Total 16 job vacancies by Ikano-Retail

About the Job

Reporting to the Swedish Food Market and Bistro Manager, this TEAM LEAD role is responsible for the development of the IKEA business in his/her respective area of responsibility: IKEA Swedish Food Market, Bistro, and Cafe. He/she strives to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives the customers a good reason to return again.

Your assignment

You will lead and manage the IKEA Food function in the store to fulfill the following:

• You always look at the store through the eyes of your customers and walk the store regularly. You have a daily dialogue with our customers to get continuous feedback about their experiences and to learn more about their needs and wants and then take action based on their input;
• You have an overview of the store business plan and IKEA Food action plans, and you contribute to your area’s action plan by supporting your manager in implementing it with the team;
• You work with your manager to actively contribute and support relevant marketing and in-store activities;
• You ensure your area is efficiently maintained as well as clean, organized, attractive and inviting to provide a positive customer experience;
• You work actively to create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality, and diversity is valued, to ensure IKEA Food is regarded as a great place to work.
• Act in accordance with the IKEA Sustainability Direction, and take actions that contribute to sustainability, such as waste management and investments;

• Develop the market search and social media strategy and framework with clearly defined objectives, contribute to and implement the strategic plan, evaluate the progress and make any necessary adjustments if needed.
• Plan and implement the social content calendar and search strategies by working closely with the Marketing team, Sales, Web/e-commerce teams to achieve business and commercial goals, drive web and store visits, increase home furnishing interest and elevate awareness / personality of the IKEA brand.
• Ensure optimal reach, engagement and frequency (spends) across social platforms, outreach to bloggers and influencers.
• Plan and implement the development of search engine optimisation for the country.
• Stay on top of trending topics while finding IKEA’s voice and foothold in each scenario, social media reactions, comments and queries are to be monitored while working with CCC for needed actions to be taken and responses are given in an acceptable time frame – especially when there is a crisis.
• With the support of media agency, measure, report and follow up on the results of all search and social media activities, then make recommendations and implement actions to improve results.
• Ensure that all executions are aligned with IKEA Brand Values and the IKEA Brand copy identity guidelines to secure that the results are consistent, relevant, engaging and unique with IKEA’s tone of voice and executions that has great twinkle in the eye.
• Contribute to the budget planning process and take responsibility in all administrative matters relating to budgeting, monthly reconciliation with Finance teams, and re-forecasting assignments
• Secure proper and effective tools and knowledge are set, e.g. for media tracking, social media accounts and content publishing, photoshop/in-design, etc.
• Provide online user insights and analytics to support country marketing and its local relevance in their development of marketing plans and strategies.
• Secure purchasing in your function is made according to the principles defined in the Procurement Policy: Operational participation in procurement projects. Compliance of sourcing requirements, IWAY Working Method and signed agreements.
• Support in any other ad-hoc tasks and projects assigned.

About the job

Reporting to the Goods Flow Manager, this Specialist role is tasked to safeguard the quality of all logistic processes to ensure that no damaged goods reach the customer. He/She accomplishes this by carrying out logistics operations according to local laws and regulations; maintaining the IKEA brand standard in supply quality, health and safety standards in all goods flow and customer delivery processes.

Your assignment

• You are the first point of contact in the store for supply chain partners with regards to quality-related topics;
• You ensure the correct execution of the goods flow process, keeping customer-perceived availability in focus;
• You develop and use knowledge and expertise of logistics to achieve quality and safety standards in the logistics function;
• You ensure daily operational inspections and maintenance procedures, fulfilling local legal standards and IKEA standards.

To ensure the creation of an unforgettable and rewarding experience (including services) across all channels and all customer journeys, so that customers will want to come again and again. To secure that the customer is at the centre of all key decision-making processes and that an excellent customer satisfaction is delivered and value for the customers is created.

Act as a member of the Country Management Team and proactively contribute to IKEA business plan, commercial plan and commercial calendar process. Lead the facilitation of a seamless shopping experience across channels to enable for extraordinary growth.

