Supply Area Americas Controller

Norristown , United States
full-time

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As Supply Area Controller, you will manage financial performance, provide market insights, and coordinate risk compliance activities while supporting business planning processes.

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.

This is a one-year assignment. As Supply Area Controller in King of Prussia, you have a wide and varied assignment including: performance and financial follow up; provide market insights to enable business; coordinate and execute the risk compliance activities; and support the business planning process. You need to be business-minded and be able to perform a variety of assignments.

As Supply Area Controller for our King of Prussia location, your main responsibilities will be:

  • Financial controlling including validating goal setting/forecasting and providing actionable insights
  • Support the financial planning and forecasting process, assess financial performance and report on findings
  • Provide relevant local market insights to enable business
  • Support the Supply area business planning process and follow up project deliverables
  • Coordinate and execute the risk and compliance activities for all legal entities.
  • Continuously work with improvements and work with applicable global networks to identify and implement improvements.

 

To be successful in this position, you have high energy to drive and deliver results in an agile way; enjoy working methodically and structured with attention to detail; enjoy interacting with many different people and networks to reach the goals, and a passion for market insights and business intelligence tools. 

You are analytical and structured with the ability to see the holistic picture and pay attention to details.  You can solve problems in flexible and adaptable ways, and you take the initiative for improvements.

University degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent

Minimum 5 years’ work experience in a similar position

Very good knowledge of MS office and accounting and reporting system

Fluent in English

This position is based in King of Prussia, PA, USA. Please note that we don’t accept application through email.

Co-workers within IKEA Supply lead an exciting life! The mission is to develop business with suppliers to deliver IKEA products to our stores located around the world. The goal is to meet the price, quality, and quantity expectations of our customers. In our Purchasing & Logistics Area we are working with suppliers within the whole Americas and have offices in King of Prussia, USA, Curitiba, Brazil and soon Mexico City, Mexico.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! 

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Want to learn more about current opportunities? Come say Hej (hello in Swedish) here: www.inter.ikea.com/en/careers/work-with-us/index.html 

The IKEA brand is one of the most successful home furnishing brands in the world. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.  You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you values are more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us.Supply Chain Operations (SCO) connects customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable, and sustainable way. It delivers transport and logistic solutions today, tomorrow and over time by (a) optimizing replenishment solutions (b) defining physical goods flow capacity needs (c) sourcing and developing transport & logistics capacities (d) managing the goods flow (e) leading & securing supply quality.

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