Job description

Do you have a solid base in manufacturing and product development methodologies? Would you like a position where you work in a truly international environment? Then this might be a chance for you!

You will work in a small, 3-member micro-team with a Business Developer who negotiates prices and take care of the overall commercial relation with the supplier and a Supply Planner who handles logistics. As part of the annual action plan, you will be responsible for the constant improvement of the quality of IKEA products as well as the production process and workflow through tools such as 5S, Lean, and machine capacity utilization. All with the aim of reducing production inefficiencies, in terms of sustainability and business ethics. You will also perform:

Developing relationships with suppliers the micro-team regularly travels to the field in order to understand and solve issues firsthand, we see production from the ground up, help with the implementation of action plans, and cooperate in audit processes.

Data analytics this will be a primary function and most of your office-hours.

Operation helping suppliers with entering up-to-date product documents into the system to secure compliance, resolving claims from A to Z, regular communication with suppliers (emails, calls), meetings with management and the team.

At IKEA, we see things a little differently. We onboard our suppliers as partners with whom we create long-term relationships. We want them to grow with us, become more efficient and achieve lower prices.

Are you ready to be part of a journey towards affordable sustainability for our customers? Are you the Production Engineer we are looking for?

As part of New Business team , you will have access to a huge knowledge base and experience in both leadership and the material, production and value chain. We offer trust and space to test and try, explore, make mistakes and learn from it, and develop us and our partners.

Qualification

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates with.

Relevant experience of 4-8 years in industries such as Textiles / Hard Goods / Wood

Proven experience in Quality & Compliance / Production environment, good knowledge of materials properties, production processes and technologies,

The ability to think out-of-the-box and critically in the constant search for ways to improve our products,

Analytical thinking , which you will use in analysing processes from the beginning of product implementation to data evaluation and finding improvements, cost savings, better design or quality,

Patience and good communication to help you find common ground with suppliers of different nationalities and to meet IKEAs business demands.

The ability to manage time well, to balance between the factory floor and office work.

Professional Certifications (preferred): Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management (TQM), Project Management.

SASA - IND - Production Engineer – New Business

Ikea

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