Unit People Planning Specialist, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
South Korea, Giheung, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

Category:
Human Resources

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

IKEA is all about people, and our team make sure to bring the best people on board to keep our strong spirit of togetherness. We believe that different experiences and backgrounds collectively make us wiser and stronger, and we ensure that our co-workers bloom into their best selves as they contribute to our business.

Job Responsibility:

Implement people planning strategy at unit level, following principles/guidelines as localised by the Country P&C team
Ensuring adherence to IKEA employment standards, legal, and union requirements related to People Planning in the unit
Contribute to the unit’s complete people planning process from forecasting to the execution of the schedule by posting draft schedules timely, ensuring scheduled hours include planned absences and liaising on the development of final schedules with department managers in order to respond to coworker, customer and business needs
Identify possible improvements in the unit people planning process and escalate any potential deviation to the Unit P&C manager when the scheduled or actual hours exceed the agreed financial framework
Ensure that the unit’s people planning process supports developing our talents and enable them to deliver an excellent and personal customer meeting
Collaborate with recruiting manager and Unit P&C generalist to ensure vacancies are filled with the right contract type, to secure the right preconditions for the co-worker to create a great customer meeting
Ensure unit co-worker awareness and knowledge of the people planning process and their role in it through education, training and support

Requirements:

Knowledge of how to implement plans, according to set budgets and goals
Knowledge about the rights and obligations of workers and employers
Knowledge of the people planning process and how it is executed in the unit
Knowledge of scheduling and time keeping software used in the unit and country and local legal requirements in people planning
Being passionate about people and having a strong belief in individuals’ potential
Reflecting what IKEA stands for and the IKEA values
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
Listens actively and expresses ideas and opinions effectively in verbal and written communication
Ability to communicate effectively in English

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
October 03, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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