SASA-IND-Product Developer (Development Centre)

Company Description

IKEA is Growing - Join Us as a Product Developer in Bengaluru! 🌟

Are You Our Next Product Development Star?

We're IKEA Development Centre (DevC) South Asia - the creative hub where great ideas become amazing products! As our Product Developer, you will be creating and developing IKEA products that many people love.

Job Description

We are looking for someone with passion and capability to:

• Develop and build the IKEA products in assigned area
• Secure translating our knowledge and insights in people’s life at home, into our products with IKEA identity.
• Fit the products into the product range offer and IKEA home furnishing offer.
• Lead product development securing democratic design by using our value chain in an optimal way.
• Together with the cross functional team, execute and secure operational functional activities within the assigned scope of product development, product improvement and life cycle management.
• Contribute to the creation of the overall HFB plan together with cross functional competence
• Contribute to the creation of the overall range plan and the HFB (project) portfolio.
• Contribute to strong collaboration and inclusive climate enabling high performing teams.

Qualifications

We are looking for you with:

• Strong passion for life at home, home furnishings, design, and business development.
• Curious and problem-solving mindset that dares to push boundaries to always strive to develop better products and a better product range offer.
• Passionate about leading and developing better products together with diverse competences, in a constantly changing international environment.
• Motivated by hands on work to secure that goals and deadlines are met.
• Good understanding of the IKEA product range foundation, IKEA Business model, strategic landscape, IKEA direction and Operating model.
• Deep knowledge about IKEA Identity; Democratic design, IKEA style groups, IKEA long term priorities, IKEA living situations and IKEA home furnishing.
• Deep knowledge in Life at home, design, current and future trends, and consumer needs and dreams now and tomorrow.
• Strong ability to lead cross functional competencies towards a common ambition, build networks and strong relations.
• Strong ability to navigate and lead in the unknown by translating imagination into actions and nurture design thinking.
• Strong ability to communicate, visualize, and inspire in a clear way.
• Strong ability to translate knowledge and insights into products for life at home, the factory floor, and customer meeting points.
• Good analytic skills and a problem-solving approach, to enable and secure proactive actions.

Additional Information

This position will be based in Bangalore, India. Travelling is part of the assignment to collaborate and work with different stakeholders, when needed. 

For anybody applying outside India location, please note that this position is possible to be offered as IA contract. 

Sounds interesting?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation by 17-Jan-2025. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role.

Important: We kindly ask you to submit a portfolio showcasing your previous work in product design.

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 questions about the position, please write to Recruitment India.

We are an equal opportunity employer:
At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.