Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishings and food products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.

The Inter IKEA Group is a part of Inter IKEA Systems B.V., owner of the IKEA Concept and worldwide IKEA franchisor.

IKEA Supply is part of IKEA Range & Supply and is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

IKEA Purchasing and Logistics Services (US) Inc. is part of our Purchasing and Logistics Area Americas which also has an office in Curitiba, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico, and is a subsidiary of the Inter IKEA Group.

About the job

Being an HR Assistant at IKEA means several things. You will be responsible for maintaining operational excellence in HR processes, working methods, and local legal requirements. In addition, you will collaborate with the HR team to support the organization in various aspects of the HR function.

About the assignment

An HR Assistant will contribute to the development of the business and people agenda. You are responsible for a variety of tasks. Among other things, you:

• Act as a cultural role model in ways that demonstrate the IKEA values.
• Support the maintenance of our HR systems (Workday, SmartRecruiter, etc.), with an ability to multi-task in different areas daily.
• Support in a variety of HR operations that contribute to fostering our office culture with events and activities.
• Contribute to the positioning of IKEA as an attractive place to work and the preferred employer in the relevant market.
• Contribute to all areas of HR through projects and collaboration with the HR team and stakeholders in the organization.

About you

You are passionate about People and have a strong belief in individuals’ potential. You are highly organized and motivated to deliver to the human resources agenda through engaging and inspiring co-workers. You have an interest and drive to build partnership to reach common goals.  Additionally, we believe that you:

• Enjoy process-oriented work and ensuring consistency in all areas of HR.
• Have an interest in working in a multi-cultural, diverse environment where you will have exposure to all areas of the HR function.
• Have the ability to support and enable change in a continuously adapting environment.
• Are experienced working with HRIS systems, preferably Workday.
• Are experienced working with administrative and/or operational HR processes.
• Have had some Payroll exposure (plus).
• Have earned a bachelor’s degree (preferred).
• Have strong organizational skills, with the ability to meet various deadlines.

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! 

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.  

Want to learn more about current opportunities? Come say Hej (hello in Swedish) here: https://about.ikea.com/en/work-with-us