Jose Cardenas
Malmö
Summary
Results-driven and high energy professional with 15 years of leadership experience in IKEA stores in three different countries. Goal oriented manager with sales expertise and strong leadership experience building strong teams. Analytical and strategical approach to solving problems and finding business opportunities. Organized at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Sales Manager
IKEA MALMÖ
02.2022 - Current
- Deputy Sales Manager with the responsibility for Markethall.
- Member of the Malmö Commercial and Management team.
- Challenging journey driving different topics in the store to secure a successful year. Best store in Sweden in sales index and bottom line for FY23.
- Leading the Sales team for Commercial Review to pass with a score of 87%
- Leading SLM process to improve the merchandising standards to secure the best shopping experience and sell more. Now, SLM superuser for Sweden.
- Shopkeeper trainer for Sweden.
SelfServe Shopkeeper
IKEA DUBLIN
10.2020 - 01.2022
- Role and opportunity to lead leaders in a team of 29 coworkers. One of the largest teams in Dublin store, in one of the busiest warehouses in the world.
- Dynamic place to consistently challenge to deliver our commercial goals involving the team with commercial enthusiasm and an open atmosphere where everyone encourages each other.
Commercial Activity Leader
IKEA DUBLIN
01.2018 - 09.2020
- Responsible of the Commercial Calendar for Ireland for 2 years. This position gave me the opportunity to drive and have an overview of the store commercial priorities throughout an entire commercial year.
- Strong leadership on this role by influencing my peers and engaging distinct functions into the different priorities, activities and events for every launch.
Cookshop Shopkeeper
IKEA DUBLIN
09.2015 - 12.2017
- First role in Dublin, leading a very dynamic team in Markethall. Cookshop in Dublin grew from 3rd to Top1 turnover HFB for UK-IE and Top10 in the world for both HFBs.
- Cookshop received constantly positive feedback and was always considered as a model department in merchandising basics for the rest of the areas in Markethall and at Country level.
Sales Location Management Country Project Leader
IKEA Iberica Service Office
01.2014 - 06.2014
- Working at Service Office level to develop a new and more commercial approach to the SLM tool for all the stores in Spain.
- Re-launching the tool by adding Sales ownership and setting up a structure in every store to secure SLM principles are understood and followed up closely to secure commercial standards.
Store Planner for New Stores
IKEA Iberica
- Supporting the Country as part of the Expansion team by planning Children´s IKEA and Workspaces for new stores: Valencia in 2014, Sabadell in 2012 and Valladolid in 2011.
Shopkeeper
IKEA MALAGA
05.2007 - 08.2015
- I have been aShopkeeper in IKEA Malaga in different sales departments like Lighting, Children's IKEA, Workspaces, B2B and Home Decoration.
- Malaga was a VAPS store where we were always challenged ourselves to try new things and think outside the box to dig into the potentials for business.
- We were selected Store of the Year in 2016.
Manager
DECATHLON VALENCIA & CASTELLON
05.2001 - 04.2007
- Sporting goods French Retailer.
- Manager in different areas and duty shifts.
Administrative Assistant
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO
01.2000 - 09.2000
- Administrative Assistant in branch office with multiple responsibilities.
Education
MBA - Banking And Financial Support Services
Universitat De Valencia
Valencia09.1999
Bachelor of Economics -
Universidad Del Pacifico
Lima07.1995
Hobbies and Interests
- Cooking and food enthusiast
- Padel player
- Meditation and breathing.
- Reading: Philosophy and fiction novels
- Eclectic music lover. Gigs and concerts
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Deputy Sales Manager
IKEA MALMÖ
02.2022 - Current
SelfServe Shopkeeper
IKEA DUBLIN
10.2020 - 01.2022
Commercial Activity Leader
IKEA DUBLIN
01.2018 - 09.2020
Cookshop Shopkeeper
IKEA DUBLIN
09.2015 - 12.2017
Sales Location Management Country Project Leader
IKEA Iberica Service Office
01.2014 - 06.2014
Shopkeeper
IKEA MALAGA
05.2007 - 08.2015
Manager
DECATHLON VALENCIA & CASTELLON
05.2001 - 04.2007
Administrative Assistant
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO
01.2000 - 09.2000
Store Planner for New Stores
IKEA Iberica
MBA - Banking And Financial Support Services
Universitat De Valencia
Bachelor of Economics -
Universidad Del Pacifico
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