Engineering & Quality Leader

Do you want to be part of bringing more comfort to peoples’ everyday life? Quality and engineering is of outmost importance when developing comfort and we are now looking for our new Quality & Engineering Leader in IKEA Category Comfort Seating. We offer a stimulating role where you will work on a global arena and get the possibility to lead the engineering, quality and material agenda for comfort seating products at IKEA.

As Engineering & Quality Leader, your job is to secure everyday product quality and compliance to meet IKEA goals. You will develop and lead the engineering and quality development work, with focus to secure execution, in line with business plans. End result is to develop and secure the engineering and quality needs to deliver products satisfying customer expectations.

Your responsibilities will include:
• Contribute to define the engineering and quality agenda in cooperation with the category management team.
• In the category and at our suppliers, lead execution of total Compliance agenda (product/packaging requirement and GO/NOGO standard) and support with establishing compliance fulfilment processes, develop and implement Quality Leadership competencies, support with implementation of quality assurance, ensure that quality tools (for example Process & Design FMEA, Six Sigma etc.) are used. 
• Be part of the category management team and thereby contributing to the total development on both category and category area regarding better way of working, processes, frameworks and tools and promoting learnings from experience and sharing of good practices. 
• Be matrix responsible for the category: Lead and coach the Production and Product engineers, supporting them in local or global engineering/improvement/quality projects. Support the competence development for Engineering and Quality within the category.
• Support in analysing customer feedback, and development of project/actions to improve customer satisfaction.
• At any time, act as an ambassador of IKEA values and Role Model for Fact-based Business leadership.
The position is located in Älmhult, Sweden. Please apply in English before 21-02-2021. 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 candidates. So don’t delay, please send us your application today.

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Jingfei Guo, Business Development Manager Plastic Raw Materials, tel +46 (0) 766 190 784 . If you have any questions about the actual recruitment process, please contact Jakob Bergström, People & Culture Recruiter at +4670-147 48 90

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! 
This position is located in Älmhult (Sweden), Warsaw (Poland), Shanghai (China) or Bucharest (Romania) and may require extensive travelling (150-200 days/year).

If you have any questions about the role please contact Imran Kalwar, Category Manager Comfort Seating at imran.kalwar@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact People & Culture Recruiter Zuzana Vackova, +46 (0)72-151 12 46.

We are looking forward to your application! Please submit both your CV and motivation letter in English by 10th February 2021. Please note that we will review the applications continuously and we may close the job opening once we find the right candidate.