Production Engineer - Category Area Textile Furnishings - Purchase Development

Company Description

Hej! We are IKEA!
One brand, a full value chain, and many, many people – that’s us in a nutshell.
Spread all over the world, we have a passion for home furnishing and an inspiring shared vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people.

We do this by offering 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.
The Inter IKEA Group is a part of Inter IKEA Systems B.V., owner of the IKEA Concept and worldwide IKEA franchisor.
IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
IKEA Purchasing & Logistic Services México in Mexico City, Mexico is part of our Supply Area Americas region which also has an office in King of Prussia, PA and Curitiba, Brazil, and is a subsidiary of the Inter IKEA Group.
This role is based in Mexico City Supply office.

** Only applications and resumes in English will be considered*
* Job Description

Do you have passion for Home Furnishing Products? Would you like to be part of our Comfort Seating team?
Do you have a solid base in quality and systems/manufacturing? A position that offers you a chance to challenge existing manufacturing techniques with a win-win mindset? A position where you will lead the work of securing the high quality and safety of our products to millions of customers each year? Then this might be a chance for you!
About the assignment
As the Production Engineer, you will lead the engineering and quality agenda with the overall goal to improve customer satisfaction.

You are the main contact towards the suppliers in North America and work as part of the business team together with the supplier to develop and secure quality and compliance in the production process, handling of quality deviations, and secure compliance to all IKEA requirements.

Amongst your responsibilities:

Lead the Supplier Development for quality and manufacturing with responsibility to identify and implement actions and execution of the projects
Lead implementation of new products at suppliers
Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems, understands holistic picture for the Americas
Secure supplier & product quality/safety compliance
Collaborate with global teams within quality matrix to develop IKEA safety and quality policies and performance
Leading the continuous improvements agenda from a quality & production efficiency perspective striving for cost out
Drive the product development and continuous improvement agenda, ensuring innovation, operational excellence, and enhanced production efficiency.
Must be willing to actively search for information and continuously learn from good examples and mistakes.
Have the interest and drive to build trust and partnership to reach common goals.
Are results oriented and self-driven in ways of working to deliver better products for the many people by working together in IKEA and with suppliers.
Build and maintain business relations, have excellent communication skills, be a good team player, be persistent and live our IKEA values.
Travel required - 30%

Qualifications

About you
A background in engineering, quality and product/production development
Solid knowledge of production processes and technologies,
Solid experience in manufacturing industry, experience in certification and testing globally would be preferred
Preferably having an engineering education and at least 3 years working experience
Strong communicative skills and…