Project Leader - Business area OSOF

Shape the future for life at home through interior design and collaboration.

Project Leader - Business area OSOF
IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult

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.

The responsibility of the role as Project Leader is to secure that we together in the BA are reaching our long term objectives and our growth plans. You will do this by being in creative lead for the process, aligning us within the Business Area as well as cross Home Furnishing Businesses.

The Project Leader is responsible for:
-Lead the coordination between BA range contribution and the One IKEA Launch calendar.
-Support coordination with other Home Furnishing Businesses through range and product development cycles.
-Ensure and support a high level of home furnishing competence (Through strategic input, Workshops, Product development etc.)
-Support Range, Product Development Teams and Business teams in identifying range gaps/opportunities.

We believe that you are a person with passion for people and people?s life at home. We believe that you have good communication skulls both verbal and visual and that you have the the capacity of getting the message across and create understanding in a structured and clear way.

In order to be successful we believe that stakeholder alignment is needed alongside a strong business sense and deep interior design knowledge. This position is in the context of a highly creative and complex environment: so the capacity of being responsive and going from idea to concrete proposal, communicated in an excellent way, is crucial. We love what we do and we seek people who love their work too and who share our values in their professional and everyday life.

To be successful in this role, you must have:
-Degree in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design or Fine/Applied arts or working experience of the same value.
-Senior interior design experience from a strategic, planning role.
-Know-how in sharing knowledge and coach others in the most effective way.

GROWING TOGETHER
IKEA of Sweden is a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is ?to create a better everyday life for the many people?. We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles.

We offer this position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities.

We look forward to getting to know you when you feel you have what it takes.

Please note that for this position we do have a preferred candidate. Still, if you think you are a good match for the Project Leader role, send your application in English directly to recruitment.team.SE@ikea.com.

IKEA of Sweden is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IoS is based in Älmhult ? the heart of IKEA and the centre of IKEA range development.