Business Navigator

Job Description

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can! Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy! 

In Range we are ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together. We have decided that we will focus, simplify and concentrate going forward by putting the product in the center – with a full focus on the core of our assignments.

This movement cannot be achieved without analysis, business insights and facts and that’s where we within RA Business navigation steps in (and up) and where we now have a gap and a need for a Business Navigator!  Come and join us! 

As a Business Navigator for the range areas, you will be part of a bigger team of Business Navigators where we support and challenge each other, share best practices, and develop a strong team and individuals. Your main task is to stay close to the Range Area (RA)/Home Furnishing Business (HFB) that you support. You will be the main contact to ensure that the range and product development is based on analysis, business insights and facts and navigating vital processes from a full business perspective, both in good times and in challenging times.

You will lead HFB performance management within a range area, requiring a passion for identifying business opportunities in data, an analytical and business-driven mindset, and strong communication skills. You will proactively provide insights, recommendations, and scenarios. You need to combine your passion, tools, and approach to ensure that your range area creates a better everyday life for the many people.

You will be leading HFB performance management within a range area, which requires a passion for and the ability to spot business opportunities behind data, an analytical and business-driven mindset and strong communication skills. You will work pro-actively to add insights, recommendations, and scenarios. Your secret is to combine the passion, the tools, and the approach to secure that our (your) range creates a better everyday life for the many people.

Your main responsibilities as a RA/HFB Business Navigator are:

• Which products are not loved or needed anymore? What does the “fancy words” mean and how can we convert them to realistic but ambitious, numbers and goals? Do we plan to sell AND produce on same level? The answers to these questions you will secure through existing processes and in collaboration with colleagues in the range area.
• Identify the unique X-factors for each business, product type, region, and sales channel. Collaborate with your passionate colleagues in the Range area to discover opportunities and mitigate risks. By using analyses to support scenario planning, you will help us drive sustained growth and excellence.

We think you are a star and to shine in this role we want you to be a goal-oriented person with the ability to implement, deliver and follow up results. You can create clarity and having both a holistic view and an eye for detail. You can handle a lot of data and make it understandable for colleagues in different positions. You will partner with the RA/HFB to make an impact on the current and future business of “your” home furnishing range. You are flexible, used to handling changes and are always striving for simplicity in everything you do. You work proactively, take initiative, and have the creative ability to find new solutions and optimize and challenge the existing ones. 

It would be great if you already know the IKEA Business model, our strategic landscape, and our Product Development process (DNP/Improves). But if you don’t, don’t worry, everyone has been where you are, and most things still remains to be done.

In the role as Business Navigator, we believe that you have a university degree in Business/Finance/Economics (or a related field). You have previous experience in business performance management and financial management with at least 2 years of experience.  Knowledge of calculation systems, MS Office package, reporting tools and business information tools such as Power-BI. Fluent in English, spoken and written.

Furthermore, we wish you to have experience from working with performance management, business controlling/analyses or similar topics.

For us it’s important that you are guided by our IKEA values in your daily behaviors and are inspired by our vision. Many things you can learn as we go but the values and our vision are crucial that you share from the beginning. More information around our values you can find here: https://about.ikea.com/en/about-us/ikea-culture-and-values

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your application – CV and answers on below two tasks – in English latest May 4th 2025 Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

Task 1: Describe why you are interested in the role.

Task 2: Give examples of how you can contribute as a Business Navigator

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Henric Frisk, [email protected] eller Tobias Åkesson, Business Navigation Team Manager for the range areas, at +46 766 441 987 and if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Christina Appelqvist at +46 766 113 408.