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 introduces 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people! For IKEA, children are the most important people in the world. In Children’s IKEA our goal is to develop products that children and their parents love and trust because they are fun, safe, healthy and affordable. Our mindset is that we only offer products that we would give to our own children and knowledge is the foundation to everything we do. This takes passionate and engaged co-workers and a playful and creative environment.
Do you want to secure the Product Offer Development agenda in Children’s IKEA and lead a passionate team of engineers? If yes, this might be the perfect challenge for you!

Do you want to lead IKEA into the future where we even stronger position ourselves as a leader in life at home? Are you a passionate leader with the ability and courage to lead from vision to action that develop Business and People together? Do you want to be part of Children’s IKEA and work for the most important people in the world? Then we are looking for you!

About the role

As EQR Development Manager, you will be responsible to secure planning, prioritization and execution of all projects in the Product Development portfolio from the perspectives of EQR (Engineering, Quality and Requirements) and usage of standard materials, shared solutions and design for total cost.

As EQR Development Manager you will be a member of the BA Management Team and deliver to the Business Plan and Business agenda. Your main focus will be on leading and securing a high level engineering development and innovation with the aim of efficient usage of resources and significantly increasing the customer experience in connection with function, quality, sustainability and low cost. You will report directly to the Business Area Manager.

- You have a proven leadership and a strong foundation in the IKEA values and culture
- You have a deep business and product development knowledge on a strategic and tactical level
- You are a humble leader with extensive experience from strategic development and international business.
- You have deep knowledge in material and technical development as well as supply chain.
- You have a strong will to influence and make a difference and you are passionate about leading and coaching people in a changing environment.
- You are an excellent stakeholder manager and you are business minded with a simple and straightforward communication style which builds credibility and trust.
- You are driven by the desire to develop range and business and you thrive in an environment which involves problem solving and finding new solutions.
- You have great passion and interest in the home furnishing business.

Sounds interesting? Submit your application as soon as possible however not later than 21st of January 2018. 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 candidate. If you have any questions about the position please contact Business Area Manager Fredrika Inger +46 728865896, for the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist, Johanna Hansson
+46 73 376 1744

We look forward to receiving your application!