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.

Can you really reach out to and influence the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the south of Sweden? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. It is also in Älmhult where we explore the future to create ideas and innovations for a better everyday life at home for the many people.

Our vision – Do you share it?
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and the people who produce our products. We want to create customer success with our home furnishings offer focusing on price and quality, design and function, and sustainability. 
 
The IKEA kitchen is designed from the inside out – brains on the inside and beauty on the outside. We want to create an everyday easier life in the kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of the home – the social meeting point for the family, full of life and activity. It must also be highly functional with the solutions that make preparing food, cooking, eating, storing and cleaning up easy. And of course, after that perfect meal has been prepared, we can provide the perfect table and chairs to dine together. We want to be customer’s first choice for kitchen. 

About the assignment
As 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 organization and suppliers to secure successful implementation. 

About the job
As a Product Requirement Engineer your will work with the development of new products and improvements of the running range. You will work as part of the Kitchen & Dining team in the area of Front, Knobs and Handles. You will be responsible to identify and create product requirements and choose test methods for the products. You will also contribute to the creation of new and additional development tests needed for product validation that will contribute to a better quality, safer products with higher customer satisfaction. 

To be successful in this role we see that you have a university degree in engineering and experience working with requirements in the process of product development and product improvements. You have knowledge in materials such as solid wood and other board materials and related surface treatments as well as production methods.

You need to have good insight into specifications, test methods and being updated on changes in legislation and other external requirements that may influence the product areas under your responsibility. To be successful you need to be able to communicate and cooperate with a wide range of stakeholders like the development team, the purchasing organization and the suppliers.

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. You have experience from product development and probably supply chain- and production knowledge and are skilled in requirement management and verification planning. IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world. You therefore need to be fluent in English.

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering working environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. At IKEA we believe that when you as an individual grow - IKEA grows!

This is a permanent position based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö, and an IKEA shuttle bus run back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Bo Persson +46 723528453. For questions regarding the recruitment process  please contact Kristýna Brabcová +46 733427586 or Johanna Hansson +46 73 376 1744. 

Last day of application is 1st July 2018.