As a Project Manager at IKEA Australia & New Zealand focusing on Expansion you will help shape how IKEA Australia and New Zealand grows and serves more customers. Working within the Service Office’s Project Management Office, you will lead the scoping and delivery of complex projects - from assessing feasibility and building the business case for investment through to delivery and performance review.
You will connect business strategy with project execution, making sure opportunities are commercially sound, aligned with our goals and delivered with a focus on long-term value.
Our team within IKEA
IKEA Retail, as the core business of Ingka, is dedicated to creating a better everyday life for many by ensuring long-term profitable growth, making IKEA more affordable, accessible, and sustainable. This commitment involves leading retail operations, serving happy customers, and developing IKEA as a purpose-led brand, while continuously expanding our presence to meet customers wherever and however they choose. We proactively set the business development agenda for IKEA Australian and New Zealand through the rapid deployment new technology and accelerated growth and expansion, enabling us to reach more of the many people with our home furnishing solutions.
About this work area
As a Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of projects, with a focus on commercial development projects, including the opening of new IKEA stores and optimising our existing stores to maximise our commercial footprint. Working with teams across real estate, commercial, construction and business navigation, you will assess opportunities, guide investment decisions and support projects through to successful delivery.
You will balance commercial viability, customer and business needs, cost, quality and risk. Your responsibilities will include: • Partnering closely with our real estate team and construction teams to perform site studies and support with due diligence and business cases associated with the opening of new IKEA stores. • Assessing project opportunities, testing assumptions and preparing commercial justifications to support informed investment decisions and business cases. • Developing and monitoring project budgets, forecasts and financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities while keeping commercial objectives in view. • Leading complex projects from opportunity through delivery, maintaining alignment on scope, plans, sequencing, timelines, quality, risks, reporting and global governance standards. • Procuring external service providers and vendors where relevant, negotiating and managing contracts, and monitoring supplier relationships and performance. • Building alignment across internal teams and external partners, including authorities and municipalities, while supporting clear communication and effective change management. • Bringing together project teams and resources, setting clear responsibilities and fostering capable, collaborative ways of working. • Coordinating interdependencies across projects and the line organisation, evaluating outcomes and sharing key learnings across country, matrix and group functions.
You bring strong commercial and financial acumen, alongside the project management skills to turn business opportunities into well-managed outcomes. You understand how project decisions affect costs, growth and profitability, and can guide business cases and investment discussions with confidence.
You are comfortable working in complex, changing environments and can connect strategic objectives to practical delivery. You build productive relationships, influence and inspire leaders and co-workers, and lead through people across the IKEA value chain. Knowledge of retail operations and projects involving real estate, rebuilds, fit-outs, infrastructure or construction will help you succeed in this role.
To be considered for this role you will have: • Minimum of 8-10 years of experience as a commercial development manager or project manager, with a proven track working on retail projects and development projects • Experience working in the retail sector will be highly regarded • Proven experience from senior leadership role(s). • Experience within a global organisation, leading in complex business environments with both physical and digital operations and development.
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