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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 them.

The Intralogistics organisation is responsible to establish, lead, support and develop logistics solutions for the various IKEA units that have a logistical and fulfilment component, including the development and innovation agenda of intralogistics at IKEA global. In practical terms, Intralogistics shall lead and educate in creating concepts, processes and solutions for IKEA Handling and Storage as well as to act as centre of expertise for all establishments of logistics units around the globe. The organisation is in strong lead towards a more mechanical and automated goods handling.

As an Automation & Design Developer you´re responsible for the execution of automation & design tasks in intralogistics projects. You will also develop layouts and designs, perform analyses of existing layouts and provide guidance for improvements of intralogistics systems and solutions. You are responsible perform tender processes and contract management and you are an expertise for all automation & design related requests. Moreover, you are responsible for the performance of project based business analyses, risk assessments, scenario planning and to draw conclusions to support the right business decisions for automation and design within Intralogistics and secure component development as part of the component based planning process.

As the Automation & Design Developer you will among other tasks

• Develop Intralogistics business requirements and specifications related to automation and design components
• Perform data analytics as part of Intralogistics projects or reviews
• Perform Material and Goods flow simulation/analysis as part of Intralogistics projects or reviews
• Execute the planning and design of Intralogistics components
• Verify technical components and their commissioning as part of Intralogistics projects or reviews
• Perform the tendering of automatization (including the vendor selection)
• Support Commissioning and Implementation of the Intralogistics Set Up for intralogistics units
• Responsible to keep relevant regulations and standards updated
• Responsible for verification according to laws and standard of machinery and commercial projects
• Travels are included periodically in this position

As a person, you have a strong interest in supply chain and intralogistics as well as in technology, digitalization, automation and robotics. You have a passion for planning and leading in a global assignment and to drive and develop the business and yourself to deliver excellent results. Moreover, you have a desire to collaborate and interact with various stakeholders.

We also see that you have:

• Strong knowledge of Intralogistics and the connection as part of the IKEA Supply Chain
• Deep knowledge in dimensioning and planning of layout and design for a fulfilment unit
• Basic understanding of Warehouse Management Systems and Material flow Control Systems
• Deep knowledge of the Warehousing Concept and the establishment process
• Good understanding of how your everyday work adds customer value by delivering result
• Fluent in English both written and verbal

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

We offer you a variety of tasks with a fun, friendly, open and international team atmosphere. We also hope you want to contribute with your unique competence to IKEAs future growth!

Sounds interesting?

Submit your application online via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters as soon as possible but latest the 6th of May 2022. If you have questions regarding this position, please send an email to the recruiting team via SmartRecruiters and we will come back to you.

Please, note that this role is located in Älmhult, Sweden. We look forward to receiving your application in English. We only accept applications via our recruitment system.

We welcome all applications. Our culture and values are based on equal opportunities and we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

For questions regarding the poristion, please reach out to hiring manager Tobias Lüling, [email protected].