Expansion Project Leader

**Job ID**: 275539
- **Date posted**: 04/10/2025

**Who you are**You bring a high affinity for and proven advanced experience in project management or equivalent. You have experience from managing change in a complex business environment and proven advanced training in PPS (Practical Project Steering) for project leaders.Note:

- Number of Position - 2 (1- Gurgaon and 1 - Bangalore)You have knowledge in following areas:Proven and strong project management and cost management skillsHow to improve existing ways of workingRetailing experience and standardsAbout governance process and elaboration of investment requestsRetail Establishment and connected processesLocal market strategies, priorities and expansion planning processHow to create and implement change initiatives and manage stakeholdersMultichannel shopping experience **Your responsibilities**You will be responsible for the realization of the project objectives according to the specific project brief of one or several Retail Establishment Projects and contribute to development and continuous improvement of the way of working in Retail Establishment. Note:

- This role is on three years fixed term contractBe accountable for the project budgetBe responsible to deliver a project within time, budget and qualityBe responsible to make final decisions in a projectTake a leading role in the commercial planning and build up activities for the pre-projectsBe responsible to ensure a proper handover of projects to the line organisationDocument lessons learned through the project phases as well as a secure final report after the customer meeting point openingBe responsible for steering group reportingWork across different functions and lead people in different projectsCoordinate the planning process with Group ExpansionTake lead in working across functions within Ingka Group and collaborate with other IKEA unitsIn addition you have the ability to take responsibility from start to end, achieve goals, prioritise and make decisions with speed and simplicity and keep deadlinesYour English is excellent **Together as a team**In our team we take pride in seeing everyone around us grow and develop, and we encourage people to experiment, test, try - and sometimes fail. As long as they learn along the way We know that everything is changing more rapidly today and that we sometimes need to lead in the unknown. So we throw ourselves out there to explore new possibilities and ways of doing things to make both our people and our business prosper.To support the management of the organization's people and culture. Activities include developing people and culture management strategies and policies to meet business needs; planning, administering, and reviewing activities concerned with recruitment, training and development, compensation and benefits, mobility, talent acquisition, diversity, talent management & organization development and co-worker relations. The activities of this family also include payroll.We are an equal opportunity employer:At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.