Are you a Foodie?
Great, then you might be the one we are looking for. We are all passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, safe, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.

We are on an existing journey where we, over the next years, will continue to strengthen the core of what we do developing food that is good for people and the planet. Everyday we dare to challenge ourselves and living our values and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success. 
One part of this journey is to move to Älmhult, to IKEA of Sweden, where the total customer offer is being developed. With the move, we want to work closer to our IKEA colleagues across the value chain and how we meet our customers every day. For example, did you know that more than 520 million guests enjoyed our food last year?

Älmhult – the heart of IKEA
This is where our culture and values were shaped and still develop. It is a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Beside the IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotell, the IKEA store and many other places to learn and meet, there is Aktivitetshuset, which is a meeting place and spare time facility with lots of possibilities for IKEA co-workers and their families. If you choose to commute to Älmhult, this is not a problem because the office is a stone's throw from the train station, and the shuttle buses to Helsingborg leave right outside IKEA of Sweden

In the role as Product Requirement Engineer you belong to the Engineering function within Range Area Food services. You will develop and improve products from a requirement perspective based on action plans and requirements. You will also secure our products by optimizing all aspects of Democratic Design. 

As a Product Requirement Engineer you will be:

• Identifying requirements from different markets.
• Responsible to apply the right verification test methods.
• Developing the verification plan of the complete product, covering the product life cycle.
• Responsible to identify compliance gaps in product documentation and give input to action plan.
• Capturing learnings and actively share knowledge connected to requirements.
• Take part and set the scope of prio group inputs related to new requirements

We are looking for a person with a master degree in food science or food technology and work experience in the Food industry. We see that you have product area knowledge (product requirements, market and customer).

As a person you are able to handle large quantities of information and work with several teams and product areas in parallel. You are a great team player that make things happen through involving and engaging people. You are analytical with the ability to transfer knowledge and data into needs and actions.

Does this sound like your next challenge? We are curious to get to know you so warm welcome with your application – CV and letter of motivation-in English-no later than 2023-03-29. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today!

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact the hiring manager Jenny Nygren, Engineering Manager at [email protected].

If you are having any questions about the process, please reach out to Maria Fröberg Larsson, +46 766 190 996.