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Location

Bangalore | India

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Job description

IKEA is one of the world's leading home furnishing companies. Our vision is 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.

Supply Area South Asia (SASA) is one of the supply areas for IKEA comprising of South Asia Region comprising of India, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Bangladesh. We produce and supply IKEA products with affordability, accessibility, sustainability, and quality from the region for the global value chain. We work throughout the whole value chain - from supplier to customer. SASA has a rich history of sourcing from the South Asia region for more than four decades. 

Do you have a passion for sustainability, new comfort solutions and textile development? We are now looking to recruit a Material & Technology Engineer in the Category Area Textile Furnishings . This role requires extensive travel to supplier locations.

Job Description

About the assignment
We must change. We have one planet with limited resources, at the same time the population is growing. It’s time for us to go all-in, creating a sustainable raw material sourcing for Comfort. IKEA overall target is to end the dependency on virgin fossil materials by 2030 and to ensure a 100% circular offer by securing that all products have circular capabilities. Materials need to be renewable or recycled supporting sustainable circular flows of resources.

About the role
As a Material & Technology Engineer within Material and Innovation, you will play an important role in the journey towards our 2030 goal. You will work to investigate and introduce alternative comfort materials, supporting the movement to our sustainable targets, anchored in Material Direction. You will work with internal and external stakeholders towards more sustainable product development for IKEAs products and help to build roadmaps to meet the Material Direction goals. You will be responsible to initiate and lead material related development projects and work closely with Material & Innovation Developers. You will be an important link to the product development teams and Range Innovation to secure the implementation of new materials and innovations. You will also secure knowledge sharing and lead material direction related trainings; for example, helping to understand the best material-application fit and making better material choices.

Qualifications

We are looking for people who:

• Have background in product development and textile engineering.
• Have solid knowledge in the textile material field and strong interest in innovations and new materials.
• Are skilled in managing multiple stakeholders and driving change with good communication and networking abilities.
• Have passion for affordable sustainability that reflects in the developments that you will lead.
• Enjoy being on the factory floor doing trials and developing proof of concepts for new solutions.
• Embrace renewable and recycled of materials and stay up-to-date and is curious about what is happening in the industry.
• Has the strength in leading in the unknown with strong project leadership skills.
• Has experience in working end-to-end from the raw material into the final product, securing safety and all requirements needed.
• Is able to secure quality steering documents
• Ensures to register and maintain records and specifications of materials in IKEA systems
• Is motivated by long-term goals and long-term results and likes to think outside the box.
• Likes to challenge self as well as other teams and IKEA. Speaking in IKEA terms and values, you like to ‘dare to be different’.

Additional Information

Sounds interesting?
Please send us your application with your CV and letter of motivation by 21-March-2024 . We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role in.

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates. So, don’t delay, please send us your application today. All CVs/cover letter to be submitted via portal only . No email applications considered.

If you have any questions, write to [email protected] .

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