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Production & Chaîne d’approvisionnement

SASA - IND - Product Engineer (New Business)

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Description de poste

Numéro de l'offre: R0009656

Date de publication: 04/11/2024

Company description

One brand, many companies, and many, many people – that’s us in a nutshell. Spread all over the world, we have a passion for home furnishing and an inspiring shared vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people. This, together with our straightforward business idea, shared values, and a culture based on the spirit of togetherness, guides us in everything we do.

To offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low, that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. To meet the needs of our customers we have a unique business model and value chain. It includes product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales. And of course, it starts and ends with our customers.

As Purchasing Development, we purchase the materials and the production capacity to produce both home furnishing products and food. We have more than 1,200 co-workers global wide and operates in 27 locations, this includes 6 category areas and Wood Supply & Forestry.


Job description

The Product Engineer for this role will work on delivering Furniture with focus on wooden material categories (Flatline/Solid wood).

The Product Engineer will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities as below:

  • Lead and involve the right resources in Purchasing to secure the product development (NEWS and MOVES) projects of medium or high complexity are delivered on time, with quality and full compliance
  • Lead product development with focus on furniture with wood knowledge at the factory floor from a technical point of view and secure scalability for further implementation at other suppliers
  • Define together with Home furnishing business’ (HFB), the evaluation & test requirements the supplier has to fulfil during the development stage, follow up that requirements are fulfilled before production start and secure the product is at correct quality level according to IKEA Documentation (including packaging, tests and comply with relevant standards, demands and guidelines)
  • Participate in Contract Review and lead implementation of product documentation connected to new articles as well as product improves at suppliers
  • Secure that the product is at correct quality level according to IKEA Documentation (including packaging and P0010, tested, and complying with relevant Standards, Demands, and Guidelines)
  • In cooperation with supplier and Product Compliance specialist, secure and verify that all IKEA requirement documents are correct, complete and available in the IT system at first delivery
  • Contribute to the development projects from a technical perspective, with competence in construction, material, production, quality and customer expectations
  • Actively identify put forward and execute Product Improvements with priority to satisfy customers, as well to utilize material and energy in an efficient way
  • Conduct Production Risk Assessments for new products together with production engineer
  • Register product and arrange for Gate check before First Delivery
  • Secure the 1st batch production and First delivery inspection are completed and approved

Qualification

We are looking for people with solid knowledge & experiences of new product introduction, production processes and technologies, proven experience in supplier management & project management, you have capability to evaluate the suppliers technical and quality performance to produce products, genuinely interested in understanding the reality of production and continuous improvements.

You have ability to make decisions and solve problems with holistic view.
High energy and self-driven way of working to deliver better products for the many people by working together with the suppliers and co-workers in IKEA.A background in engineering, quality and product/production development.

The Product Engineer for this role will work for delivering Furniture with focus on wooden material categories (Flatline/Solid wood). In-depth knowledge of wood as a material for furniture and the ability to explore local/regional wood species will be the key requirement.

To be successful in this role, below competences are important for you.

  • A background in engineering, quality and product/production development
  • Solid knowledge and experience in Wood construction (for furniture) and production processes
  • Preferably having an engineering education and at least 5 years of working experience
  • Strong communicative skills and speak fluent English in complicated environment with multiple stakeholders, and able to handle conflicts
  • Proven experience in project management
  • Proven experience in stakeholder management
  • Preferred knowledge of product development tools
  • Proactive approach with can-do attitude
  • Experienced in product development and industrialization of products.
  • Knowledge about Total Quality Management
  • Good knowledge about continuous improvement
  • Project leadership experience
  • Ability to work with and through others.
  • Experience to work in a process-oriented environment.
  • Knowledge about Solid Works, Product construction, testing and documentation.

More Information

This position is based in Bangalore, India and you will report to the New Business manager at SASA. We offer mobility support for this role.

Extensive travelling is a part of the assignment since we work closely with our suppliers. 

Sounds interesting?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. Please note that the selection process will take place continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. So don’t delay, please send us your application as soon as possible.

Please note that we don’t accept application through email. All applications must be submitted through SmartRecruiters system.

If you have questions related to recruitment, please write to Recruitment India.

Please note that Inter-IKEA co-workers will be prioritised in this recruitment.

We are an equal opportunity employer:
At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

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