People & Culture Specialist temporary employment from 2020-12-01 to 2022-01-31

Creating a better everyday life for the many people includes creating a better everyday life for our co-workers – this has always been our HR Idea. We are down-to-earth and we care about the reality of our people, customers and suppliers. 

The role of the People & Culture Specialist is to establish IKEA as a great place to work by attracting people who live our values, who are experts in life at home and who care about customers. Our assignment is also to support the business in ensuring development for all co-workers, inspiring them to perform and grow with IKEA. This we do by working in partnership with the business staff functions and actively contributing to the growth of business through people. We also secure that the appropriate HR processes and compliance are implemented. 

As a People & Culture Specialist you are expected to provide HR expertise and ensuring that the local HR processes are put into practice in the most effective and efficient way. You will be in contact with various stakeholders on a daily basis. 

Your main responsibilities will be to:   

• Secure a well-functioning and compliant HR administration for PLAN Älmhult 
• Take actions in case of deviations or improvement potentials 
•  Coordinate and administrate various tasks in areas such as systematic workenvironment, introduction and salary review 
• Be the local People & Culture speaking partner for the areas of HR administration, HR systems and Work Environment 

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. 

About you 

As a person you need to be passionate about people and motivated to secure good HR compliance. You are self-reliant and motivated with the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently and have the ability to establish trustful relationships.  Furthermore, you have good administrative, communication and documentation skills and you are ambitious to learn and develop within IKEA. And last but not least are you passionate about the IKEA culture and values and the IKEA Brand. 
  
We believe that you have a lot of energy, a strong drive and high commitment. You enjoy working in a diverse and changing environment where you get the opportunity to learn and develop. 
  
To be successful in this role you need to have: 

• Relevant experience and/or education in the Human Resource field 
• Experience with various HR systems/processes and labour law regulations 
• Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English, both verbally and in writing 
• Good knowledge in Microsoft office is required 
• Knowledge/experience of IKEA systems and ways of working is an advantage  

For more information or any questions regarding this position please contact Lisa Stigmar [email protected] and questions regarding the recruitment process Helena Sjölander at [email protected] 
  
The position is a fulltime, temporary and located in Älmhult. Please note that we will interview continuously, so please send us your application online as soon as possible, but on 29th September the latest.  

The role of IKEA Purchasing & Logistics is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. Purchasing & Logistics Area North is one of 8 Purchasing & Logistics Areas in the world, and our co-workers are based in Älmhult, Dortmund, Kaunas and Moscow.