Do you want to be a part of 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. 

Range Area Frood Services is a stable and successful business and has been for many years. We want to be known for delicious, desirable, healthy & sustainable food, food that is accessible and affordable for the many people. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy.  
To secure future successes, we are looking for an additional MSL.                                                                                                           
Do you have a passion for food and creating a great offer? Are you motivated by reaching more of the many people through a desirable and affordable range offer? 

Right now, we are looking for a Market Specific Leader for RA Food Services.

About the job

As a Market Specific Leader, you play a key role in our quest to improve our market relevance, by supporting the core range and by generating extraordinary growth and great customer experience. By listening to and understanding the needs of the consumer in each market, develop complementary and competitive market relevant range, still following our principles of Democratic Design and our IKEA Identity.  

We are looking for you who have both curiosity and insights into the needs and dreams of consumers and with an entrepreneurial approach. You have a knowledge and understanding of retail in our different markets. As a Market Specific Leader, you use requests and input from retail and category, to support the retailers in co-creating and securing a locally relevant offer and contributing to the global IKEA business.   

You are responsible for leading, growing, and optimizing the market-specific within the range area, thereby contributing extraordinary growth and speed to the market. You identify new business opportunities by working in close collaboration with the countries, market clusters, range and the commercial team. Opportunities that not only will create market-specific growth, but also will challenge and optimize the total development plan for Food Services. 

In alignment with the Range Team and the Development Teams, you ensure that the Market Specific Range will deliver complementary range and extra growth in relation to the running range.  

Furthermore, you will be responsible for:  

• Find and meet the common needs today and tomorrow, whilst staying true to our brand identity. 
• Maintaining and refreshing the Market Specific Range, from a supply, quality, and trend development perspective  
• Securing IKEA unique identity and Democratic Design in each product

About you

To be successful in your role, you need to understand the complete value chain, whilst collaborating with RA Food Services Range and Commercial teams, as well as working closely with the markets. You have a good eye for commerciality, food and IKEA identity, what will create exceptional growth now and in the future. Assessing projects with Democratic Design, IKEA Range Strategy and IKEA Identity in mind. You have good project management skills and are quick to make decisions and have a great ability to create action and make things move by inspiring and influencing others - a true entrepreneur!

Additional Information  

Does this sound like your next challenge? Please submit both your CV and motivational letter in English. The last day to send in your application is January 26. 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. So, don't delay, please send us your application today.  

For questions regarding the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Recruiter Jonas Levin at Jonas.levin@inter.ikea.com