Swedish Food Market & Bistro Senior - IKEA

Job description / Role

Swedish Food Market & Bistro Senior - IKEA - Cairo Festival City - Cairo, Egypt

You implement the IKEA FOOD concept to increase the sales of IKEA home furnishing products and support the IKEA position as the leading home furnishings company. This involves generating store traffic, converting visitors to customers; strengthen the low-price profile and the Swedish identity of the IKEA store.

Operational:
- Work together with the Kitchen Production Senior in operating your IKEA FOOD areas, in accordance with the IKEA Quality, Food Safety and Environmental requirements and other relevant legislation (list relevant legislations applicable by country).

Commercial:
- Actively contribute and support all marketing and in-store activities by integrating IKEA FOOD in the store's Commercial Calendar and use these as an opportunity to proactively drive sales.
- Ensure effective and economical handling of range changes including management of outgoing range and activities in your function according to the set timelines in the Commercial Calendar.
- Ensure that the daily work routines are in place, that the shop is well-filled and the range presented in an optimal commercial way.
- Ensure the correct planning and programming of resources in line with the costs and productivity objectives.
- Ensure implementation of the ADMIN manual and routines for cash handling.
- Ensure the forecasting of the goods supply and ordering procedures, efficient in-store logistics and stock control for your area.
- Implement and enhance vitality and Swedinshnes in the Swedish Food Market through shop windows, sampling, activities, etc.
- Ensure the implementation of the merchandising platform for the Swedish Food Market.

Customers:
- Ensure that you have the customer in focus and meet our customers with a positive, friendly and service-minded attitude. Lead by example.
- Ensure speed and efficiency in the meeting with the customer through an effective use of IKEA solutions, such as self service, effective staffing and mechanical sales techniques.

People Management and Development:
- Ensure that all co-workers in the IKEA Swedish Food Market and Bistro understand the IKEA Concept and how this impacts on their specific roles.
- Train your co-workers on product knowledge and how to work with the Swedish Food Market range.
- Effectively manage and inspire your team, with particular reference to their selection, training and development in order to ensure you have a competent and well informed team who cooperate as necessary and secure the store performance and have in place a workable and realistic succession plan.

Requirements

Job-Specific Skills:
- Strategic Planning and Analytical Skills, Effective Communication, Excel competence.

Behavioural Competencies:
- Interpersonal Skills
- Business Acumen
- Problem Solving
- Confident
- Leadership Skills

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.