achieving a healthy profit & loss through key performance analysis and evaluation.
- Responsible for overall forecasting and monitoring, including the execution of working hours and staff cost structure, as well as budget, to ensure that set targets are met.
- Contribute with business navigation expertise in driving projects and business initiatives forward to secure the budget frame and healthy cost development.
- Develop and drive short-, mid-, and long-term resource planning, together with the HR manager to ensure cost efficiency.
- Conduct the necessary analysis, while securing a multi-dimensional view of the business, to evaluate retail performance with the customer in focus.
- Contribute with input and coordinate the financial business planning, budgeting, and followup for the assigned areas of responsibility to ensure goals are met.
- Responsible for commercial sales navigation on the sales floor to secure sustained profitability.
- Contribute with input and provide expertise to the store boards to enable performance.
Requirements
- Possess at least minimum 1-3 years of experience in a retail market, preferably from store or country company level, with a good understanding of how the commercial and financial processes work.
- Possess at least minimum 1-3 years of experience of developing new ways of working and implementing proven solutions for efficiency purposes.
- Possess at least minimum 1-3 years of experience in data analysis, developing metrics and projections based on analysis results.
- Proven track record in delivering under time pressure.
- Able to work on computer/smart device literate, tech-savvy
- Able to speak fluently in English, both written and spoken
Benefits
- 15% discount on home furnishings and food from the first day of work.
- Flexi benefits for dental, optical, fitness memberships or classes, vaccination or immunisation, non-insured outpatient medical expenses, health screenings, health supplements, IKEA purchases, health aid & equipment and mental health.
- Four consecutive months of maternity leave for mothers.
- Four weeks of paid paternity leave for fathers.
- Tokens for birthdays, marriage, and arrival of a baby.
- Long Service Awards.
- Inspiring workplaces that showcase IKEA products and create a relaxed, open atmosphere.
- Annual financial reward when shared business objectives are met.
#Business Development#Retail#Finance
Company
IKEA
Job Posted
1 week ago
Expires
in 1 week
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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