• Secure that the customer is at the centre of all strategies, decisions making, solutions, meeting the customer experience steps.
• Provide the front-line business operations with expertise, so that the customer is taken care of with quality and speed, across all journeys where needed.
• Responsible for country localisation in SOP which need to be aligned with IKEA Retail to secure consistency and compliance.
• Support the store audits (internal & external) Support and align any store / country operational issues including systems. Act as country super user to support store and end users.
• Follow up and identify continuous improvements to the customer experience journey, to deliver an excellent customer satisfaction, and maximize conversion in all touchpoints.
• Actively monitor customer satisfaction & sentiment in the country, markets, customer care center and CMPs; identify together with the respective leaders’ action plans to tackle root causes for dissatisfaction.
• Create collaboration across the country between customer care centers, stores and service partners on achieving operational excellence from a customer perspective (deliver IKEA's customer promises).
• Work across the organisation in customer journey improvement and development in close cooperation with IKEA Retail functions, leveraging on central solutions and initiatives.
• Pro-actively liaise with key stakeholders to secure the right prioritisation, localisation for IKEA Retail to support delivery of tools/systems. Work with IKEA retail stakeholders to align new process and system design before development takes place.
• Work closely with Expansion, cross functions for planning, IR2, work orders, operations flow and all that is needed for new stores and SISAN.

Accountable for Advertising (Offline and Display Banners):

• Ensure the development and successful implementation of advertising campaigns as per the commercial calendar and any other locally relevant opportunities in addition to the commercial calendar.
• Final approver for all country media plans and marketing communication work. • Work closely with other SO functions and Markets in the development of each launch/campaign.
• Secure that the overall advertising budget for the country is achieved and ensure appropriate evaluation to measure tangible metrics associated with budget and performance that delivers on marketing investments.
• Responsible for creative and media agencies country level briefing, relationship management, delivery and reporting. Understand the differences in channel mix to provide better brand engagement.

Accountable for (Commercial) Public Relations: 

• Lead the development of PR strategy that supports the overall communication strategy direction and oversee that all country PR actions (e.g. interviews, media launches, press conference, etc) are implemented successfully.
• Manage PR agency, their KPIs and deliverables. Secure brand leadership in media value and share of voice results in country PR.
• In situations where the IKEA brand is involved in negative media attention, assist the work done within IKEA in the country team to secure that all media coverage is managed to protect the IKEA brand and reputation.
• Support corporate communications in the execution of crisis plans in the country (including products that are of fault and might cause damage to customers, incidents where a product has caused damage to customers, etc.).

Accountable for a successful catalogue/brochure production & distribution:

• Oversee the development, execution and final completion of catalogue for the country, including surveys/research, mailing services, etc.
• Plan and ensure implementation of the country distribution strategy is completed successfully

Responsible for the development of Loyalty Communications and programme updates

• Manage the development of loyalty communications calendar/brief as a base, to develop communications materials for IKEA FAMILY and småles members.
• Ensure red thread with the communication platforms (e.g. Ads, Digital, etc.) in line with launch and campaign themes.
• Manage and ensure that IKEA FAMILY and Smales strategy are supported with communications that helps strengthen members’ affinity to the IKEA brand and drive further member engagement.
• Monitor the Loyalty programme is running smoothly for the country, e.g. systems fixes up to date, CRM system supports running business, merchandise and comms for Smales are attractive, etc.

Responsible for External Partner Collaborations and Loyalty Programme Partnerships:

• Lead, review and approve collaboration initiatives to include sponsorship and promotions (except those that overlaps into Sustainability department’s jurisdiction, such as donations and charities).
• Negotiate with partners for win-win collaboration for both commercial goals and for the purpose of enhancing the IKEA brand.
• Lead and liaise with relevant interval stakeholders such as the marketing team, Sales, Com-in, stores or sustainability if the collaboration involves them.

Responsible for other tasks including Market Intelligence coordination, Budgets, etc.

• Main co-ordinator of Market Intelligence research initiated by Systems on country level. Thereafter, to work closely with Local Marketing and Communications Manager to maximise opportunities at the PMA level as needed to externally communicate commercial offers and activities in the market.
• Responsible for accurate budgeting and monthly/annual tracking of expenditure, marketing theme booklet development and updates, post mortem reports, and priorities to the various commercial goals against visitor and sales targets and objectives.
• Working through SO functions, responsible for strategizing, coordination, creation, management and execution of the country commercial calendar.
• Secure consolidated post mortem documents from various agencies for campaigns and update on country marketing post mortem reports to commercial activities team.
• Work on other tasks and projects as assigned that will contribute to the development of IKEA retail operations (i.e. global, regional, country or local initiatives).

About the job

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, this TEAM LEADER role will support the Facilities department on a day-to-day basis by taking care of the property(s) assigned to the Store, and help ensure that the store has the proper comprehensive service systems and teams (contracted and co-working) in place to deliver results, and keep our properties, buildings and supporting infrastructure in safe, working order, available and open for business.

