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Leading the financial (P&L, Gross profit) and operational performance management for our 1.850 MEUR retail business. Effective innovation portfolio management. Leading and transforming the country Business navigation, Operations and Business Information team. Matrix manager of store Business navigators in all 21 IKEA stores, e-commerce, IKEA Food and the Contact Service Center of the country. Actively contributing to the development of the country strategies. Permanent Country Board participant of IKEA Italia s.r.l.

Steering the countries towards growth, optimal performance and sustained long term profitability as part of the Country management team for retail IKEA Czech republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Leading the Business navigation and analyst team of the regional Service office. Matrix manager of store Business navigators in all IKEA stores within the region. Directly responsible for country level Financial (P&L, Gross profit) and operational performance management. Actively contributing to the development of the country Business plan, the Commercial plan and the Pricing strategy. Proactively working with national market data, to identify changing trends, and combine this with our understanding of peoples’ life at home, in order to support growth.Responsible for the development of the global review tool within IKEA for Store Business navigation.

Member of the Business navigation team of the regional Service office and matrix partner of store Business navigators in all IKEA stores within the region. Responsible for regional level Financial (P&L, Gross profit) reporting and consolidation. Responsible for competence development of the Business navigation team within the region. Coordinating the regional pricing process and securing optimized price investments. Coordinating the regional Financial planning process.Contributing to the development of the global review tool within IKEA for Store Business navigation.

Steering the store towards growth, optimal performance and sustained long term profitability as part of the store management team. Leading a diverse team responsible for Business controlling, Store operations, Environmental issues, Facility management and Administration. Directly responsible for Financial (P&L, Gross profit) and operational performance management. Coordinating the Management process and actively contributing to the development of the Store Business plan.

Supporting the Store Business navigator's work, I was mainly responsible for the staff planning process, securing the most effective use of resources in the store, using productivity measurement. I analysed benefits, costs and investments and developed business cases to ensure that we invest in projects that give a good return on investment.