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Steering & Leadership

Unleash Your Leadership Potential: Lead the Future of Retail at IKEA Østfold!

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  • Oslo, Norway
  • Leadership & Management

Job Description

  • Job ID: 348513

  • Date posted: 19/06/2026



    • Are you a visionary leader with a burning desire to shape the future? Do you thrive on empowering teams, sparking innovation, and creating unforgettable customer experiences? IKEA Østfold is searching for an extraordinary leader to join our pioneering team and spearhead a new era of retail excellence! This isn't just a job; it's an invitation to lead a critical customer meeting point, cultivate a vibrant, high-performing culture, and leave an indelible mark on the IKEA legacy.

    Ignite Your Career with IKEA Østfold: At IKEA Østfold, we're not just selling furniture; we're crafting dreams and building connections. We're on the cusp of an exciting journey, delivering seamless, unique, and inspiring customer encounters. We're building a force of passionate co-workers, committed to maximizing potential, optimizing operations, and delivering an outstanding omnichannel experience that redefines how customers meet IKEA. Our mission is to empower every individual and forge into a dynamic, collaborative environment where every idea can flourish.

    Your responsibilities

    Your Transformative Mission: As a Leader at IKEA Østfold, you won't just manage; you'll transform. You will be the architect of success, guiding our physical customer meeting point to new heights. Your mission will include:

    • Pioneering Commercial Growth: Drive forward-thinking commercial strategies, weaving together team insights and market dynamics to exceed business goals, elevate our people, champion sustainability, maximize sales, and secure long-term profitability, all while upholding the iconic IKEA standards.
    • Crafting Unforgettable Customer Journeys: Elevate every customer interaction into an inspiring, customer-centric odyssey. You'll set the benchmark for merchandising excellence and ensure our home furnishing range and services are always available, always inspiring.
    • Forging Operational Brilliance: Orchestrate end-to-end operational mastery. You'll fine-tune our retail foundation, perfect service execution, drive quality, champion productivity, and optimize costs, all while ensuring unwavering compliance with policies and standards.
    • Empowering a League of Innovators: Be the catalyst for growth! Lead, mentor, and energize a diverse team. You'll set audacious goals, cultivate competence, and foster an unbreakable spirit of collaboration and unity across every facet of our organization.





    Who you are

    The Leader We're Searching For: We believe in empowering individuals who embody our core values and possess the inherent capability to lead with conviction and heart. To thrive in this role, you are:

    • A Proven Visionary Leader: You've steered large teams or groups through complex retail landscapes, ideally within a dynamic multichannel environment.
    • A Strategic Architect: You possess the rare ability to envision, plan, and flawlessly execute strategies that translate into tangible operational triumphs.
    • A Master of Agility: You make brilliant decisions swiftly, even in resource-constrained environments, and your drive propels high-volume businesses to achieve peak performance.
    • A Financial Maestro: Your deep understanding of financial performance and P&L results is matched only by your proven track record of hitting ambitious budgets and goals.
    • A Tech-Forward Pioneer: You embrace digital tools and data not just as instruments, but as accelerators for performance and unparalleled customer experiences.
    • A Compelling Communicator: Your ability to articulate your vision confidently and clearly not only informs but inspires those around you.
    • An Unwavering Customer Champion: Every decision, every action, is rooted in a profound commitment to putting the customer first.
    • You need to be fluent in a Scandinavian language and English

    If you are a visionary leader fueled by a passion for creating exceptional homes, nurturing talent, and delivering unparalleled customer journeys, then seize this moment! Join us at IKEA Østfold and help us write the next thrilling chapter of retail innovation!
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