Project Manager - Ejendals

Ejendals is an international company with its roots in Dalarna. The company was founded in 1949 and the head office is since then in Leksand. Ejendals specializes in developing and manufacturing quality products that protect hands and feet. Our products are marketed under the brands TEGERA® (gloves) and JALAS® (shoes). Ejendals has its own factory in Finland and a long-term cooperation with some selected factories in Asia.
Our vision is "Zero injuries to hands and feet for the benefit of both the employee and the company and society". Ejendals has around 370 employees in over 25 countries, of which about 150 are employees in Sweden. Sales are just over SEK 1.5 billion.


Project Manager Gloves Ejendals

Join us at Ejendals on our journey towards global expansion and growth.
We need to strengthen our newly formed function Product Management & Marketing with you, a meticulous and business minded Project Manager.
In this role your strength of engaging people, setting structures and defining challenging targets will be of great importance to us at Ejendals.

Ejendals is an international company that for generations has specialized in developing, manufacturing and marketing high-quality products that protect hands and feet. In close collaboration with researchers and our customers, we design products that deliver the highest standard of protection, durability and ergonomics.
What we sell is a complete safety concept, which aims to reduce accidents through quality products, education and safety inspections. From our corporate head office in Leksand, Sweden, we envision a safer day with zero injuries to hands and feet. Ejendals has about 375 employees located in over 25 countries. Read more at Ejendals
When working with Ejendals, you become part of a stable, growing and successful company. You get the opportunity to work with a well-known brand, where you will contribute to the company's continued expansion and the hole lifecycle of our products.

Main tasks will be:

As a Project Manager at Ejendals you are responsible for planning, overseeing and leading projects from concept through to completion. This is a senior role and requires interaction with a range of internal and external stakeholders, most often managing several moving project parts simultaneously.

Your main responsibilities:
Be a role model and inspirational leader in order to take on the responsibility of developing our TEGERA® gloves offer.
Leading project planning sessions
Coordinating staff and internal resources
Managing project progress and adapt work as required
Ensuring projects meet deadlines
Managing relationships with clients and stakeholders
Overseeing all incoming and outgoing project documentation
Participating in tender process i.e. design, submission and review
Designing risk mitigation plan
Conducting project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff
Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary
Initiating new projects based on our long-term product roadmap and strategy
Managing large and diverse, global teams
Planning launch activities together with our Marketing team
Work with continuous improvements of our processes and routines



You will report directly to our Product Line Director.
Traveling will be necessary.

Education and Experience
As our new Project Manager Gloves, we think you relevant University degree or long experience from a similar field. We need you to have the aptitude for driving change and development of processes, structures and way of workings. In addition, supporting continuous improvement as we are building solid common foundations.
You have good communication skills to be able to present your analysis in an understandable and constructive way. Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously, leadership skills and good attention to details.
Most important, you are a motivating team member to partake in supporting development as well as acting in a competence and knowledge sharing culture.
English is required.


What Ejendals can offer you
When you work at Ejendals, you become part of a stable, growing and successful company. You will have the opportunity to work with a well-known brand, where you will play an important role in the company's continued expansion. We offer favorable working conditions and the opportunity to grow and develop in the company. We look forward hearing from you!

Additional Information
Location: Leksand
Schedule: Full-time
We collaborate with Hansson & Partners.
Selection and interviews will be conducted continuously, and the position may be filled before the deadline – so apply as soon as you can.
Send your application to www.hanssonpartners.com no later than April 25, 2021.
For more information contact recruitment consultant:
Martin Ogemar, 072-237 21 30. martin@hnpar.com
Anna Hansson, 070-695 64 63, anna@hnpar.com

We look forward hearing from you!