Project Controller

Company Description
Can you really reach out to the whole world, 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.
Would you like to be responsible for ensuring our projects run as planned and become a vital part in developing new products for our customers?
Right now we are looking for a Project Controller to join us at Business Area Chili, Children and lighting at IKEA of Sweden.


Job Description
As Project Controller you lead project progression within the IKEA product development process to ensure that the team delivers to project ambitions and the time plan throughout the project. You lead project planning, tracking and follow‐up and secure that the team delivers to the project brief and in compliance with the product development process. You will be part of one of our project teams working with a specific part of our global product range
Your main responsibilities as Project Controller are:
Project management including project planning, tracking and follow
up according to project ambition, time plan and KPI’s.
Lead the development process, secure process compliance and continue process improvement
Administration of the range in the internal product information system.
Project administration within project management tool.
Capture and document project learnings and secure that these are utilized in future projects.



Qualifications
We are looking for a goal-oriented team player with the communicative ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and engage people by creating a passion for objectives, plans and processes. You have a passion for details and excellence in operations. You have the ability to analyse, draw conclusions and to understand how decisions and processes impact the totality.


In the role of Project Controller we expect you to have:
Experience from leading or coordinating projects
Project management skills
Natural leadership
Good Communication skills
Relevant academic degree, or relevant work experience
Fluent in English, both verbally and written