You care about people. You make sure customers and colleagues come home safe and sound every day. New solutions for a sound and healthy work environment get you going. Prevention is key! Together with colleagues, you stop accidents before they happen. Safety first!

Reporting to the Customer Relations Manager, this Manager role supports the growth of IKEA Lithuania by providing Specific safety & Security directional support to secure compliance with internal & external standards, monitoring we operate within our risk appetite and creating a risk aware culture. You work closely together with various departments and all management level throughout the organization to:
• Ensure a safe and secure environment for our customers, co-workers and visitors;
• Strengthen the IKEA brand and protect our assets;
• Maintain an overall risk aware and control culture;
• Maintain compliance with internal IKEA and external legal demands.

• You ensure a safe and secure environment for co-workers and customers through training, audits, and standards and national/local legal demands;
• You coordinate the handling of any emergency cases and provide appropriate action;
• You are accountable for investigation of internal and external incidents and recommending resolution and revision of routines as necessary;
• You identify areas prone to fraud and secure adequate controls are in place;
• You proactively identify emerging risks, and ensure early involvement in new initiatives in unit;
• You are the initial point of contact when fraudulent activities or unethical behaviours (including but not limited to harassment, co-worker misconduct) are suspected or identified;
• You manage the Safety & Security function in the store and develop potential successor.

• You have strong leadership experience in a fast-paced retail environment handling both Safety and Security measures and managing security guards;
• You are preferably certified as Occupational health and safety specialist or/and Security Co-worker;
• You have experience dealing with crowd control, crisis preparedness (fire drills, system testing) and crisis management;
• You have experience of setting and implementing long-term strategic plans, setting budgets and following up goals, understanding profit and loss and how to affect its result;
• You have the ability to influence and develop people and act as a role model and coach with the skills to communicate confidently and clearly in English and Lithuanian (written and verbal);
• You have fast perception and ability to implement requests at short notice;
• You should have knowledge in the following areas:
1. Occupational Health and Safety;
2. Investigations;
3. Administrations, auditing or controlling;
4. Technical Security Systems;
5. Fire safety;
6. Local criminal or civil laws;
7. Insurance;
8. Emergency response handling.