IKEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishings at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of the supply process is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. Purchasing & Logistics Area North Europe is one of total 9 Purchasing & Logistics Areas within IKEA, and our co-workers are based in Älmhult, Dortmund and Kaunas.

• Lead and involve the right resources in Purchasing to secure the product development projects
• Lead product development at the factory floor from a technical point of view and secure scalability for further implementation at other supplier
• Participate in Contract Review and lead implementation of product documentation connected to new articles as well as product improvements
• Secure that the product is at correct quality level
• In cooperation with supplier and Product Compliance specialist, secure and verify that all IKEA requirement documents are correct
• Contribute to the development projects from a technical perspective, with competence in construction, material, production, quality and customer expectations
• Actively identify put forward and execute Product Improvements
• Conduct Production Risk Assessments for new products together with production engineer
• Together with supplier organize and secure product is started

• Background of textile and sewing engineering and/or experience from textile and sewing industry
• Good communication skills in English both written and verbal
• Very good knowledge of the textile product requirements, standards and test methods also knowledge of textile’s properties and construction
• Capability to lead projects and secure implementation
• Very good understanding of customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness and products critical to quality
• Very good communication skills, will and ability to work in team
• Capability to build trust and relationships, for long-term business partnership
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems with a holistic view
• Good balance between overall view and details
• Very good computer software skills (MS Office applications)
• Driving license cat. B

We are looking forward to receiving your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously so do not be late! Send in your application today!