About IKEA Malaysia

IKEA is the world’s largest home furnishing retailer with 460 stores across more than 60 countries. IKEA Malaysia is part of Ikano Retail, one of 12 IKEA franchisees and the only one owned by the family of Ingvar Kamprad, who founded IKEA in 1943.

IKEA Malaysia creates a better everyday life by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low, that as many people as possible can afford them. Ikano Handel Sdn. Bhd. owns and operates four omnichannel stores in Malaysia, including IKEA Damansara, IKEA Cheras, IKEA Tebrau and IKEA Batu Kawan. To learn more, visit IKEA.my

About the job

As a key player on the unit management team, your role as the Human Resources Manager contributes significantly to our mission of establishing IKEA Retail as the preferred employer in industry. You'll lead the Store HR team, providing subject matter expertise and driving HR operations to translate our HR strategies into effective actions. Your focus on building a stable HR foundation, fostering business competence, and cultivating leadership in line with our company culture and values will play a vital role in achieving our objectives of becoming a leader in life at home and ensuring sustained long-term profitability. Also, you'll work collaboratively with works councils and unions where applicable to maintain constructive relationships and uphold our commitment to our co-workers. Join us in shaping the future of our business through HR excellence

Your assignment

• Ensure the Country/Store People Strategy, IKANO Retail principles/guidelines, and relevant business plans relate and come together in a local HR action plan that is operationally implemented and lived up to build IKEA's brand as the employer of choice in the northern region.
• Secure the succession process and plan by inspiring all managers to take the lead with a focus on talents and high-performing potential. Also, responsible to work with the Country to develop a Development Program to support successors’ development plans.
• Secure a local Recruitment Strategy; guided by the Country's direction and framework to ensure good talent pool availability for hiring that matches the store PMA’s demographic.
• Fostering a conducive and productive environment for learning and development by securing a systematic approach following the IKEA learning staircase to build business competence and leadership capabilities to allow us to build the business and people, together.
• Ensure that remuneration practices in the store are competitive within the local market in the northern region and retail industry; which enables us to attract and retain the right people in our business.
• Create an atmosphere where knowledge sharing, internal promotion throughout IKANO Retail, and high commitment to IKANO Retail results as a whole (besides the country and stores results) by securing that we can attract, develop, and retain talented co-workers.
• Ensure that the salary reviews processes are handled in a structured and professional way and staff costs are in line with targets and budgets and ensure uses of HR data to enable better management of all human resource-related processes, payroll accuracy and timely, timekeeping and attendance and staff planning work in a timely and efficient way.
• Ensure to follow national legislation, regulations, and valid agreements in the labor market.
• Maintain a trustful relationship with unions. 

• Your profile

• You have at least 10 years of working experience in Human Resource Management or business partnering roles, preferably from the retail or manufacturing industry and is experience in a large and complex organization set-up.
• Passionate about the growth and development of people, you communicate, influence, and create an environment where the IKEA values are a strong and living reality that embraces a diversity of the workforce. 
• You are business-minded and have experience in building the competence dimension as well as leading strategic people assignments; where you could contribute to building the business and people, together.
• Well-versed in the local laws and regulations, constantly keeping oneself up-to-date on the labor market trends and best practices.

Please apply by  30 November 2023.

Important Note: 

You are invited to this Life at Home Journey with IKEA, click here to begin Life at Home Journey With IKEA Your job application will be prioritized when your complete Life at Home journey with IKEA.

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Working with us has its rewards

Wherever you work within IKEA Southeast Asia, you enjoy a wide range of benefits. Here are just some of them:

IKEA discounts

Co-workers are our most values customers and are entitled to a 15% discount on any home furnishings and food sold in our stores, from the first day of work.

Flexi benefits

We offer flexi benefits to cater our co-workers who are in different life stages with differing benefits needs. Within an annual Flexible Spending Account, co-workers can claim against dental, optical, fitness memberships or classes, vaccination or immunisation, non-insured outpatient medical expenses, health screenings, health supplements, IKEA purchases, health aid & equipment and mental health.

Maternity and paternity leave

We give mother four consecutive months of maternity leave and father receives four weeks of paid time off after a baby has arrived to help share the joys – and responsible – at home.

Gifts

We enjoy special occasions together and give tokens to mark birthdays, marriage, the arrival of a baby. We reward loyalty through our Long Service Awards/

Work environment

As home furnish experts, we take pride in providing inspiring workplaces that showcase IKEA products and create a relaxed, open atmosphere where we work side by side.

Incentive plan

All co-workers may earn an annual financial reward when we meet our shared business objectives.

Free Parking

All co-workers are given free parking.