Product Developer, Cooking, Eating & Decoration

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Product Developer, Cooking, Eating & Decoration - IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult

Can you really reach out to the whole world, enabling a better everyday life for the many people through great product? 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. We are here 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. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion.

Right now we at Business Areas Cooking, Eating and Decoration are looking for a Product Developer to join our inspiring team. Someonewho know product creation and development inside out, have a great eye for trends, aesthetics and know how to informally lead projects and teams. The Product Developer is at the heart of the IKEA Democratic Design process: the development of great home furnishing offer focusing on form, function, sustainability, price and quality based on a holistic and customer centric view.

The Business Area Cooking, Eating and Decoration fills the IKEA stores with inspirational home furnishing accessories. We develop products for cooking and baking, for table setting and eating, as well as products for decorating your home and creating a personal and relaxing atmosphere.

As Product Developer you are responsible for :

·  Leading the product development process
·  Developing and managing a profitable and high performing range in the designated product area
·  Leading the design process in close cooperation with the designers, and securing IKEA identity in each product
·  Challenging the existing points of view and drive creativity and innovation
·  Responsible for involving and optimizing cross-functional competencies and stakeholders in the development team
·  Communicating the strategic and the operational status of the development process with all stakeholders
·  Optimizing the IKEA total value chain possibilities through developing on the home-, factory- and store floor
·  Securing that our product offer is based on knowledge and research about life at home
·  Translating relevant strategies and business needs in to objectives
We want someone to continuously push the boundaries in terms of style, innovation, value, sustainability and simplicity in our product development process. Delivery is a big focus in this role, and we will require a product developer to deliver projects on time and within budget.

YOUR PROFILE
A Product Developer is driven by the passion to develop the future products of IKEA and create a better everyday life for the many people. Someone who have the ability to see things from a customer's perspective and conceptualize things that don't exist. This means that this is a challenging and rewarding position with enormous impact on the many people around the world.
You need to have experience in product development. Knowledge, experience and passion for home furnishing, design, style and trends are definitely a must. We love what we do and we seek people who love their work too and who share our values in their professional and everyday life.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

·  Good knowledge about product development and business development
·  The ability to lead creative processes and cooperate effectively with designers, consumers and suppliers
·  Ability to work with conceptual ideas, and also able to bring these into final solutions
·  Solid IKEA knowledge, or the willingness to acquire quickly, but comprehend the IKEA idea of creating a better everyday life for the many
·  Passion & deep knowledge about life at home and customer needs
·  The ability to explore different perspectives, be innovative and be comfortable in the unknown
·  A constant urge to improve, develop, change and influence
·  A truly curious and courageous mind-set
·  Fluency in English, bot spoken and written
·  Preferably a design education at BA or MA level
GROWING TOGETHER
IKEA of Sweden is a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people". We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. We offer this position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Range Manager Liljana Kusibojoska Forssten at ************@*******.** . For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Hanne Posselt (**********/ ************@*******.** )

We look forward to getting to know you when you feel you have what it takes.

IKEA of Sweden is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IoS is based in Älmhult – the heart of IKEA and the centre of IKEA range development.

Job ID

261712BR


Range & Supply
The IKEA Group is a world leader in the home furnishing business. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our operations include developing and supplying the global IKEA product range, including a range of IKEA food offers.

Removal Date

18/10/2016