Who you areWould you love to be part of a IKEA Food concept in Vienna city centre? Would you like to lead IKEA Food experience in a store with 7 floor levels and with 6 different food areas including the roof top? Do you have a high passion for Food and desire to lead a strong food team to serve our customers with totally new IKEA Food experience? Then we are looking for YOU! An experienced leader who constantly wants to learn more, with a strong related background to be the Food manager for our store in the heart of Vienna!Who you are:
- You bring a real passion for food and are a host with heart and soul and one thing is especially important to you:
the customer is always the centre of attention.- You provide a relevant professional background in food business or a minimum of 5 years experience in comparable position- Open minded and commercial thinking is in your blood.- You have open and innovative thinking, use your business sense and always look for new ways to turn visitors into regulars.- You are a passionate leader who is really focused on the people part of leadership.- You are able to lead and inspire a large team with strong leadership qualities.- You have experience in the commercial and operational areas of gastronomy, hotel/restaurant or food industry.- You are fluent in written and spoken English, German as a plus.In addition, we are looking for someone with the ability to:
- manage a high-volume and vibrant retail environment.- lead change and make things happen.- organise, plan and prioritise.- Take responsibility and delegate when necessary.- communicate well with others and influence and cooperate with different functions.**Responsibilities**:
- Strengthen the IKEA brand by safeguarding a high quality, safe and inspirational customer experience in food.- Ensure a safe and healthy working environment for co-workers in accordance with Local legal requirements and established IKEA standards.- 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 in order 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.- Responsible for the implementation of the global and national people and sustainability strategies.Together as a TeamIn the heart of Vienna, the IKEA Westbahnhof city-store answers the urban customers’ needs and provide an omni-channel shopping experience. The store represents new retail direction and answers modern city customers needs. The site is in a very attractive retail location, connected to the train station Vienna Westbahnhof and full public transportation network. The store measures 18.000 m2 on 7 floors and the buildings host a hostel on the top two floors with direct connection to IKEA Food and rooftop terrace. The store is supported by a fully automated Warehouse Storage system within the building as well as other modern technology.For this fulltime position we offer you a monthly gross salary starting from € 4.500 (on fulltime base with an ALL-IN contractual agreement). We are willing to pay more depending on experience and qualification. Please note that we do offer international mobility support.