Job Description

Being a Business Development Manager at IKEA means several things. As a part of the Global Category Management Team, you will actively contribute to the development of the Category Business Plan, securing business results and developing people as well as continuously exploring new business opportunities in your area of responsibility.

As Business Development Manager you will:

• Set the business direction with clear Action Plan(s) to improve and develop business and supplier performance, and deliver to Category Plan, using the Supplier Development Process
• Be accountable for professional and long-term relationships with suppliers through the IKEA way of doing business, based on a shared business model, trust and transparency
• Identify and start-up new suppliers according to business needs through the business development team and/or by giving assignments to New Business teams
• Lead and/or contribute to projects on behalf of the overall category or category area
• Be overall responsible for people development including setting the competence and leadership agenda to meet the business needs as well as securing recruitment, development, performance management, retention and succession plans for co-workers directly in your team
• At any time, use Fact-based Business Leadership

Qualifications

Who are you?

As our Business Development Manager, you have an entrepreneurial spirit with a strong ability to lead both business and people based on previous experience. You are good at both clarifying and inspiring, building networks and long-term partnerships. You combine strategic work with a hands-on approach, and you have the ability to communicate a complex assignment in a logical, clear, and simple manner. You like challenges and stepping into the unknown. You lead the business with an analytical and holistic view, always keeping customer, supplier and IKEA in mind.

What you bring with you?

• Excellent proven leadership skills, being a down-to-earth leader providing clarity with a positive, inspiring approach and leading through others with the aim of letting them shine in their roles and assignments
• Are solution oriented and have a strong business acumen with the ability to work on a strategic level as well as sustaining excellence in daily operations on an operational and tactical level
• Good knowledge and understanding in purchasing and logistics and specifically manufacturing and cost-drivers connected to that
• Excellent understanding of business tools and systems to drive conclusions and actions
• Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate clearly and in a simple way
• Able to take and execute through decisions

Additional Information

Sounds interesting?

This position is based in King of Prussia, PA and will require some travelling.

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

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