Range and Engineering Manager - IKEA Components

Job Description

Are you able to lead and develop people? To create togetherness and secure high level of engineering development? Working with engineering, quality, sustainability, and product requirement? Have high focus on innovation within IKEA Components range of responsibility?

We are looking for a new Range & Engineering Manager who will join our amazing team!

You will be responsible to secure planning, prioritization and execution of development projects or production concepts from an engineering, quality, sustainability, and material perspective with focus on polymers and metal.

You will also be accountable for related projects from engineering point of view within the IKEA Components range, and that these are delivered with precision connected to scope, specification, quality, time, product cost and project cost.

You will be responsible to lead and secure a high-level engineering development with the aim of efficient usage of resources and significantly increasing the customer experiences in connection to Democratic Design. Responsible for the totality of the succession planning, recruitment & optimize usage of resources within the team and to lead and develop people, create togetherness, and inspire and clarify, always in line with the IKEA values.

To be successful in this role we see that you have leadership experience from strategic/tactical development and international business. You have the capability to build strong lasting relations with internal and external partners. You are passionate about creating the best sustainable product solutions at the right price, quality and good function.

Furthermore, we see that you have proven knowledge and experience in:

• Good business and product/component development knowledge

• Deep knowledge in material and technical development
• Deep knowledge within different production techniques 
• Deep quality and sustainability knowledge on a tactical level
• Knowledge and understanding of the IKEA Value Chain (or similar), the development process, and the prerequisites of the Supply and Retail organizations
• Knowledge, experience and feeling for home furnishings; customer needs, design, style and trends

Additional Information

Does this sound like your next challenge?

Does this sound like your next challenge?

We look forward to receiving your application. Please upload your CV and include your responses to the following two questions – in English, no later than .January 8th 2025. Be sure to keep your answers short and concise:

1.What do you think you would bring to this role and makes you an ideal candidate?

2. What inspired you to apply for this position, and how do you believe your experience matches the key requirements for the role?

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. Please send us your application in English today! 

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Range & Engineering Development Manager (Ola Lindholm) +46 76 135 69 77 or [email protected] or David Engvall, [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Christina Appelqvist, +46-733-113408 

IKEA Components task within IKEA is to lead new product development and range management of selected furniture components and IKEA Retail equipment. Within our product development we aim to create substantial benefits within all democratic design parameters for the IKEA customer. Our main stakeholders in our product development are IKEA of Sweden for the Home Furnishing range and Core Business Franchise for IKEA Retail Equipment. We work fully integrated with the Range & Development teams to lead product development, within our scope, in line with Range & Development Plans at IKEA of Sweden and Core Business Franchise. At the same time, we take lead for a continuous proactive development with focus on innovations of new and more customer friendly solutions.

IKEA Components is part of the IKEA group and shares the IKEA vision and values. Our business is global and we are 1500 employees based in Sweden, Slovakia and China. Through co-operation with IKEA Purchasing Offices, we are in addition represented at several other sites around the world.