Product Requirement Engineer, Business Area Bedroom & Bathroom,
IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult
IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.

There are exciting times in Business Area (BA) Bedroom & Bathroom. The agenda is filled with great opportunities and now is the chance to be part of a team that is making a big impact on the many people. 

Are you the right person to join us on our journey?

Do you want to be part of developing great products that will take IKEA into the future where we even stronger position ourselves as a leader in life at home? Do you want to be responsible to capture safety, legal and market demands for the product area you work in, as well as develop new tangible, technical requirements built on the insights of customers needs, expectations and behaviours? 

Then you might be our new Product Requirement Engineer.

You see things a bit differently. So do we. We believe in discovering and developing the talent in each of us. We offer positions that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow. Come and see things a little bit differently with us!

About the job
IKEA of Sweden is a truly global and technically innovative environment. Here you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of product types and face many technical challenges every day. As a Product Requirement Engineer, you are responsible for the specification of products during its full lifecycle. Your task is to identify and create product requirements and to choose test methods for the product area. You will also contribute to the creation of new and additional development tests needed for product validation that will contribute to better and safer products with higher customer satisfaction. You will work with colleagues from all over the world. You therefore need to be fluent in English.

About the assignment
As a Product Requirement Engineer you are an important contributor in the product development process and the creation of new products with customer satisfaction in mind. You are able to spread your technical knowledge further than your technical team of peers and create understanding for the requirement agenda. You will define and document the relevant product requirements as well as have a close dialogue with the purchasing organisation and suppliers to secure successful implementation. You need to have good insight into specifications and test methods, and to stay updated on changes in legislations and other external requirements that may influence the product areas under your responsibility. You will work with both new product developments as well as with improvements of the running range.

Are you driven by a constant urge to improve, develop and challenge? Would you like to use your solid technical knowledge and experience to create new, surprising and/or improved solutions for a better everyday life for the many people? Then this may just be for you!

You have a University Degree in Engineering and solid technical experience from a relevant field. You have experience in product development and/or creating and documenting product requirements, as well as knowledge of certification and testing. Preferably you have been working with metal, board materials and wood.

You have excellent communication skills and the ability to take the lead in your own work as well as in your contacts with internal and external stakeholders. Experience from working with tests and verification of products is a requirement as well as the ability to understand, translate and apply technical requirements in the product development. You also have knowledge about implementing new products into the supply-chain. You are skilled in requirement development and verification methods.

IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world and you therefore need to be fluent in English.

The position is permanent and located in Älmhult, Sweden. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.
If you have any questions about the position you are welcome to contact Jessica Nilsson +46 723528946. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Ramkumar Ramachandran +46 734207773
(NB: In vacation till 01st Dec. sms only, response can be delayed due to difference in time zone).
Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest 30th November.