Product Engineering Manager - Range Area Cooking & Eating

Are you ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together?? 

We are looking for a Product Engineering Manager to Range Area Cooking & Eating

At Cooking & Eating, we pride ourselves on our close-knit, collaborative team where every member's contribution is valued. We are currently seeking a Product Engineering Manager to join our team. If you love working in a fast-paced environment and enjoy taking on greater business responsibility and ownership, then this role is perfect for you! 

As a Product Engineering Manager you will report to the Engineering Manager and you will together be responsible for leading and developing both people and business of the function. 

As a Product Engineering Manager you will: ? 

• Lead a team of Engineering specialists, cross-topics, and secure excellence in operations.? 
• Lead competence development and succession planning ? 
• Lead the development and deployment of common Product Engineering guidelines, principles, and tools to ensure democratic design ? 
• 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 ? 

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 co-workers in your daily behaviors. You are comfortable leading your team in change and constant transformation. You stay close to your team, assign tasks and responsibilities and closely follow through, whilst creating a culture of developing business and people together.? 

The Product Engineering Manager is crucial for developing our business, and we believe that your presence with the team and working most of the time in the workplace is important. 

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. 

Additional information 

This position is a permanent position based in?Älmhult, Sweden. 

Älmhult has?commuting possibilities with hourly trains from Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg three times a day. 

Please submit both your?CV and motivation letter in English?latest?30th of August 2024, answering below two questions:? 

• What do you believe is your contribution to this position? 
• What values and strengths will come through in your leadership? 

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Engineering Manager, Mats Svensson at Write an email 

For questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact People and Culture Recruiter Write an email 

We look forward to receiving your application. 

Company description 

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. 

To cook and eat together is for many a way to share, not only a meal, but also to hang out together, share stories, traditions, discussions, and opinions. It’s a social activity, full of life and energy. Our goal is to support the many people in their everyday cooking and eating activities and deliver a wide range of products, designed for both cooking healthy in a sustainable way, and enjoying eating them together. 

We are a team of about 50 colleagues who work across the Cooking & Eating business. Together we focus on developing an excellent cooking & eating offer to enable a healthy, sustainable, and enjoyable life around food. For the many people and always with the low price in mind.