Our team within IKEA
At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.
We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work. We stand for equality, diversity, and inclusion. We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing. We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.
What you need to know
• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight • Applications close Thursday 3 April 2025 • As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work alternating weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).
About this work area
As a Food Commercial Manager your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Leading and implementing the commercial strategy and commercial calendar, as well as the IKEA Food communication and cross merchandising strategy in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. • Strong customer service skills, ensuring a seamless food customer experience within all Food areas. • Securing excellence in operations and high-quality standards of customer experience in all Food areas and optimised levels of commerciality are achieved. • Securing the correct competence within the IKEA Food team. • Developing and improving the Food business by seeking and acting upon customer feedback. • Contributing to the creation and implementation of the unit business plan and the IKEA Food business plan, and ensuring food is connected to the store commercial calendar. • Looking after Swedish Food Market as well as the Swedish restaurant.
As a Food Commercial Manager you have: • A passion for food and a drive to achieve commercial success with a strategic mindset. • A strong understanding of commerciality, you can influence and negotiate effectively to position the IKEA Food function as a profitable business. • Excellent communication skills and you can articulate and co-collaborate with various stakeholders. • Extremely efficient time management skills to ensure projects and tasks are delivered in a timely manner. • Experience in managing budgets and analysing P&Ls, you have a strong understanding of gross margin and top-line sales. • A competent and strong leader, able to implement and develop IKEA processes as well as focusing on the growth of your co-worker.
We need people like you
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!
