Forest Acquisition Manager Jobs

Raw Material, IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult

Are you a highly motivated self-starter and strong team player? Are you a forward-thinking investment professional seeking a role that combines your expertise with a passion for building a better future for generations to come?

Look no further! We have an exceptional opportunity for you to join our team at Inter IKEA Forest Investments and play a vital role to strengthening IKEA's position as an affordable home furnishing retailer by securing a strategic share of IKEA future wood fiber needs through own Inter IKEA investments in forestlands.

Help us to shape the future of IKEA making a lasting impact on the future of home furnishing while contributing to a more sustainable world. Apply now and unleash your potential with a globally recognized brand that values collaboration, innovation, and responsible investment practices.

Job description

In the role of Forest Acquisition Manager, you will play key role in optimizing the return of Inter IKEA Forest assets by allocating funds according to the target risk/return profile and ensuring the acquisition activities are done according to the internal governance requirements and within the approved thresholds.

In this assignment you will:

• Be leading the Identification of potential investments, proactively securing a deal flow pipeline exceeding the portfolio need.
• Lead, coach and develop a high performing team that will strongly contribute to reach the objectives and goals in Inter IKEA; identify and develop talents and ensure succession planning.
• Actively contribute to identifying, defining, and developing the investment strategy, investment theses and investable areas.
• Be responsible to secure investments within approved threshold and when outside the threshold support decision making (formulate investment proposals and recommendations for decision making by the appropriate decision forums).

In your role, you act as an important ambassador of IKEA values and a role-model for fact-based business leadership.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who seek for opportunities to fuel your passion for business and people, as you contribute to increasing customer value, driving business growth, and achieving remarkable results through the power of collaboration. With a mindset that constantly seeks better ways, you'll play a pivotal role in a business that leads the industry in creating a better everyday life for the many people. Embrace the challenge of making a significant impact on how we conduct business within the limits of the planet, fueled by your high level of integrity, commitment to high standards, and deep interest in global market and industry developments. As a self-starter with a sense of urgency and positive energy, you'll unleash your potential, delivering outstanding outcomes while embracing every challenge as an opportunity for growth. Join us and be part of a remarkable journey where your actions will shape a brighter future for all.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Strong knowledge of financial theory on valuation, risk/return assessments etc.
• Expert knowledge in Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, investment banking and/or strategic consulting preferably within an international and corporate environment.
• Capability to identify and lead delivery of actions delivering to Strategy and supplier landscape long term.
• Expertise in the field of forest and/or agricultural investments, including evaluation of companies engaging in forestry/agribusiness.

You also have:

• Strong self-awareness, adapting your leadership to specific situations and individuals.
• Strong ability to build strong relationships and to influence and challenge in a constructive way.
• Strong ability in stakeholder management
• Ability to lead business with a holistic view. Always act with the Customer, Supplier, total IKEA and Total Cost development in mind.
• Capability to perform business opportunity analysis, risk assessment, scenario planning and draw conclusions to support the right business decisions and implementations.
• Strong coaching skills and ability to unleash the potential in others.
• Capability to create, develop and anchor business cases.

This is a permanent position in Älmhult, Sweden.

Additional information

We really want to get to know you, so please (send us your CV and a letter with your answers to the questions below.

Be short and concise:

• Why do you find this position interesting?
• In your experience working with forest acquisitions, what are the leadership capabilities that you activate the most?

For more information about the role, contact Bruno Mariani Piana, Forest Investment Manager, [email protected]. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture recruiter, [email protected] .

This is a permanent position based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world.

Predictive Index assessment will be requested during the process.