Wanted: Commercial Superstars
A message from Malcolm Walker:
Iceland has performed brilliantly over the last five years, and to keep ahead of the game we want to recruit more great people. We want commercially minded individuals who are creative, innovative and have already proved themselves as high flyers; people who really thrive on challenges and have a proven will to win.
You may already have a strong track record of delivery in the front line of buying, marketing or retailing, or have gained insights into these areas by working in consultancy. But your experience matters less to us than whether you have the ideas and ability to make a real difference to our business.
Right now, we may not even have a specific vacancy waiting for you – but we will always find room for outstanding talent.
Why should you consider Iceland? Because we can offer you great opportunities as a substantial business, with more than 750 stores and over 20,000 employees. We are officially recognised as one of the top 20 best companies to work for in the UK.
We are privately owned and very strong financially. Our profits for the year ending March 2010 are expected to be over £180 million and we are one of the few companies in the UK that is virtually debt free.
But we are no overnight success. We have steadily increased our sales and profits every year for almost 40 years except for a four year period (the dark ages) when the company was under different management!
I think that you will enjoy our lively, irreverent and informal culture; we take decisions quickly, without recourse to any bureaucratic civil service, and our determination to succeed sits comfortably with a strong sense of fun. We like to be controversial and don’t apologise for being driven and ambitious.
We are a good training ground. Many young people who started with us have chosen to develop their careers with us and are now in senior and highly remunerated positions within the company. Others have gone on to be successful in careers outside Iceland, some ending up as CEO’s of major companies. We have helped to create many millionaires both within and outside the company.
We can offer you a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, matched by accountability for results. I can assure you that you will be really challenged and very well rewarded for your performance.
Don’t worry that we may not be able to afford you, or because you are uncertain about what you really want to do next. If you are sure that you have got what it takes to be a retail superstar, then we want to talk to you. Drop me a line telling me about your experience and aspirations to superstars@iceland.co.uk
Take a look at the A Great Place to Work section of our website.
I am really looking forward to hearing from you.
