Expansion Project Manager, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
Italy, Carugate

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Job Description:

With the customer at the heart of everything we do, Expansion takes responsibility for developing and implementing the strategic expansion plan in the country. Expansion acts upon business needs based on insights and optimize accessibility to enable maximum penetration of the country.

Job Responsibility:

Responsible to deliver a project within time, budget and quality, therefore making final decisions
Take a leading role in the commercial planning and build up activities for the pre-projects
Responsible to ensure a proper handover of projects to the line organisation
Lead the development and continuous improvement of working methods in establishment and project management
Ensure that lessons learned from previous projects have been documented and shared
Responsible for steering group reporting
Support team in the establishment of the project
Be a facilitator, coach, and informal mentor to leaders in the Retail Countries
Take lead in working across functions within Ingka Group and collaborate with other IKEA units
Take lead in driving an open and sharing climate, being a role model of the IKEA values where our Co-Workers are informed, engaged and empowered
Lead positive change, and contribute to building a more unique, inclusive and accessible IKEA - guided by the People and Planet Positive commitments

Requirements:

Good analytical and administrative skills
Ability to take responsibility from start to end, achieve goals, and keep deadlines
Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trustful relationships
Excellent leadership capabilities: ability to lead, coach, motivate and influence a large team of co-workers and colleagues
Ability to prioritize, delegate and make efficient decisions with speed and simplicity, under high time pressure
Ability to take a holistic view of a global organization and identify business opportunities accordingly
Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English

What we offer:

Structured HR processes to support you in your growth (onboarding, training, coaching sessions, internal recruitment opportunities, etc)
Wellbeing Offering, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides you with immediate and confidential support for any concerns related to your daily life
Healthy and affordable food: you will have access to a corporate canteen and will be able to enjoy a complete meal for just over 1€
Employee discount: 15% on the purchase of IKEA products for personal use
IKEA Vouchers for the most important moments in your life (marriage, cohabitation, birth or adoption of a child)
Corporate discounts: you’ll have access to portal dedicated to our co-workers to enjoy discounts for different activities such as travel, leisure, technology and more
Hybrid work
Bonuses: we believe that everyone's contribution is needed to achieve (and exceed!) our goals. Every year all the co-workers can be rewarded for how we develop our business together

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 24, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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