Project Controller

Business Area Tesec consists of Textiles and Collections. In BA Tesec we are a group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing and making the impossible possible. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “To create a better everyday life for the many people”. 

We offer our customers vitality and newness, making sure we offer beautiful and functional solutions that are relevant in time and price. We work with democratic design to enable innovation and healthy and sustainable solutions. Everything we do is based on a spirit of togetherness and enthusiasm, and now we are looking for someone who share our positive attitude and values.

Right now, we are looking for a Project Controller for our Windows development area, who will lead the process to develop the IKEA windows range of the future.

We offer our customers vitality and newness, making sure we offer beautiful and functional solutions that are relevant in time and price. We work with democratic design to enable innovation and healthy and sustainable solutions. Everything we do is based on a spirit of togetherness and enthusiasm, and now we are looking for someone who share our positive attitude and values.

As Project Controller you lead project management and product development process to ensure that the team delivers to project ambition and time plan throughout the project. You lead project planning, tracking and follow‐up and secure that the team delivers to project ambition and in compliance with the product development process.
This role is a permanent position and located in Älmhult, Sweden. In this role you will be reporting to Business Navigation Manager.

Your main responsibilities as Project Controller are:
Responsible for project management including project planning, tracking and follow up, according to project goal, time plan and KPI’s.
Proactively lead the product development process, secure process compliance and continuous process improvement.
Capture and document project lessons learned and utilize these learnings in new projects.
Administration of the range in the internal product information system and of the projects in the project management tool.
In addition, specifically in in Business Area Textiles, Social Entrepreneurs and Collections, you will be the chairperson for project team meetings and team development

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 can analyze, 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 and leadership skills
An academic degree within Business Administration, Project Management, Economics, or equivalent work experience
Knowledge from Microsoft Office and project management tools
Fluent in English


We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest 4th of July 2022. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates. So do not delay, please send us your application today.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Tomas Eliasson at +46 72 352 75 59. If you have questions related to the recruitment process, please contact Christina Appelqvist, +46-766-113408.

IKEA want 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 a promise, and we do this every day with great passion, and the thought that our range creates a better everyday life for many people all over the world is a great motivator.