Launch & Rollout Leader - Last & First Mile
Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Logistics Management · Program Management
In short
Responsibilities
- Lead the roll-out of IKEA's new last mile solution in the pilot market.
- Assess existing initiatives and drive their integration into a scalable deployment approach.
- Drive stakeholder alignment, implementation readiness, adoption, and delivery.
- Act as the central coordination point between country teams, global stakeholders, operational units, and subject matter experts.
- Identify and manage implementation risks, dependencies, and organisational impacts.
- Lead and support key deployment activities like solution walkthroughs, gap assessments, and training.
- Establish governance and feedback mechanisms to capture learnings and improve the deployment approach.
- Monitor deployment progress, adoption, and business outcomes using data and insights.
Requirements
- At least 5-7 years of relevant project management experience within logistics.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Strong understanding of established project management methodologies and frameworks (e.g., PRINCE2, PMI/PMBOK, Agile).
- Proven experience leading complex logistics transformation programs across multiple markets and stakeholders.
- Strong planning, organisational, and risk management skills.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale, multi-country roll-outs of complex business and operational solutions.
- Strong customer and co-worker focus.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive progress while fostering collaboration.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong understanding of the IKEA Concept, IKEA culture, values, and tone of voice.
Desired Qualifications
- A good understanding and experience of the everyday IKEA store co-worker life is considered a strong plus.
- Experience in transforming complex data into clear insights and decision-making material.
Benefits
- Temporary position for 2 years.
- Involves some travel, with more frequent travel expected during key phases.
Skills
About IKEA
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers. The IKEA retail business…
Company
IKEAJob Posted
2 days ago
Expires
in 2 weeks
Employment Type
Temporary
Work mode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Malmö, Sweden
Applicants
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