PMO Specialist to Kappahl

Founded in 1953 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Kappahl Group is a leading fashion chain in the Nordics, with around 370 Kappahl and Newbie stores, and Shop Online in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland and the UK.

The Kappahl team consists of some 4,000 colleagues at 400 workplaces in 10 countries, all with different backgrounds, ages, skills and styles. Our common motivation is to offer fashion fit for life to a wide variety of people and lifestyles. A Responsible Fashion that that feels right, for the bearer and for the world we live in. Today, 70% of the products are labelled as more sustainable. Kappahl’s goal is for 100% to be made of more sustainable materials by 2025.
More information at www.kappahl.com.


We are looking for a structured and driven Project Management Office Specialist to team up with PMO Responsible and bring Kappahl to the next level in Project and Assignment Management. If you recognize yourself in this – please apply today!

Kappahl exist to celebrate diversity in everyday life. We want to broaden the definition of diversity to include many ways of living life – empowering people to stay true to themselves at any given time, our customers as well as our employees.

The position Kappahl is on an exciting journey with both business and technological development. We have a number of projects and assignments ongoing and upcoming and want to reinforce our Project Management Office (PMO) with a PMO Specialist. Our PMO is responsible to assure that the development is coherent with Kappahls strategy and corporate goals. The PMO coordinate the projects and assignments and is an important part of securing the maximum outcoming of all initiatives by coaching Project Managers and other project participants over the initiatives lifecycle, and ensures that they are conducted according to the project methodology.

• Planning and follow-up of the project and assignment portfolio, as well as preparation of decision material for advisory board & management team.
• Support and coordinate project managers, steering groups, and other project participants.
• Report status on ongoing projects and assignments regarding result, resources, cost, and time.
• Provide support and frameworks for project management.
• Maintain and develop our project model "Praktisk Projekt Styrning" (PPS) as well as other tools used in project- and assignment management.
• To organize training sessions and conduct training for all project participants.
• Communication in internal channels and platforms regarding projects and other general information from the IT Department.

Your experience You have an academic degree from a relevant area. Education or experience from business controlling are merited.
You have a couple of years of experience in project management, preferably PPS. Experience in working with a PMO is even better. Maybe you also have experience from educating colleges and teams in project methodology.
You are used to communicate in a clear and informative way with different teams and roles, both in Swedish and in English.
You understand the value of efficient processes and is used to work with continuous improvements.

Who are you? You are structured, service-oriented, educational and appreciate facing new challenges. You are results-oriented, stimulated by working and collaborating at a high pace in a large organization and are good at structuring the work based on workload, business goals and deadlines.
You have an urge to own and develop the project model within the framework and is courageous to suggest better ways of working and to investigate new process and systems.
You are inclusive with a genuine will to support and help your colleagues all over Kappahl to create corporate success.

We offer you • A fun mix of tech and fashion retail in a creative environment.
• Closeness to the main business.
• The possibility to work in a Head Office with a great mix of competencies, everything from designers, marketing specialists and warehouse workers!
• An IT department with an even count of women and men.
• A pleasant work environment characterized by joy, inclusion and motivation for development – together we create our future Kappahl!

Interested? The position is a permanent fulltime employment, located within the IT department at our head office in Mölndal. The PMO Specialist will be part of a joyful team with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Testleads and Process Responsible, and will report to Manger Business Office and Test/PMO Responsible who is part of the IT management. 

Kappahl celebrate diversity and strive to eliminate all forms of discrimination. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

You apply easily by answering a question and attaching your CV (please refrain from sending us your personal letter). We apply continuous selection. We look forward to your application by 23rd of January 2021. We apply continous selection.