Quality Deviation Specialist in Food Quality ((m/w/d) at Inter IKEA Group

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis, Claim Management, Conflict Management, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement, Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Process Improvement, Financial Settlement, Trend Analysis, Documentation, Action Planning, Learning Orientation

Industry

Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing

Description

Company Description Our mission in Supply Chain Operations (SCO) is to supply IKEA products to our customers in a simple, affordable, sustainable, and excellent way. Whenever our products don’t reach our customers in an excellent way, we, Quality in Supply Chain Operations, take the lead to investigate deviations, connect relevant stakeholders, and mediate the discussions to decide what to do with the inventory, manage financial implications, and enable to convey learnings into improvements. Our objective is to enhance speed and implement more effective measures for addressing quality deviations, ultimately achieving greater success in our stores through improved customer-perceived quality. To meet our customers' high expectations, we have established a global Quality Deviation Management (QDM). We, as QDM, organize and manage the quality deviation process together with our key stakeholders while always keeping customer expectations in mind. We achieve this through analyzing the potential quality deviations that our stores and distribution centers report to us. As franchisor, we must secure that the franchisees get reimbursed and find a solution for the defected goods. Moreover, we collaborate with our stakeholders to ensure that we learn from our mistakes and therefore, improve the quality of our goods and our processes. QDM has two mandates: (1) Product Quality, where we, together with our stakeholders, ensure our customers ultimately purchase a product that has been well designed and produced, and meets our IKEA product requirements. (2) Supply Quality, where we secure that our food and home furnishing products are well-protected and handled with care and that they reach our customers in good conditions. Job Description In your role as QDS, you will: Analyse the reported deviations and order discrepancies, define whether they are valid deviations or not and secure collection of proper documentation for root cause analysis. Identify relevant stakeholders connected to a deviation, initiate dialogue and make available all relevant information for a decision to be made on who was the causing party and what action should be taken with affected goods (in transit and/or stock on hand). Observe patterns and trends in deviations and initiate investigations with concerned stakeholders whenever a recurring problem occurs. Calculate the costs related to a deviation and prepare documents for the financial settlement between the causing party and the owner of the goods. Actively manage the open cases and secure the communication flow among the stakeholders until a solution can be provided and the case can be closed. Ensure utilization of applicable tools and working methods for each specific case and secure alignment within the team. Contribute to the Action Plan activities to secure goals set in line with Quality Direction and Supply Strategy are met. Be an ambassador for quality by actively sharing feedback and lessons learned from handled cases and by collaborating with team members to improve ways of working. Qualifications You bring knowledge of: IKEA Supply Chain stakeholders and how they impact quality SCO Quality Direction ways of working with deviations, root cause analysis and claims claim and conflict management reporting and data visualization tools customer needs and expectations regarding quality performance As a person you are: energized by a dynamic environment and navigating through unknown situations finding the best way to solve a problem and looking for long term solutions Setting own or team goals and investing energy and drive in reaching them interacting and collaborating with others. Building trust and partnership to reach common goals continuously learning and sharing knowledge understanding the sense of urgency and a "Quality-First" mindset Additional Information Sounds interesting? If the above appeals to you, you might be the one we are looking for! 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 also believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend majority of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. Submit your application in English online via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters as soon as possible but latest on 08.12.2025. We really want to get to know you, so please (make sure to apply with your CV and a letter with your answers to the questions below). Be short and concise: Why do you find this position interesting? What does “quality” mean to you in the context of food supply chains? If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please send us an email through the system and we will come back to you as soon as possible. Our culture and values are based on equal opportunities, and we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Responsibilities

As a Quality Deviation Specialist, you will analyze reported deviations and discrepancies, ensuring proper documentation for root cause analysis. You will also manage communication among stakeholders to resolve issues related to affected goods and contribute to action plans for quality improvement.