Engineering & Quality Manager

Company Description
We are a Category Area, with 264 co-workers, managing 300 suppliers. Covering a broad range of materials, such as Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Plastic and Glass, as well as a diverse range of production processes and technologies. We are passionate about people. We believe our people are our success story. Our journey has just begun and we know that so much still remains to be done. This is a great opportunity to drive change in our Engineering and Quality agenda.
Job Description
As Engineering & Quality Manager you work with securing development, improvements and optimization of existing material and production technologies. In close cooperation with the Category Management Team, you will contribute to the development and implementation of Category Plans, setting quality and engineering priorities steering to improve the value chain and product quality and ensure compliance. You work together with Category Managers and business development teams in your area of responsibility to support them in developing and implementing the actions plans that have been agreed with suppliers. You will be a member of Category Area management team.
More in detail the assignment consists of:
Ensure product and supplier compliance.
Leading and/or contributing to optimization improvement of engineering and quality ways of working, processes and frameworks and tools.
Lead the team of Material & Technology Engineers.
Contribute to develop and implement the Material strategy.
Matrix Leader for Engineering and Quality Leaders in the Category Area.
Owns Category Area Material Library, lead and support in co-operation with Material Management and Categories.
Overall responsibility for the competence agenda for engineering roles in the Category Area. This means support in building competence plans and securing material trainings to meet the short and long term business goals and to coach and mentor the co-workers in the positions.

Qualifications
With experience in working with supplier performance management and development, you have deep knowledge of material and production and how to improve quality of consumer products. You have prior experience in a combination of strategic and operational horizon in a complex environment as well as experience in developing business strategy with clearly defined priorities and leading all involved stakeholders towards common goals. You know that key to success is to have motivated and competent people on-board. With your current and previous positions, you have proven your ability in leading and developing both business and people as well as the ability to bring out the best in the people and organisations you encounter. You are a true ambassador of the IKEA values and you apply them in your daily activities and in your interaction with your peers. You have strong integrity and ability to listen to others and appreciate their point of view. Your decisions are based on this and on the need to move forward and achieve results.
Additional information
For more information about the role and the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Recruiter Zuzana Vackova at zuzana.vackova1@inter.ikea.com.
Does this fit in with your previous experience and ambitions for the future? Then we look forward receiving your application in English at the latest by 17th December 2021.