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Product Requirement Engineer – RA Food Food Services
Are you ready to become part of IKEA Food, Range Area (RA) – Food Services´ Engineering Team?
Great, then you might be the one we are looking for. We are all passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, safe, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth, and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.
As a Product Requirement Engineer (Regulatory and Compliance) at IKEA RA Food Services you will belong to the Engineering function, and you will report to the Engineering Manager. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the exciting growth of food by securing product and labelling compliance for IKEA Food Products as well as creating processes and ways of working on various requirement topics. We are growing, which means that you will be growing with us.
As Product Requirement Engineer for Food your main responsibilities are:
Provide active support to the product development teams providing advice on ingredients, recipes, product information and communication material compliance
Development of the label compliance for IKEA Food Range
Support implementing the process of stickers product information internally and with the external partners
Be in the lead of implementing regulatory and IKEA specific requirements on the IKEA Food Range
Making sure deadlines are met and products information is compliant with local market legislation
Create, maintain and collaborate with internal and external regulatory network
Part of the development team for a specific product category

You have background and experience in the food industry focusing on label development and food legislation requirements. You have a university degree in Food Engineering, Food Science or Food Technology. You are also fluent both in spoken and written English.
You are a good communicator with the ability to work with consultants and authorities. The skill of building networks and trustful relations will be important and require that you share and learn openly with others.
You lead by example, take responsibility for your own growth and development in the role, as well as being a true team player and contribute with competence to the rest of the team.
Your problem solving and structured approach is obvious, and you are improvement driven, self-motivated alongside with being result orientated and focused on details. You want to be part of a developing, changing business based on values and you have the interest and ability to handle and drive change in a complex, fast paced, international environment.

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The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden. At IKEA of Sweden we have a strong sense in meeting each other and work together. We do offer flexibility with the possibility to work from home, but we want to meet you at the office most of your time and when the business requires us to meet physically.
We look forward to receiving your application – CV and answer to the below question – in English latest the January 11th 2026.
What made you interested in this role and enticed you to apply?
What experience do you have that you believe will be beneficial for you in this role?

Please note that we are interviewing on an ongoing basis, so make sure to apply as soon as possible. We will not accept applications through e-mail.
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact the hiring manager: Jenny Nygren, Engineering Manager Food Services at [email protected]
If you have any questions about the role or the process, feel free to reach out to the recruiter Christina Appelqvist, +46-766-113408
Please note that due to the upcoming holiday period between 8 December 2025 and 7 January 2026, responses and the recruitment process may take additional time. We appreciate and thank you for your patience and understanding - and wish you Happy Holidays!
We, IKEA RA Consumer Package Goods, are on an exciting journey where we, over the next years, will continue to strengthen the core of what we do developing food that is good for people and the planet. Everyday we dare to challenge ourselves and living our values and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.
Did you know that more than 520 million guests enjoyed our food last year?
Älmhult – the heart of IKEA
This is where our culture and values were shaped and still develop. It is a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Beside the IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotel, the IKEA store and many other places to learn and meet, there is Aktivitetshuset, which is a meeting place and spare time facility with lots of possibilities for IKEA co-workers and their families. If you choose to commute to Älmhult, this is not a problem because the office is a stone's throw from the train station, and the shuttle buses to Helsingborg leave right outside IKEA of Sweden
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Business Area TESEC consists of Textiles, Collections and Social entrepreneurs’ business development. In BA TESEC we are a group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing and making the impossible possible. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “To create a better everyday life for the many people” 

Right now, we are looking for a Product Requirement Engineer that can translate customer’s wishes into technical requirements.

As a Product Requirement Engineer you will work in the product development team as the requirement specialist and some of the tasks will be that you are responsible to identify and develop product requirements that will make our products safe, loved by our customer and sellable on all our markets. 

You will also create strong relationship with Requirement development department and as well as engineers from purchasing organization to secure understanding of the product requirements and successful implementation. You will have good knowledge into IKEA specifications, standards, and test methods relevant for the product areas you are responsible for. 

Furthermore, in this assignment your main responsibilities will be develop product requirements for sustainable, safe, and functional products and identify and connect legal and market specific requirements on products. To develop durability and functional tests that resembles real life usage over the lifetime of the product and to be responsible to communicate technical requirements/test methods to stakeholders e.g., product development team, engineers from Purchasing Organization and Test labs.
 
Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English before January 14th. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We are interviewing continuously and will the close the advert when we find the right candidate.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact hiring manager Anders Karlsson at +46 73-250 21 76

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Jakob Bergström at +46 70-147 48 90.
The position is located in Älmhult, Sweden. Älmhult has commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg three times a day.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact recruitment specialist Christina Appelqvist + 46 766113408
Please apply no later than the 16th of January 2022, but note that we are interviewing continuously and will the close the advert if we find the right candidate before closing date.

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