Category Manager

Ikea Of Sweden AB / Inköpar- och marknadsjobb / Älmhult
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We are building a better IKEA where we lead the business and create growth in a simplified and better way, based on our culture, values and with customers and people in focus.
We are now looking to recruit a Category Manager to join our exciting journey in new Category Area Comfort & Textiles!
About the job
In Textile Carpets Category, we work very close with our 28 suppliers in more than 10 countries with common plans and goals in order to optimize our value chain, resulting in better products at lower costs.

Based in IKEA of Sweden, you will be in charge of developing and implementing the global Textile Carpets business plan. We're looking for a strong business person to lead the Textile Carpets Category on all levels: strategic, tactical and operational.
Together with your Category Management team, you will be leading business and people by securing competent and high-performing teams and leaders. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Category Business Plan, in line with the Home Furnishing business needs.

You will also have an active role in the Management Team for the new Category Area. You will report to the Category Area Manager, and together with other Category Managers and Business Partners, you will contribute to the overall development of our business and organization and it's shaping towards the future.
The IKEA Direction is in many ways a "people's movement" and it will be realized through people. We, together, can move IKEA in this new direction. We will learn how to co-create this new world of IKEA by being more innovative, digital and connected. As we deliver to the IKEA direction, we consciously nurture curiosity, enthusiasm and willpower.
If you are the right person for this position, we can offer you an assignment in a global organization with great development potential, where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people"!
Qualifications
You embrace innovation and digitalization. You set ambitious goals and are accountable for reaching them. You act with speed on deviations and focus on what really matters to our customers.
With knowledge and experience in the field of purchasing, you have a strong capability to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver excellent results. You can easily combine working on a strategic level with acting on a tactical/ operational one. You come with good track record in current & previous positions. You are known for your innovative ideas and your ability to implement them throughout the supply chain. You lead by example and have the ability to bring out the best in your team and the different partners and organizations you collaborate with. You identify very much with the IKEA values and enjoy creating an environment where our values are a strong and living reality.
You enjoy developing your business through developing people and are passionate to support and work close with your team to deliver results. As a leader you are emotionally intelligent, meaning you are able to reflect, have self-awareness and an understanding of people dynamics, very well.
As Category Manager, you will be responsible for;
• Developing and leading the implementation of the Category plan.
• Securing performance of the category through development of current and future supplier base.
• Through IKEA way of doing business secure right pre-conditions for a professional long term business development with our partners based on a shared business model, trust and transparency.
• Leading the deployment of new materials and new production techniques.
• Lead and develop the Category Management Team and be an active member of CA management team.
• Establish and manage the cost budget; Continuously use resources in an optimal way to secure business goals
• Recruitment, development, performance management, retention and succession plans for co-workers directly in your team
• Driving Leadership and Competence agenda: Identify gaps and needs, and build leadership and competence plans to meet the short and long term business needs
• Contribute to identify and act upon cross-category synergies & opportunities within category area and across categories in Purchasing Development.
• Ensure product and supplier compliance and implementation of global quality and engineering working methods and IT systems
Additional information
Reporting Structure:
Reports to: Category Area Manager
Number of category coworkers: 38 located in India, China, Russia, Brazil and Turkey.

If you have any question regarding the recruitment process and/or the positions:
• Contact the hiring manager Tina.Stilleborn@inter.ikea.com or
• Send an email to People & Culture Recruiter kristyna.cefelin@inter.ikea.com

Do you want to join us? We look forward receiving your application as soon as possible! Last day of application is 25th February 2021.

Publiceringsdatum
2021-02-15

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Adress
IKEA of Sweden AB
Tulpanvägen 8
34381 ÄLMHULT

Arbetsgivare
Ikea Of Sweden AB (org.nr 556074-7551)
Tulpanvägen 8 (visa karta)
343 81  ÄLMHULT

Arbetsplats
Ikea Of Sweden

Jobbnummer
5575674

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