Area Business Controller to Weekday i Stockholm

Weekday are at a very interesting and exciting phase where your work will be of great importance to our result. Be a part of the Area Team North (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) as Area Business Controller and participate in driving the success of Weekday further!

Having an open mind about people and the world around us creates a responsible, relevant and inclusive workplace. At Weekday it’s natural to be yourself and respect others for who they are. We support, encourage and help each other in our daily work always with our values in mind. Our success is based on our people and each employee is an important part of our business and culture.

At Weekday we have high expectations on our employees, as we are sure you have on us as an employer. We offer you a high pace, fun and dynamic work environment built on everyone’s ownership, teamwork, creativity and engagement.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for ambitious people with significant drive! We need problem solvers, initiative takers, people that see opportunities and potential to improve. You should be passionate about your job and enjoy a fast-paced international working environment. At Weekday we embrace change, you should dare to challenge the status quo and be persistent in doing so. 

WHAT YOU DO

• You are the specialist and analyst in the Area team with the goal of driving selling, controlling the costs and maximizing the profitability. You have a strong sense of business and a genuine interest for the fashion industry. You optimize operations and stock levels in store.
• You identify business opportunities and implement strategies together with the Area team to increase the shopping experience in the stores of an Area, securing that sales, efficiency and profit targets are reached. You initiate and drive projects independently as well as part of a team.
• You constantly monitor and follow up on sales and results and initiate and take necessary actions accordingly. You follow up and analyze KPI’s of the area and initiate actions to increase profit, balancing long and short-term planning. You set and drive goals of different responsibilities, follow up results as well as staff-planning, budgeting and store operations.
• You provide constructive guidance to store managers and area team in regard to all controlling aspects to increase the overall result in your region. You train and develop store management team to ensure knowledge about planning, selling and profitability.

YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Positive solution-oriented mindset and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical skills, willingness and capacity to learn new things.
• A degree from a university in a numerate subject (e.g. Economics, Accounting or Business).
• 2+ years of experience in controlling or similar analytical roles
• Very structured and organized with the ability to proactively prioritize, manage and complete multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong in Microsoft Office in general and Excel in particular
• You are confident to be an independent player, while also enjoying being part of a team.
• Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.

ARE YOU THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

Please send your application, CV and personal letter by the latest 18th March 2022.