Job Opportunity in Oman as a Business Navigator Manager at Al Futtaim

Al Futtaim offers a job opportunity in Oman as a business navigator manager. You must have strong analytical and tactical planning abilities and proven leadership abilities and lead by example. You have excellent communication and training skills and the ability to build effective working relationships and bring out the best in co-workers to motivate and develop the organization. You navigate the growth of IKEA and steer the business towards sustained long-term profitability by being driven by IKEA's business, culture, and values. You identify and evaluate business opportunities to enable IKEA organizations to make optimum decisions as well as initiate and support the development of new ways of working, with a focus on simplicity. You provide relevant and user-friendly business information standardized for all IKEA organizations and being custodian of Al Futtaim groups policies and procedures and guide store team to mitigate business risks.

You will be responsible for: 

• Participate in the creation of the yearly store business plan and the follow-up on same.
• Creation of the store sales tree on a yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily basis and follow up on the same.
• Ensure that all administration routines are followed throughout the store and show a proactive approach in suggesting checks and corrections in the operational processes. This must be based on a routine schedule so feedback is communicated to the CRM & Ops manager and the store manager. All areas of the Store: goods receiving/ home delivery/ checkouts/ cash office/pass-outs/ IKEA Food for example must have regular audits executed.
• Continue to investigate areas of the store that could lead to possible stock losses and fraud if routines are not updated and communicated.
• Show a proactive approach by using information from Co-workers/ meetings etc to asses areas where possible stock losses and fraud could be found.
• If there are fraud cases or any type of activity related to economic misconduct you lead the investigation and prepare all case related material to see through that these cases are resolved.
• Understand and help the store manager control expenses in the P&L for the store and identify areas of opportunities and highlight out-of-line situations.
• Safety & security in the total store.
• Prepare all CAPEX investment requests for decision by the store board.
• Secure that there are “Super Users” appointed for all IT systems used in the store and that there are clear training plans in place and succession plans for these roles. 
• Audit the entire store to ensure that previous audit reports are followed with documented checks are in place.
• Ensure that accurate reports are provided to the store/ regional office management consistently to meet reporting deadlines.
• Maintain data archives in the system to facilitate easy access when required.
• Audit measures to make sure that daily reconciliation of collections are true and fair in all aspects.
• Support the regional office in creating, amending SOPs based on improving the operational efficiencies, but without compromising on the operational standards.
• Supervise the following not exclusive, however a priority:

1. Forex reconciliation and monitoring of exchange rates.
2. Cheques collection and control.
3. Tally of safe fund daily.
4. Credit card reconciliation.
5. Gift vouchers redemption and reconciliation.
6. Banking of the various tender types.
7. Store petty cash.
8. Supplier/ contracts management.   

• Develop the admin executives to be able to understand and manage the role when the admin and audit manager is absent.
• Lead and train the team to be able to carry out all cash office and admin/audit functions. 

You must have:

• Live and share the IKEA values every day.
• Commerce/Business administration graduate with experience in audit, ERP system, and financial reporting.
• From 3 to 5 years in retail management experience, financial & accounting experience preferred.
• Prior work experience preferably in the Retail industry, IKEA experience is preferred.
• Highly developed understanding of retail operations.
• Strong knowledge in profit & loss management.
• Experience in managing teams/departments.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

About Al-Futtaim:

Al-Futtaim’s family business traces its origins back to the 1930s on the banks of the Dubai Creek, a trailblazer for innovative trading concepts designed to enrich lifestyles. Today, Al-Futtaim is present in 29 countries, represents over 200 companies spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, and it is now 42,000 people strong. Currently spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, Al-Futtaim’s diverse and far-reaching portfolio of brands and companies are ever-present in people’s lives, from the shores of Singapore to the sands of the UAE.

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