Your assignment

• You grow and develop your functional and technical expertise to help the facilities team be the owner of the building, manage the assets, both building facilities and the store
• You support your manager in developing business results and goals, especially in life cycle costing and annual budgeting. Assure the reliability and cost-effective operations of various facilities whiles controlling the build-up of the maintenance cost
• Conduct scheduled and reactive inspections on the property listed equipment & systems
• You review and ensure that facilities comply with any Risk/FM Audit (SecCheck) and work through practical ways with your manager to comply and meet the target
• Ensure SOPs are in place and that compliance documentations are available at all times and that the CAFM/CMMS system holds all data and files online
• Ensure all works minimise disruption, risk and inconvenience to coworkers, visitors and coworkers. And if there are any casualties, investigate, and take corrective actions to overcome technical problems to further develop and implement solutions, trouble shoot on day-to-day operational problems of facilities and building
• Ensure that energy saving procedures are identified and implemented to minimise cost and waste
• Ensure that the planned preventive maintenance program is updated and in order, and that vendor performance is recorded and documented
• Ensure all vendor invoices are correct before any PO or Work Order is released for payment
• Support the functions business plan, keep it updated and ensure that all approved plans are executed in an efficiently and timely method. Support the costing, project management and implementation of any base building work changes
• Ensure that our buildings and property are compliant to statutory legal requirements and that IKEA’s rules and regulations are adhered to. Perform periodical quality control inspections to ensure adherence to company specifications and standards
• With your manager, manage and rectify defects and warranties with the consultant, relevant service providers and/or contractors

About the job

Reporting to the Goods Flow Manager, this Specialist role is tasked to safeguard the quality of all logistic processes to ensure that no damaged goods reach the customer. He/She accomplishes this by carrying out logistics operations according to local laws and regulations; maintaining the IKEA brand standard in supply quality, health and safety standards in all goods flow and customer delivery processes.

Your assignment

• You are the first point of contact in the store for supply chain partners with regards to quality-related topics;
• You ensure the correct execution of the goods flow process, keeping customer-perceived availability in focus;
• You develop and use knowledge and expertise of logistics to achieve quality and safety standards in the logistics function;
• You ensure daily operational inspections and maintenance procedures, fulfilling local legal standards and IKEA standards.

About the job

• Provide subject expertise and industry insight to strengthen Payment and Consumer Financing offers in different markets, driving customer satisfaction (e.g. convenient checkout), commercial growth (e.g. affordability through competitive financing options) and effectiveness (e.g. lower payment cost% by mix steering and negotiations).
• Collaborating with all parties involved, lead development initiatives and projects to support the implementation of the agreed payment & financing roadmaps, secure post go-live adoption and monitor business benefit realisation.
• Foster partnership with Payment Service Providers and financial institutions for competitive rate.

Your assignment

• Identify Payment and Checkout development opportunities, based on local market relevance and customer needs, with the aim for faster conversion and customer satisfaction in payment, contributing to Checkout performance in store and online.
• Together with Country CX and Selling to build Payment & Financing strategies that meet the customer expectation and business needs, reflecting a compliant, efficient and seamless payment experience across all channels.
• Develop business cases for new payment and financing solutions with the markets and monitor delivery on business benefits.
• Act as Project Manager to deliver Payment & Financing roadmap to secure high standard payment solutions meeting the customer expectation, reflecting a compliant, efficient and seamless payment experience across all channels to reach optimal conversion and operational excellence for customers and co-workers.
• Lead vendor selection and contract negotiations on behalf of Ikano Retail and its markets with Payment Services Providers (PSPs) and financial institutions (e.g. banks), secure handover process to Country CX after onboarding process.

About the job

• Turn the end-to-end shopping journey at IKEA frictionless, easy, seamless, and convenient.
• Advocate a culture of continuous improvement based on customer feedback in the area of convenience & support.
• Provide an accessible and convenient customer support (by CCC or coworkers in any IKEA Customer Meeting Point and/or self-support for the customer) by maximizing and/or developing new capabilities and system functionality.
• Expand and adopt new market relevant ways to communicate with customers for support purposes (e.g. Line chat, Social media).

