Portfolio leader

Talen

Uren: Fulltime

Type vacature: intern

In Range Area Home textiles & Rugs, we develop a beautiful and affordable textiles range to transform a living space into a personal home that is smart, functional, healthy and sustainable. We're looking for someone who shares our passion for patterns, colors and materials. Welcome to the soft opportunity of textiles, filled with both emotional and commercial loveliness.

We are now looking for a dedicated and business-minded Portfolio Leader to join us in RA Home textile and Rugs.

As a Portfolio Leader in the Range Area (RA), you lead the co-creation of the HFB-plan and the connected HFB project portfolio. You are responsible for the navigation of the HFB portfolio, ensuring movements towards set portfolio strategies and direction. You will report to the Range Area Manager (RAM) and be part of the Range Area management team.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Work together with the Range Area Management to ensure that the Range Area portfolio delivers to the IKEA Range & Communication strategy.
2. Facilitate the creation and delivery of the assigned portfolio through strong collaboration across teams, communicating it in a relevant, clear, and structured way.
3. Assess the Range Area portfolio from a fact-based, holistic, and strategic perspective, connecting it to the total value chain.
4. Conduct business analysis, risk assessment, and scenario planning to make recommendations for the right business decisions.

Qualifications:

1. Strong knowledge and understanding of the IKEA processes connected to product development.
2. Good understanding of the IKEA business model and knowledge about our value chain.
3. Proven business leadership from project or portfolio management, grounded in IKEA culture and values.
4. Strong communicator, creating engagement towards common goals and building trustful relations with multiple stakeholders.
5. Ability to identify and capture business opportunities, with a good understanding of customer needs and how that translates into a product.
6. Curious mindset; see challenges as opportunities for development.
7. Strong team player, decisive, and good at organizing and planning work collaboratively.
8. Proven leadership skills, leading teams of peers and colleagues towards common goals.
9. Analytical skills creating insights on strategic, tactical, and operational levels.
10. Fluent in English both written and verbally.

More Information:
This is a permanent position based in Älmhult. We believe that your presence with the team and working the majority of the time in the workplace is important.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please upload your CV and include your responses to the following two questions - in English, no later than February 27th 2025:

- What do you believe is your contribution to this position?
- What values and strengths will come through in your leadership?

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Recruiter Christina Appelqvist at +46766113408. For questions about the role, please contact hiring manager Marie Olsson at marie.olsson4@inter.ikea.com.

We are looking forward to your application

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