Knowledge

Very good understanding of Democratic design and customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness and products critical to quality (CTQ)
Very good understanding of Democratic Design and customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness.
Very good knowledge about DPOP and WoW in the HFB's
Very good knowledge of the product requirements, standards and test methods to verify requirements of products
Good knowledge of materials' properties and construction and its impact on cost and sustainability · Good knowledge of production processes and technologies
Good knowledge in Solid works, PDOC and IKEA specifications
Understanding of IKEA Strategic Landscape, especially IKEA Purchasing Strategy, IKEA Business model and IKEA Business Model for growth and key processes (e.g. PDP, SDP, DPOP) and IKEA Purchasing Manual
Understanding of relevant Category Plans and Total Cost

Motivation

Strong motivation to work in team, lead through engaging and coaching people
Result oriented, high energy and self-driven way of working to deliver better products by involvement of right stakeholders at IKEA & Suppliers.
Sense of urgency and a never compromise attitude towards quality
Eager to actively search for information and continuously learn from good examples and mistakes and share experiences
Interest and drive to build trust and partnership to reach common goals

Capability

Capability of project leadership and its key element as scope, time, plan, stake holder and change management
Capability to work and align cross business teams, optimize, anchor and deliver products impacting many suppliers and regions
Process oriented with good analytical and structured approach
Capability to act in reality and follow up to secure proper and consistent implementation.
Ability to make decisions and solve problems with a holistic view; always act with the customer, supplier and total IKEA in mind
Good communication skills in English and Mandarin both written and verbal

Key previous experience s and proven skills

Experience in product development and implementation of product specifications in production environment.
Experience of relevant production technologies and materials and working with Production & Product Risk Assessment (FMEA).
Understanding of customers' needs and expectations towards the key and secondary functions of different products (e.g. safety, durability, ergonomics etc.).
Has a good balance between overall/holistic view and details.
Ability to understand standards and share and live IKEA values

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