Who you are Deep knowledge of Food compliance standards and Food Safety Standards and Local Food legislations and HACCP Previous experience in leading a team under pressure Experience in leading a multi-faceted high-volume business Ideally a good knowledge of National business direction, consumer and market conditions, customer buying behaviors, food trends Ability to build trustful relationships and to engaging and motivating Ability to deliver strong business results through people Planning and organizational skills and ability to handle multiple topics and changing priorities and deadlines Ability to identify new business opportunities Self-reliant and self-motivated with a proven ability to work as part of a team as well as independently Knowledge of Sustainability in food is a nice to have Capable of communicating in English and Italian both in writing and verbally A day in your life with us Strengthen the IKEA brand by safeguarding a high quality, safe and inspirational customer experience Ensure that global and national compliance standards are met to secure a safe environment for customers and co-workers Responsible for maximizing sales through commercial and operational excellence Ensure that the store is locally relevant throughout the different sales channels by acting on insights from the local market potential and collaborating with the team and other functions to attract visitors Ensure IKEA Food financial results according to unit, national and global frames Contribute to the creation and implementation of unit yearly action plan Contributes to the overall business success of the store as a member of the steering group Secure a lean, diverse and high performing team through building IKEA Food and IKEA competence and leadership and empowering co-workers to act on their own initiative Ensures relevant competence, succession, organizational, development and that IKEA is a great place to work Responsible for the implementation of the global and national people and sustainability strategies Together as a team Thanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food that’s good for both people and planet. Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide, underlining our Scandinavian heritage by offering a modern taste of Sweden. We also offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the “Swedish Food market”. We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto : Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is! J-18808-Ljbffr