Why we will love you

'-More than 5 years of experience in operational and tactical forestry investment decision-making forums.
-Degree in Forestry.
-Sound communication skills.
-Proven investment analysis skills.
-Good judgment and ability to make sound and common-sense decisions.
-Experience with Woodstock or other harvest optimization modeling preferred.
-Knowledge about how to use the different programs in the standard Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access)

What you'll be doing day to day

'-Secures the financial returns according to financial target and investment performance set by Ingka Investments.
-Develops harvest optimization models for potential acquisitions
-Manages divestments of non-core land parcels
-Drives and co-ordinates the acquisition process, ensuring that this is aligned with the priorities set at country level
-Ensures full insight / transparency of acquisition prices and the cost items (technical and legal Due Diligence, transaction costs, etc.).
-Originates and records the potential leads and assesses the investment opportunities accordingly with Ingka investments framework.
-Identifies and validates the relevant information for different leads.
-Prepares the Net Present Value assessments for different leads.
-Negotiates and closes the forest acquisition deals.
-Secures the correct hand-over of the new acquisitions to the operations team.
-Leads activity towards more effective and cost-conscious ways of working, identifying growth and cost potentials through benchmarking
-Secures that forest acquisitions are compliant with Ingka Investments working standards.

Our team within IKEA

There is always room for improvement, and in our team we make sure to constantly make every part of the IKEA value chain better. We’re a diverse bunch of people who love to get involved in a variety of projects, initiatives, touchpoints and processes to create long-term value and to make IKEA accessible to more of the many people.

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JOB TYPE: Permanent, full-time
BENEFITS ELIGIBLE: Yes
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
TRAVEL: 25 %

The pay range for this role is $107,082-$159,285

At IKEA, taking care of our co-workers and their dependents is a top priority. That’s why we offer our eligible, regular co-workers (part-time and full-time) a full menu of benefits and perk options to help everyone maintain work and life balance, be well and plan for their future. Join our team and enjoy these benefits and so much more!

• Generous paid time off, holiday and sick time
• Wisely Pay – get earned wages up to two days early
• Paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks)
• Kinder Care tuition discount
• Retirement and bonus plans
• Co-worker discount, meal deal, and referral bonus
• Pet insurance program
• Education assistance and learning programs
• Safety shoe reimbursement
• 24/7 telehealth visits
• Dental and vision plans
• Medical and Rx plans (must work min. 20 hrs/wk)
• A fun and inclusive work environment

Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. The successful candidate may be required to complete a background check and a drug test as a condition of employment for this role.

The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 107,082 USD to 159,285 USD and will be based on relevant work experience.