Business Navigation

**Description**: - Responsible to secure that the store has adequate financial and administrative routines in place so that the management, business steering and follow up processes of all departments in the store works and that the store adheres to the legal rules in the country regarding accounting and bookkeeping - Support the total store by having full responsibility of the economic / financial transactions in the store - Responsible to secure that the store has well documented store operating procedures in place to secure stable and consistent clarity in division of responsibility between departments over time - Responsible That the financial reporting process works and that all managers in the store that have budget responsibility are provided with financial and KPI follow up reports on a weekly and monthly basis so they can steer their business towards agreed upon goals - Lead the budgeting and goal setting process and secure that all managers with budget responsibility receive clearly documented goals and that they receive training in how to read financial reports so they understand and can carry their responsibility - Responsible for safety and security in the total store - Secure that the store reach the financial goals set by the Retail manager in the Country Office by coaching all managers in the store - Drive and develop the businessmanship in the whole organisation and proactively seek out new potentials or working methods to improve profitability on short and long term - Provide all managers with budget responsibility with weekly and monthly financial and KPI follow up reports so they can follow up on their performance and take proactive actions to reach their goals. If the reports show deviations from budget/plan you actively coach the responsible manager to make sure that there are action plans developed to steer the business back towards agreed goals - Lead the budget and goal setting process in the store - Lead the work in securing that all departments have well documented store operating procedures so that the division of responsibility between departments is clear and that work is performed in an efficient way - Benchmark the store and department performance towards comparable stores to identify areas of improvement and communicate regularly with all managers in the store - Lead the staff planning process in the total store to secure that the staffing levels of the store are optimised in order to match the visitor flows, goods flows and customer flows - Secure that there are SuperUsers appointed for all IT systems used in the store and that there are clear training plans in place and succession plans for these roles - Lead the safety and security work in securing a safe environment for both customers and co workers - Prepare all investment requests for decision by store board - Lead the investigation and prepare all case related material if there is fraud cases or any type of activity related to economic misconduct to see through that these cases are resolved Recruit, train, set goals for and evaluate performance of your team

**Required Experience**: - B.A Business Administration or any related field. - Minimum of 5-7 years retail management experience, finance & accounting experience preferred. - Must have strong analytical and tactical planning abilities - Must have a highly developed understanding of retail operations - Must have an interest in home furnishings - Must have advanced computer skills - Must have excellent communication skills - Must be able to share their knowledge and learning - Must have the ability to build working relationships - Excellent command of English language - Must have excellent training skills - Must have proven leadership abilities and lead by example - Must have the ability to bring out the best in co workers and to motivate and develop the organisation - Must have the ability to create an environment where the company values are a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and visitors.