Job-ID: R0008970

Dato for opslag: 12/09/2024

Range Area Consumer Packaged Goods RA CPG) for Food is a stable and successful business and has been for many years. To secure a future as successful as the past, we are building a renewed, improved, and wider Food Consumer Packaged Goods offer for the future. 

Are you a Foodie? 
Great, then you might be the one we are looking for. Do you have a passion for Food Consumer Packaged Goods and thinking out of the box? Are you motivated by reaching more of the many people through a desirable, healthier, sustainable, and affordable range offer? Are you interested in steering product development, change, and improvements keeping the consumer and the business in focus?  

As Project Controller RA CPG you will report to the Range Manager. You will lead project planning, tracking and follow up and the product development process on NEWs, Improves and running range products to ensure that the team delivers to project ambition and project plan throughout the project. 

Further on you will:

• Lead the progress of the product development projects through project planning and tracking of compliance to time plans, working methods and business rules. 
• Lead the product development process into goals, ambitions and in accordance with democratic design, securing process compliance and continuous process improvements. 
• Lead fact-based decision making with scenarios and recommendations in the product development projects. 
• Responsible for capturing and communicating project risks and interdependencies. 
• Responsible for capturing and documenting project lessons learned and secure these learnings in new projects. 
• Ensure a strong performance culture where project deviations are detected early and acted upon 
• Secure involvement of identified resources in the development projects and align on delivery. 
• Communicate project results in a clear and inspiring way. 
• Contribute to the development of working methods and tools and share best practice. 

Qualifications 

Deep understanding of the IKEA product development process and corresponding range management business rules. 

Deep knowledge about project management, project controlling and basic understanding of project portfolio management, different communication, and facilitation methods. 

Goal-and delivery oriented with a passion for details and excellence in operations. 

Establishing and maintaining good relations and collaboration with all relevant stakeholders. Being the spider in the net, coordinate multiple functions in the development team to deliver to the project according to the process. 

Power of initiative, having the courage to question and challenge across topics 

Lead business through people, facilitate meetings and reaching decisions 

Think ahead, plan and understand how decisions impact the totality, see potentials and risks in projects and take needed action. 

Additional Information

Do you want to be a part of creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy. 

Note that this is a temporary position based in Älmhult

Does this sound like your next challenge? We are curious to get to know you so warm welcome with your application – Resume including answering to the following questions  – in English, no later than September 27th 2024. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today! 

• What is it in the role as Project Controller at RA FPG that makes you apply
• What do you think you would bring to this role that makes you an ideal candidate?
• Describe your leadership capabilities

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact the Hiring Manager RA Consumer Packaged Goods Range Manager Anh Linh, at anh.linh@inter.ikea.com. 

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Jonas Levin at jonas.levin@inter.ikea.com