Business Development Project Leader

Company Description
Business Development Project Office (BDPO), IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult
We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter and strong team player. We want someone who thinks strategically and also enjoys 'rolling up their sleeves' to work closely with other teams to get the job done. In the Business Development Project Office (BDPO) we lead some of the most important movements in IKEA Core Business Supply and IKEA Core Business Range. Want to take on the challenge with us?
Business Development Project Office (BDPO)
BDPO is global function of around 30 exceptional problem solvers, delivering transformational change across our business units. Typical assignments cover strategy, digitalisation, organizational development, performance improvement, and innovation.
BDPO also acts as a competence centre for Project Management across IKEA, and a place to accelerate co-workers´ competence development and export of talents further into IKEA.
Job Description
In BDPO we have Business Development Project Leader (BDPL) and Business Development Project Partner (BDPP). We normally team up one BDPL and one or several BDPP(s) to lead a multi-disciplinary team of high performing individuals from across the business to drive change.
The BDPL is managing and being overall responsible for the project and the BDPP contributes to the projects by leading delivery streams, having responsibility for specific deliverables. In both roles, you simultaneously work with a number of complex projects in a truly global environment.
In this assignment you will:
play a key role in leading the overall project and its value streams throughout the project life cycle, from the initial assignment through the completion, securing a fact-based and inclusive approach, and manage dependencies, engaging stakeholders to deliver excellent results.
develop high performing project teams, coach and support the project members in a global and multicultural environment.
actively contribute to the development of ways of working, processes- and project management, and strategic business development capabilities both within BDPO and the Supply project management community.
contribute to attracting talents in recruitments processes for project management roles.

You act as an important ambassador of IKEA values and a role-model for fact-based business leadership.
Qualifications
We are looking for you who is an exceptional problem solver with entrepreneurial drive, passion for business and people and a mind-set which embraces challenges and always looks for better ways. You have strong self-awareness can adapt your leadership and communication approach when needed to maximise the value creation. You are committed to high standards in everything you do, and act and lead with sense of urgency.
You have a solid business understanding and background, solid skills and experience in working with projects across multiple functional areas.
You have
… a talent for identifying business opportunities and creating, developing and anchoring business cases.
… great analytical skills.
… a strength in doing business with a holistic view.
… excellent communication.
… the ability to build strong relationships and influence and challenge in a constructive, positive and professional way.
… a natural way of leading by example and proactively sharing your knowledge and experience.
… extensive skills and experience in managing and delivering large projects in complex and global environments across multiple industries and business segments.
… an outstanding ability to analyse a business, identifying and navigating risks and opportunities and to create, develop and anchor business cases.
… a proven record of high performance in leading and developing business and solid experience with managing change.
We believe in your ability to lead in the unknown and your readiness to hit the ground running in this challenging assignment from the day one.
Experiences in one or several of the following fields will be beneficial in both roles: Strategic Sourcing/Category Management, Supplier Development, Logistics development, Digital transformation, Organisational development, Finance and Business Intelligence, Process design and development, Manufacturing, People & Culture, Innovation development and deployment, Management consulting.
Additional information
We look forward to receiving your application (CV + motivation letter) in English as soon as possible and by latest 24.03.2022. We really want to get to know you, so please tell us why you would be a great fit for this role, what gives you energy, what environment that makes you shine, and what it is that you want to develop.
For more information about the role, please contact one of our BDPO Development Managers, joinBDPO@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture recruiter Zuzana Vackova, zuzana.vackova1@inter.ikea.com.
This is a permanent position based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö, and an IKEA shuttle bus running back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.