Product Engineering Manager | RA Decoration and Celebrations
Ikea Of Sweden AB / Chefsjobb / Älmhult
2025-01-31
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We're excited to announce an opening for a Product Engineering Manager to join our awesome engineering team at Range Area Decoration & Celebrations. As a part of our engineering team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our people and range.
In Core Business Range, we are ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together. We have decided that we will focus, simplify and concentrate going forward by putting the product in the center - with a full focus on the core of our assignments.
Our business is about developing products, it is at the center of all that we do, our daily job. We are looking for you, who are familiar with working with the IKEA range, passionate about home furnishing and the business we are in and interested in solving real needs in people's homes.
As a Product Engineering Manager, you will report to the Engineering Manager and together with the Engineering Manager be responsible for leading and developing the engineering function including recruitments, development, performance management, retention and succession plans for co-workers in the team.
You will be responsible for both business and people. Together with your Engineering Manager you will define your business scope and how you together can create the best pre-conditions for your team to succeed.
You are guided by IKEA values and your strong leadership capabilities as you lead by example and act as role model, coach and motivate your coworkers in your daily behaviors. You are comfortable leading your team in change and constant transformation with a positive mindset. Staying close to your team, assign tasks and responsibilities and closely follow through, whilst creating a culture of developing business and people together.
As a Product Engineering Manager you will:
Lead a team of Engineering specialists, cross-topics, and secure excellence in operations
Lead through change. Change leader to strategic topics that demand new ways of working, while maintaining a focus on both people and business.
Lead competences development and succession plan
Secure and optimize planning and allocation of relevant Engineering Specialists resources in Development & Life Cycle Maintenance
Contribute to engineering related topics like materials and packaging, as well as to Range Area strategies and business plan.
The Product Engineering Manager is crucial for developing our business and people together. We believe that your presence with the team is important and expect that you work most of the time in the workplace. Älmhult has commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg three times a day.
Qualifications
You are an expert in demonstrating strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
In-depth knowledge of range and product development and business development
Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder expectations to achieve shared goals.
Familiarity with production processes and technologies, with the ability to identify opportunities for optimization and cost reduction while maintaining product quality.
Can explore different perspectives, welcome innovation and dare to challenge when needed. You have excellent communication and networking skills and are motivated by continuously improving ways of working.
Additional information
Please submit your CV in English latest 16 February 2025.
In addition, please enclose answers to the following questions:
Which of the IKEA values would you say is most relevant to a leadership role and why?
Please let us know why you want to be a leader.
It is worth noting that we are working with continuous selection in this process and will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.
For questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact the recruiter Bence Denes.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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Arbetsgivare Ikea Of Sweden AB (org.nr 556074-7551)
Tulpanvägen 8 (
visa karta)
343 81 ÄLMHULT
Arbetsplats Ikea Of Sweden
Jobbnummer 9138310