Do you have a solid base in manufacturing and product development methodologies? Would you like a position where you work in a truly international environment? Then this might be a chance for you!
About IKEA
One brand, many companies, and many, many people – that’s us in a nutshell. Spread all over the world, we have a passion for home furnishing and an inspiring, shared vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people. This, together with our straightforward business idea, shared values, and a culture based on the spirit of togetherness, guides us in everything we do.
To offer 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. To meet the needs of our customers, we have a unique business model and value chain. It includes product development, design, supply, manufacture, and sales. And of course, it starts and ends with our customers.
About PD
As Purchasing Development, we purchase the materials and the production capacity to produce both home furnishing products and food. We have more than 1,200 co-workers global wide and we operate in 27 locations; this includes 6 category areasand Wood Supply & Forestry.
Your Opportunity
At IKEA, we see things a little differently. We onboard our suppliers as partners with whom we create long-term relationships. We want them to grow with us, become more efficient, and achieve lower prices.
• You can have the confidence and freedom to do things your own way, including organizing your time. Your well-being is our priority. A variety of rewarding work awaits you, which you will be able to combine alongside your hobbies or family.
• Use opportunities for learning and growth working with suppliers! You will be able to travel to look at various manufacturing companies, understand new and different technologies, people, and cultures.
• Everybody is seen as a talent. In regular informal talks with your manager, you can explore your development and career opportunities. We will support you on the way through internal and external training. We embrace making mistakes and learning from them.
Are you ready to be part of a journey towards affordable sustainability for our customers? Are you the Product Engineer we are looking for?
As a part of Category Area Wood, you will have access to a huge knowledge base and experience in both leadership and Wood material, production and value chain. We offer trust and space to test and try, explore, make mistakes and learn from it, and develop us and our partners.
Daiva is the Product Engineer who has worked at IKEA for 23 years. She says this about the current work experience as a Product Engineer:
I act as an ambassador of IKEA values while cooperating during product development and improvements. My daily work is about keeping dialogue with different stakeholders with democratic design principles as a main highlight. It is about trust, cooperation, overcoming challenges together and as a result creating beautiful products for our customers.
The Product Engineer is responsible for leading the development and implementation of new products, the moves of products from one supplier to another one, and the improvement of existing products based on quality performances and customer expectations.
Qualification
To be successful in this role, the competences below are important for you.
For this position holder, it is important to know how to build and maintain business relations, have excellent communication skills, being a good and empathetic team worker, respect IKEA values, and be persistent You should be able to prioritize. Easy adaptation to changes and willingness to take responsibility is also necessary.
More Information
This position will be based in Kaunas, Lithuania. Travelling is a part of the assignment since our Engineers work closely with our suppliers. The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your application in English as soon as possible but latest 11th of September 2026. Salary range for this position in Kaunas is 4306-5423 Eur gross.
Please note that we don’t accept applications through email
If you have questions about the position, please contact hiring manager Linas Starkevicius at linas.starkevicius2@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Generalist Giedre at giedre.cesnulyte@inter.ikea.com.
ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE
We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.
How we realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.
IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.
ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP
The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.
• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.
• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.
• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.
We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.
