Assignment
- Product Development News Moves Improves
- Lead from a Category perspective and secure scalability for further implementation at other suppliers
- Communicate changes and progress to relevant parties.
- Assess Product and Production risk assessments.
- Participate in Engineering Readiness Meetings (ERM)
- Ensure clear product documentation with CTQs.
- Approve product and packaging tests before progressing to the next phase.
- Support Production Engineer during startup.
- Manage Quality Compliance
- Participate in development of specs incl IOS MAT
- Ensure approved product documentation meet all requirements.
- Lead product improves and act on deviations (such as safety or quality alarms) requiring product adaptation.
- Improving selected suppliers development capabilities by assessing and guiding gap closing
- Stakeholder management - establish network with IoS ICOMP Business Teams and Development Suppliers.
Qualifications :
Knowlege
- 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 HFBs
- 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 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.
Additional Information :
- This position will be based in Shanghai. The selection process will take place continuously so please send in your application in English as soon as possible.
- Please note that we dont accept application through email. All applications must be submitted through the Smart Recruiters system.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time