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IKEA Public Affairs and PR&C Specialist - México

Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Production Management · Process Improvement

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In short

IKEA is seeking a Public Affairs and PR&C Specialist in Mexico to ensure their regulated product range is compliant with national requirements and legislation. This role involves monitoring legislation, reporting changes, supporting product investigations, and liaising with national authorities to maintain product safety and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to sustainable availability of regulated products by ensuring compliance with national requirements and legislation.
  • Work with stores and IoS to share knowledge and information of local market requirements.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales Leaders and the Availability and Supply Support team to ensure timely approval of new regulated products.
  • Identify existing, developing, or amended national product legislations and standards (Safety, Environmental, Health, Quality, Legal).
  • Ensure methods are in place for monitoring, mapping, follow-up, and implementation of relevant standards.
  • Report changes to national product legislation and standards, providing analysis of implications to IoS PR&C.
  • Support stores and IoS PR&C in product investigations and matters concerning product safety and non-compliance.
  • Handle product safety and non-compliance contacts with national authorities or relevant organizations.
  • Identify local market product recall and product safety reporting procedures and inform IoS PR&C.
  • Implement and follow up the Safety Alarm Routine (IKEA 0004).
  • Participate in or monitor national standardization work and business associations.
  • Develop good working relationships with national consumer authorities.
  • Ensure product compliance-related training where necessary and support stores with training materials.
  • Be responsible for own development and identify a successor.
  • Work in compliance with the IKEA Code of Conduct, internal regulations, and local legislation.
  • Live the IKEA values and nurture a strong IKEA culture.

Requirements

  • Know the PCD cycle.
  • Know what on shelf availability (OSA) is, how it is measured, and what the goal is.
  • Know all the product regulating authorities on the market.
  • Know how to stay updated on new product legislation on the market.
  • Regularly visit key authorities on the market.
  • Know how to use the MMR tool.
  • Know how to support stores with product safety matters.
  • Know the CASY system – how and when it is used.
  • Know all consumer authorities on the market.
  • Be able to prioritize and organize individual work duties for efficient time utilization.
  • Have a flexible approach to daily tasks and be able to adapt to unpredictable situations.
  • Be open to new ideas and changes in ways of working.
  • Have good personal discipline and be committed to delivering according to expectations.
  • Have good attention to detail to secure accuracy.
  • Be confident in approaching and talking to people and demonstrate a friendly manner.
  • Be able to learn new things quickly and apply them in daily work.
  • Ask questions to clarify understanding when something is unclear.
  • Be capable of working independently and contributing as part of a team.
  • Share knowledge with others to help them grow and develop.
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Company

IKEA

Job Posted

1 month ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Mexico

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