Quality Deviation Specialist (mwd), limited contract 30th of November 2026

Inter IKEA Group; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global retail company in Dortmund is seeking a Quality Deviation Specialist (QDS) to ensure product quality and manage quality deviations. You will analyze issues, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive quality improvements. The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments and possesses strong conflict management skills. This full-time role involves a hands-on approach in maintaining high-quality standards within the supply chain.

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of IKEA Supply Chain stakeholders and their impact on quality.
• Experience with claims and conflict management.
• Ability to navigate dynamic environments and find long-term solutions.

Aufgaben

• Analyze reported deviations and validate them.
• Manage communication among stakeholders until solutions are provided.
• Observe patterns in quality deviations and initiate necessary investigations.

Kenntnisse

Quality Assurance

Data Collection

Root Cause Analysis

Quality Management

ISO 9001

FDA Regulations

Tools

Data visualization tools

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

its all about satisfied customers in our Quality Direction!

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.

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

About You :

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 were better when were 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 CV and motivation letter in English online via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters as soon as possible but latest on 03.11.2025 . 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!

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Quality Assurance,FDA Regulations,Data Collection,Food Safety Experience,ISO 9001,Mobile Devices,Root cause Analysis,Quality Systems,OSHA,Food Processing,Quality Management,cGMP

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1