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.

We are on an exciting journey of more sustainable plastic material in IKEA. Recycled and Renewable materials at an affordable price is one key focused area in our plastic strategy.  Can you help us to develop new innovative, sustainable solutions for IKEAs future range of plastic raw material?

IKEA is aiming to be the leading company within technique and design. At IKEA we have high ambitions and we think that everything is possible! Today IKEA have several Development Engineers and Specialists that work with developing customer and environmental friendly solutions for IKEAs home furnishing products. In order to develop next generation’s plastic raw material, we need to strengthen our organisation with skilled and experienced Development Engineers.

Assignment

Your main assignment will be to work in close collaboration with IKEA Home Furnishing Suppliers & IKEA of Sweden in projects for the development of the existing and future unique solutions of material for IKEA products. You will be working on developing plastic raw material solutions mainly within the plastic category.

You will be driving and taking part in innovative development projects, performing material tests and securing the Quality level of the raw material in the responsibility area. You will also be responsible for creating and maintaining the technical documentation, and working with the standardization of the plastic material range. You will also lead the quality compliance of the material and production processes at the raw material suppliers in accordance with IKEA specifications.

Is this the challenge for you?

We are looking for an Engineer with a University Degree in Chemicals/Polymers and a few years of relevant working experience within material development. It is also considered an advantage if you have experience in the injection moulding process and the polymer industry. Having an experience within Manufacturing processes and efficiency improvement processes will be a plus. Our corporate language is English, so fluency both verbally and in writing is required.

As a person you are innovative and you always see solutions instead of problems. Your driving force is to develop the products. In order to sell your ideas to the organization you must be open - and business minded. You are driven and have the ability to build trustful relationships.

You enjoy an agile, yet structured, way of working and achieving results together with a team in a flexible environment, but also have a strong individual drive to deliver high quality results on time. You are always curious about finding better ways of working. Alone or as part of a team, you make the IKEA Culture and Values, such as togetherness, simplicity and cost-consciousness, a living reality in your daily work.

IKEA offers you a challenging position with great development possibilities. You will be working in a truly international environment with a lot of contacts with colleagues and users from all IKEA locations across the world. We hope that you would like to contribute with your unique competence for IKEAs future!

The position is located in Älmhult, Sweden, and requires some international travelling. Please note that we will interview continuously, so please send us your application online as soon as possible, but on 8th August 2022  the latest. 

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Swati Grover, Business Development Manager Plastic Raw Materials. You can reach her at [email protected].

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world leader in life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. We look forward to receiving your application! (In English)