Are you a foodie at heart and have a good understanding of both local and global flavors?
If the answer is yes! Range Area Food are now looking for three new Food Business Creators to support us in making sure we have delicious and cohesive food offer in our many restaurants, bistros and other customer meeting points globally! These positions will be situated in three different locations. These locations are Milan, Shanghai and King of Prussia, PA.
As a Food Business Creator, you’ll play an important part in the team and contribute to a better everyday life for the many by creating delicious and affordable food offer that our customers can trust. With our desirable and sustainable offer, food is an essential part of the IKEA experience and our Swedish heritage. It is a strong reason for customers to visit, stay longer, and return more often. Food is often also a starting point to connect with the IKEA Brand. Food at IKEA shall always be convenient, and customers can enjoy our accessible food offer in different store formats and at every meeting point – always with a focus on families with children.
Your primary focus will be to act as an extended arm of the development teams at IKEA of Sweden for a specific geographical area. Identify and secure a range plan for the assigned geographical area including identifying market gaps and new business opportunities, which are relevant, commercial, compliant, delivering to strategic objectives and business goals. As well as contribute to the IKEA identity, approved by IKEA of Sweden AB product development team. The impact of your work will resonate in homes, hearts and stomachs across the world.
On a typical working day, you will:
The role as a Food Business Creator requires you to:
It’s a plus if you also:
For questions about the role, please contact Hiring Manager (Sandra Johansson: sandra.johansson2@inter.ikea.com). Welcome your application.
ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE
We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.
How we realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.
IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.
ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP
The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.
• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.
• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.
• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.
We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.
