Business Navigator

1 day ago


Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Ikea Full time

As a Business Navigator, you will play a key role in driving business growth and success at IKEA. This exciting opportunity offers a challenging and rewarding career path for an experienced professional with a passion for supply chain management.

About the Role

The Business Navigator is responsible for providing strategic guidance and support to senior management teams on performance management, portfolio development, and stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improvement, develop and implement solutions, and monitor progress against key performance indicators (KPIs).

Main Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of IKEA's Strategic Landscape, including SA Planning & Execution Process and SA Roadmap;
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to establish total IKEA Supply performance overview and ensure alignment with business objectives;
  • Secure that existing KPI landscape reflects real workloads of SA business units and is aligned with IKEA's strategic goals;
  • Facilitate SA Planning & Execution Process (SA PEP) and monitor SA Roadmap fulfillment;
  • Create and maintain balanced portfolios, ensuring movements towards defined direction and goals, constant monitoring, and evaluating of the portfolio to ensure high returns at low risks;
  • Actively navigate portfolios, identifying gaps, and advising optimization & prioritization to decision-makers and relevant stakeholders;
  • Be the first line of contact for SA Performance, SA PEP, and Portfolios, supporting co-workers to understand processes, tools, and calculation methods;
  • Organize and lead periodic trainings for SA KPIs and SA PEP in the organization, developing and maintaining relevant and up-to-date learning offers;
  • Identify current and future business needs, leading to improvements of existing or implementation of new tools and Power BI dashboards in the area of SA PEP, Portfolio, and performance management;
  • Implement and secure Governance in the area of Performance Management and SA Portfolio;
  • Contribute to IKEA Supply business navigation agenda, SA Business Navigators matrix, and Portfolio network, including leading global projects;
  • Act as an ambassador of IKEA values and Role Model;
  • Responsible for operational resource planning, reporting, and being a speaking partner for all business units when it comes to navigating in the most efficient way and providing first-level insights for all business units and managers related to their cost center responsibility;
  • Support the business team with financial expertise, including but not limited to annual screening, formalities, and financial checks for new suppliers, financial analysis, etc.
Requirements
  • University degree within Finance and/or Management, with relevant work experience between 7 to 10 years;
  • Ability to understand IKEA's Strategic Landscape, including SA Planning & Execution Process and SA Roadmap;
  • Ability to understand Supply Areas Assignment and structure;
  • Good knowledge of reporting landscapes and business intelligence tools in general;
  • Good knowledge of project and portfolio management methodologies and tools;
  • High level of proficiency in the Microsoft Office package, especially Power BI;
  • Good knowledge of market-specific conditions and macroeconomic trends;
  • High level of analytical skills;
  • Capability to perform key business analysis, risk assessment, scenario planning;
  • Capability to drive quick and clear conclusions out of information available;
  • Capability to see the total picture and drill down to every single detail at the same time;
  • Capability to understand and act in a complex environment, translate strategy into action, and achieve results;
  • Ability to initiate and lead change towards new ways of working and applications in a big organization; great leadership;
  • Ability to build trustful relations with different stakeholders in remote locations; excellent communicator;
  • Creative and engaging approach to business surroundings.
Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year

This estimate is based on industry standards and the requirements of the role. The actual salary may vary depending on factors such as location, experience, and performance.



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