Your assignment

• Co-create and agree with the markets, Functional Network Leaders, Retail Solutions Team and Digital Services the development roadmap required to create that frictionless, seamless experience.
• Be the contact point with Inter IKEA’s Development Team on the continuous enhancement and rolling out of new/enhanced initiatives such as PulseCX, Smaland 2.0, unassisted Play solutions, etc.
• Digitalization coworker processes and tools for time gain and higher efficiency (e.g. checkout process in-store, service order booking, food orders, customer refunds, etc.
• Enable customer self-support, chatbots for support in all CMPs to complement coworker service. This is the new “you do your part, we do ours, together we save money”. What can the customer do themselves to release dependency on coworker and increase efficiency.
• Reduce time at checkout both in-store as online/app for quicker conversion and decrease cart abandonment (loose hands in-store). Included here to assess which payment methods to offer at which checkout points to increase productivity and reduce waiting lines (e.g. Bistro vs Sales Desk at HFB4).
• Establish with Functional Network Leaders and Data team a reviewed set of KPIs that lead to more omnichannel behaviour/mindset by store coworkers. Ensure development and rollout of an automated dashboard across the different units and secure adoption through change management process.

About the job

Reporting to the Restaurant Food Manager, this TEAM LEAD role is responsible for the development of the IKEA business in his/her respective area of responsibility: IKEA Restaurant. He/She strives to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives the customers a good reason to return again.

Your assignment

• You always look at the store through the eyes of your customers and walk the store regularly. You have a daily dialogue with our customers to get continuous feedback about their experiences and to learn more about their needs and wants and then take action based on their input;
• You have an overview of the store business plan and IKEA Food action plans, and you contribute to your area’s action plan by supporting your manager in implementing it with the team;
• You work with your manager to actively contribute and support relevant marketing and in-store activities;
• You ensure your area is efficiently maintained as well as clean, organised, attractive and inviting to provide a positive customer experience;
• You work actively to create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality, and diversity is valued, to ensure IKEA Food is regarded as a great place to work.

Your Assignment

• Support the IKEA Kitchen Production Team to strengthen the IKEA Food Concept, reinforcing IKEA's position as a leader in the local market.
• Lead and collaborate with the IKEA Food Manager and the IKEA Food management team to fulfill the purpose of IKEA Food by integrating business growth with team development.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and maintenance in the restaurant, co-restaurant, dishwashing, and kitchen areas using the HACCP checklist.
• Ensure the operational readiness of the kitchen each day, checking that all equipment in the chiller, freezer, and dry storeroom meets food safety standards.
• Develop and oversee manpower schedules for leaders and timekeeping to ensure operational efficiency.
• Monitor and manage inventory by checking stock par levels and updating inventory management systems.
• Conduct inventory forecasting based on store performance, and place orders as required
• Lead daily briefings with co-workers, updating the sales board and discussing operational targets and achievements (IF huddle).
• Provide hands-on assistance in kitchen operations, when necessary, from serving lines to various other stations, ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Oversee purchase order processes, including validation and approval of POs from MVBC and P2P, validating and ensuring correctness
• Control food wastage by updating records in Winnow & MVBC and manage daily sales reporting.
• Handle administrative duties such as approving leaves for team leaders and conducting monthly kitchen meetings.
• Manage supplier relationships and logistics, checking on shipment orders from IFSAG and other suppliers, and ensuring timely receipt and stock management.
• Develop and maintain HACCP documentation, ensuring all safety and compliance protocols are followed.
• Analyze sales and performance data to create actionable plans based on Sales Tree results.
• Plan and manage budgets for CAPEX & OPEX
• Coordinate the commercial calendar, discussing upcoming activities, checking the IKEA website for offer alignments
• Facilitate continuous learning for co-workers through briefings and renewing e-learning modules on food safety and send co-workers for external trainings as needed.
• Implement and update operational strategies like MSOP (Maximize Sales on Peak Days), focusing on peak day sales optimization.
• Gather and act on customer feedback regarding food quality and service to continuously improve offerings.
• Effectively manage kitchen resources by controlling waste and regularly updating maintenance files and assets.
• Stay competitive by conducting regular competitor checks and ordering essential shopping tools to keep the kitchen well-equipped and functional.
• Assist in creating commercial plans for new launches, encouraging input and ideas from team leaders.
• Lead training for new product launches, ensuring the kitchen team is prepared with the necessary skills and knowledge.
• Oversee the preparation of the product preparation instruction sheet (PPSI), potentially delegating this task to team leaders for development.
• Manage the monthly preparation of par levels, with the option to delegate to team leaders for their development.
• Maintain the allergen chart, ensuring it is updated and accurate.
• Coordinate and lead in quarterly photoshoots, supported by team leaders or co-workers, to promote new and existing offerings.
• Manage variances by ensuring all recipes are followed accurately and servings are consistent with recipe specifications to control costs and maintain quality.
• Implement effective waste management practices to minimize food waste and enhance operational efficiency.
• Calculate nutritional facts and manage IFPNS color coding to ensure all food offerings meet health standards and customer information needs.
• To propose new dishes, with selling prices and gross margins, by using food cost templates, guided by price housing and pricing strategies

