For us going to work every day has an even greater purpose than putting
the latest product or technology on the market. It's about improving the
everyday lives of millions. By being sustainable and open to new ideaswe can push the boundaries of cooking, cleaning,
and wellbeing at home. But to keep doing so, we need more people who want to
innovate and re-imagine what life at home can be.
The Global Multidoor Architecture Director
is responsible for driving the design of all multidoor projects and model lines
presented in the generation plans for the four Business Areas, and to maintain
them. These designs must address
consumer needs in an innovative way and respect the modularity books and the
main criteria of best practice concepts regarding cost, investments, performance,
quality, and respect the requested timeline. I&W water functionality is
prominent in Multidoor and developed through the Multidoor Architecture. The
technical solutions are typically also used in other architectures in parts or
whole and the I&W team, working side by side with the Multidoor team
extends its responsibility to other platforms where the technology is applied.
This includes the technical development of after sales solutions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for
Global Multidoor Architecture team along with the Ice and Water technology
team and their related
Technology Roadmaps to help drive product modularization
for automation while owning and managing budgets
of investments for new products.
Manage the R&D dedicated
teams and closely interact with the cross functional team to deliver the
product development targets on time, cost and quality.
Guarantee the application of
quality tools in project development to ensure the launch of competitive
products with better-perceived quality and FFF.
Guarantee the efficiency and
a high level of productivity of the staff of Product Engineering; identify
continuous improvement measures and develop a joint development and
training plan
Keeping
employees informed and
motivated to seek the use of the best technologies applicable to
components and products to meet targeted consumer experiences.
Open mind to initiatives,
innovation and digital concept, foster proactiveness to address consumer
experience through innovative thinking
Investigate
and prescribe optimized materials and manufacturing processes for a given
component and sub-systems to look beyond current material and
manufacturing standards and integrate outside industry best practices and
manufacturing innovation
into the development.
Apply critical thinking to
understand depth of design and to predict why, when, and how designs fail
to provide effective leadership of collaborative sessions within and
outside technical domain to gather information and technical opportunities,
consumer needs, and optimized design.
WHO
YOU ARE:
Both reactive and proactive, you work efficiently and flexibly to deliver results.
With an eye for detail and the ability to interpret complex data, you can also translate this into meaningful, useful information that informs service delivery.
You build trust, good working relationships and communicate effectively with your colleagues and across functions.
You understand and empathize with people and can apply your people and problem solving skills to reassuring customers.
You get to know your stuff and can articulate it well, building a case that is sound and people can buy into.
You set the pace and the priorities, and then you bring a methodical approach to meeting your goals.
You aim to fix any issue the first time, following up as needed to reach a resolution that satisfies the customer.
We employ great people
from a wide variety of backgrounds - not just because it's the right thing to
do, but also because we believe that diverse perspectives make our business
stronger and more innovative. If you share our values, come find your place in
our global community. Meet us on @lifeatelectrolux and
career.electroluxgroup.com to learn more.
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Minimum Qualification
EDUCATION
& EXPERIENCE (Minimum Qualifications):
University degree in Engineering,
Computer Science or related technical degree
Minimum of 10 years related engineering and/or product development project
management experience
Experience in R&D of cold
products or technologies
Required languages: English (Fluent), any other
language is an advantage
Experience with new project development
activities; design concept generation and decision making.