People & Culture Business Partner- City Store

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of how to implement long-term plans, according to set budgets and goals

Knowledge of how to engage co-workers throughout the co-worker journey and the year cycle.

Knowledge about the rights and obligations of workers and employers, and how to mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions and the government.

Knowledge of identifying, assessing, encouraging and ensuring co-workers´ performance against organisational and individual goals.

Knowledge of introducing a co-worker to IKEA, the team and work activities in an effective and performance-enhancing way.

Knowledge of how to use, govern and manage partnership models in a responsible way to build trustful partnership relationships.

MOTIVATION

Being passionate about people and having a strong belief in individuals’ potential
- Reflecting what IKEA stands for and the IKEA values
- Leading business through people
- Having the opportunity to act local within a global framework
- Passion to create a people oriented working environment

JOB-SPECIFIC CAPABILITIES

Accomplishes goals, completes tasks, and achieves results
- Develops virtual and other collaborative relationships to facilitate current and future objectives
- Takes action without needing direction from others - ability to work independently, take own initiatives and responsibility but also a team-player
- Expresses ideas and opinions effectively in verbal and written communication
- Interacts and engages naturally with both managers and non-managers

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Develop the business and deliver results

Lead and develop people

Inspire and clarify

Create togetherness

Find better ways

Enable change

KEY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES AND PROVEN SKILLS

Human Resources background.

Proven record of developing people and organisations

Experience from a global matrix organisation and/or participating on global projects

Preferred: Cross-functional understanding of INGKA/IKEA Matrix and operations

A DAY IN YOUR LIFE WITH US

Execute all operational People tasks related to P&C at unit level to deliver an excellent co-worker experience
- Support the building of local business competence & performance by setting and working on relevant People goals
- Ensure recruitment and on-boarding of the right talents with the right contracts in close collaboration with the Market area and the unit People Planning specialist
- Ensure and execute delivery of learning & training at unit level, unless provided by the Market Area
- Securing engagement and retention by understanding the conditions of our co-workers
- Implement Health and Wellbeing initiatives at unit level
- Ensure local employer communication is consistent, well perceived and builds on the IKEA brand
- Implement a co-worker relations plan that effectively manages all local interactions with co-workers and ensures that all areas in the unit work with the labour relations principles and uphold local policies, procedures and laws

ABOUT THIS WORK AREA

At the heart of our business are people. We create a better everyday life together by living our shared values and safeguarding our unique culture. To create an inspiring IKEA experience we need to make sure our co-workers have the preconditions to meet our customers in the best possible way.

The purpose of the People and Culture function is to secure the competence and organisation to reach our business ambitions.

To succeed, we are focusing on three movements:
1. People choose IKEA for what we stand for

2. Engaged IKEA people with customers at heart

3. A modern, lean and agile IKEA fit for growth