SCD - Project Leader, Intralogistics

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IKEA is one of the world's leading home furnishing companies. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering 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.

The Intralogistics organisation is responsible to establish, lead, support and develop logistics solutions for the various IKEA units that have a logistical and fulfilment component, including the development and innovation agenda of intralogistics at IKEA global. In practical terms, Intralogistics shall lead and educate in creating concepts, processes and solutions for IKEA Handling and Storage as well as to act as centre of expertise for all establishments of logistics units around the globe. The organisation is in strong lead towards a more mechanical and automated goods handling.

About the job
As a Project Leader you are responsible to lead intralogistics projects, reviews, implementations and establishment support. You will also be responsible for securing site management and commissioning for any in-house solution, for a solid investment and moreover, to provide intralogistics expertise.

About the assignment
As the Project Leader you will, among other tasks:
Lead Intralogistics projects and reviews by securing the deliverables through the Intralogistics team
Lead the Intralogistics existing or new in-house or external supplier System/Solution/Component implementation and its commissioning
Lead the development of the logistical setup within an establishment or retrofit project
Contribute to the development of the Projects and Implementation department by implementing learnings and developing common ways of working
Secure an information and communication flow within each project and through the Intralogistics sub area
Facilitate training "camps" for specific target groups like project leaders and other Intralogistics stakeholders
Travels are included periodically in this position
About you
As a person, you have a high interest in technology, digitalization, automatic and robotics. You have a passion for planning and leading projects in a global assignment and a desire to drive and develop the business and yourself to deliver excellent results. You go the extra mile and find new solutions to enable IKEAs journey to become a true Multichannel Retailer. Last but not least, you have a strong interest for supply chain, as well as the strong desire to collaborate and interact with stakeholders.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have:
A strong knowledge and understanding of IKEA processes and organisations as well as IKEA´s Supply Chain
A good understanding of Intralogistics as well as of component implementation and start up
A deep knowledge of the Warehousing Concept
Capability to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver results by involving and engaging people
The ability to manage multiple projects and work within an agile environment, you are experienced and educated in project management
Capability to represent IKEA and to be an IKEA ambassador in everything you do and represent IKEA towards external suppliers
A passion for Intralogistics and knowledge and understanding of the IKEA processes, organizations and supply chain.
Fluency in English


This position is based either in Älmhult, Sweden. The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your application in English as soon as possible but latest 27th of April. If you have questions regarding the role please contact Debbie Pye at +49 151 44 060911. If questions about recruitment process please contact Haben Debessay at +46 72 352 75 81. Please note that we don’t accept application through email.

We welcome all applications. In the first selection process, we will consider candidates from current Supply Chain Development organisation.

Co-workers within IKEA Supply lead an exciting life! The mission is to develop business with suppliers in order to deliver IKEA products to our stores located around the world. The goal is to meet the price, quality and quantity expectations of our customers. In our Purchasing & Logistics Area we are working with suppliers in northern Europe and have offices in Älmhult, Kaunas, Moscow and Dortmund.