What you'll need to have

• Minimum 8 years of related experience

• Minimum 3 years of managerial experience

A day in your life with us

• Lead a team of co-workers and managers to achieve planned sales, profitability and growth targets.
• Translate the commercial action plans to operational goals and priorities, to address challenges, control budgets and schedules, providing support and guidance to co-workers.
• Monitor individual and team performance to achieve goals and objectives, identifying and implementing corrective action where necessary.
• Identify local market potential and assist key stakeholders to position relevant areas to exploit the potential.
• Secure that product safety, quality and recovery processes and business development initiatives are integrated into the business operations and the action plans of the market, thereby contributing to achieving operational goals and objectives.

About this work area

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers. At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimen¬sions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together. Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

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)

In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Market Sales Manager I
The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 84,960 CAD to 116,820 CAD and will be based on relevant work experience.