About the job

Reporting to the Kitchen Food Manager, this TEAM LEADER role is responsible for the development of the IKEA business in his/her respective area of responsibility: IKEA Kitchen. He/She strives to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives the customers a good reason to return again.

About the job 

Reporting to the Goods Flow Manager, this Assistant Manager role is responsible for the execution of goods flow processes within the assigned areas of the store.

This is accomplished by working alongside other Goods Flow co-workers, cooperating with other functions in Sales and Communication & Interior Design, and working with the Sales and Supply Support team, to ensure the preconditions for an effective and efficient replenishment of sales spaces and picking of goods for our customers, with a focus on excellence in execution. 

Your assignment 

• You work closely with the Goods Flow team to secure correct usage of short-term capacity of the store in order to maximize efficient logistics operations by considering space, equipment and people; 

• You influence and lead the goods flow co-workers within the assigned area or responsibility to secure the highest goods availability and enable customer picking at all times at the lowest possible cost; 

• You identify, recruit, retain and develop the many talents in the goods flow team to secure a diverse, competent team that can execute its assigned responsibilities with confidence and secure the future succession; 

• You live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and thriving IKEA culture that inspires colleagues to reach extraordinary achievements in the store and especially in the goods flow team; 

• You ensure that the goods flow team works in compliance with the IKEA code of conduct, internal IKEA regulations and local legislation relating to health, safety and security and the environment; 

• You contribute with relevant goods flow input and feedback to the store business plan and logistics action plan and ensure that these actions are implemented in the inbound - and outbound goods flow processes. 

About the job 

Reporting to the Goods Flow Manager, this Assistant Manager role is responsible for the execution of goods flow processes within the assigned areas of the store.

This is accomplished by working alongside other Goods Flow co-workers, cooperating with other functions in Sales and Communication & Interior Design, and working with the Sales and Supply Support team, to ensure the preconditions for an effective and efficient replenishment of sales spaces and picking of goods for our customers, with a focus on excellence in execution. 

Your assignment 

• You work closely with the Goods Flow team to secure correct usage of short-term capacity of the store in order to maximize efficient logistics operations by considering space, equipment and people; 

• You influence and lead the goods flow co-workers within the assigned area or responsibility to secure the highest goods availability and enable customer picking at all times at the lowest possible cost; 

• You identify, recruit, retain and develop the many talents in the goods flow team to secure a diverse, competent team that can execute its assigned responsibilities with confidence and secure the future succession; 

• You live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and thriving IKEA culture that inspires colleagues to reach extraordinary achievements in the store and especially in the goods flow team; 

• You ensure that the goods flow team works in compliance with the IKEA code of conduct, internal IKEA regulations and local legislation relating to health, safety and security and the environment; 

• You contribute with relevant goods flow input and feedback to the store business plan and logistics action plan and ensure that these actions are implemented in the inbound - and outbound goods flow processes. 

About the job

Reporting to the Kitchen Food Manager, this TEAM LEAD role is responsible for the development of the IKEA business in his/her respective area of responsibility: IKEA Kitchen. He/She strives to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives the customers a good reason to return again.

Your assignment

· You always look at the store through the eyes of your customers and walk the store regularly. You have a daily dialogue with our customers to get continuous feedback about their experiences and to learn more about their needs and wants and then take action based on their input;

· You have an overview of the store business plan and IKEA Food action plans, and you contribute to your area’s action plan by supporting your manager in implementing it with the team;

· You work with your manager to actively contribute and support relevant marketing and in-store activities;

· You ensure your area is efficiently maintained as well as clean, organised, attractive and inviting to provide a positive customer experience;

· You work actively to create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality, and diversity is valued, to ensure IKEA Food is regarded as a great place to work.

Reporting to the Food Manager, this TEAM LEAD role is responsible for the development of the IKEA business in his/her respective area of responsibility: IKEA Restaurant. He/she strives to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives the customers a good reason to return again.