• Job ID: 302144

• Date posted: 21/08/2025 Who you are

• • You have a degree in Business/ Economics or similar field (If not, 4 or more years of management experience in a Business/ Economics field where you’ve managing large accounts on a local/ national level works too!)
• • You are a total people-person and can strike up a conversation easily and build a good rapport with your matrix, stakeholders and suppliers
  • Your management style can be summed up like this: open door, empowering, strategic and supportive. You believe that leadership is a collective activity where we all have something to learn from each other.
• • You have amazing attention for details and can effortlessly juggle multiple competing priorities while keeping a smile on your face
  • You are very analytical and results driven
  • Previous experience in a Matrix environment is an asset (but not necessary!)
  • You have about 3 years of direct leadership experience where you have managed a team of direct reports
  • You have a minimum of 7 years’ experience in a Financial or Navigator role
  • You have an amazing attention for detail and are consistent with your approach
  • You are generally quite technology-savvy
  • You can effortlessly juggle multiple priorities while keeping a smile on your face
  • You work well with deadlines and can organize and prioritize your workload all by yourself (and well!)
  • You understand how to work in a matrixed environment, both with internal and external stakeholders, as well as external vendors

Your responsibilities

• • Drive and co-ordinate the business performance follow-up and forecasting process in the country, in line with the global business navigation year cycle and in close co-operation with the country management team and stores.
• • Project and secure the long-term financial development in the country by connecting the profit and loss to the objectives of the IKEA Direction, Market Penetration Plan and identified business opportunities in the country.
• • Secure a pro-active, documented and anchored way of working with scenario planning and implementation, providing fast reactions to performance deviations while maximizing the business performance in the short term.
• • Promote the use of business cases when identifying, evaluating and acting on business opportunities
  • Support and challenge the planning, implementation and follow up of the pricing of products and services, in line with country pricing principles.
  • Lead & develop the Business Navigation organization in the country by securing and growing Business Navigation competence within function as well as spreading it to the rest of the organization.
• • Be an active partner that contributes expertise to country projects to ensure on time delivery that is within budget.
  • Keeping customers in mind, develop people and business together by learning the business and encouraging entrepreneurial behavior where the team can explore what the future of retail could look like.

Together as a team

We see ourselves as influencers – we steer the IKEA business by finding the truth behind the figures. Together we secure compliance with local and international laws and reporting standards; we assure that accounting processes are efficient and that tax compliance meets business needs. We’re a diverse group of people driven by providing reliable financial data to a wide variety of stakeholders. At the end of the day, that’s one of the foundations to make IKEA even better!

Why you will love us

Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

• • Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
  • Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
  • RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
  • Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
  • Parental leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

P.S. In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Business Navigation & Operations Manager.

Please note: This position requires the submission of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position.
The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 84,960 CAD to 116,820 CAD and will be based on relevant work experience.