Unit People Planning Specialist

As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA's purpose and continuously driving better performance. You should have the ability to understand, develop and/or improve a business process through people. Proven record of successful collaboration within and across matrices and teams. Strong in working with digital solutions. Should be a continuous learner & creative problem solver. You should have good knowledge of the IKEA people promise and people planning principles, the people planning process and how it is executed in the unit. Good knowledge of how to implement plans, according to set budgets, business plan priorities and goals, of paid and worked hours dimensioning at unit level. You should have knowledge of determining the existing staffing structure and proposing an ideal to be contract structure. Good knowledge of unit business drivers and tasks and how they align to meeting and improving the customer experience. General knowledge about the rights and obligations of workers and employers. Good knowledge of scheduling and time keeping software used in the unit. Good knowledge of legal people planning requirements, IKEA employment standards and adherence. Good knowledge of the IKEA values and vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people. You should be passionate about people and having a strong belief in individuals' potential. Being passionate about empowering co-workers.Inspiring our co-workers and leaders toward a digital transformation in the people planning processes. Leading business through people to meet goals by using relevant KPI's and Benchmarks. You should be passionate for creating solutions that are relevant for both people and business. Your responsibilities will be as follows: • Implement people planning strategy at unit level to secure the People Planning promise by following the principles, process and guidelines as localised by Country P&C • Ensure adherence to IKEA employment standards, local legislation, and union requirements that relate to People Planning. • Lead the partnership with department managers to co-create and post schedules on a timely basis, while aligning with the unit's hours forecast and securing that co-workers, customers and business needs are met. • Collaborate proactively with department managers to develop unit people planning priorities that promote co-worker empowerment while ensuring schedules are within budget frames. • Be an active link between unit P&C and unit Business Navigation to ensure scheduled and actual hours are following business forecasts and identify areas of opportunity and improvements to best meet planning gaps, financial frames and other growth potentials. • Apply available tools and relevant data analysis, including As-Is staffing structure and co-worker availability analysis, to secure and improve the people planning process in the unit in coordination with unit P&C. • Consolidate all relevant business drivers, workload factors and qualification needs within the unit's people planning process to support co-worker talent development through multi-skilling opportunities. • Collaborate with recruiting manager and P&C Manager to ensure vacancies are reviewed against defined headcount, contract level, contract type and capacity requirements, to secure co-workers create a great customer experience. • Contribute to the awareness and knowledge of the people planning principles and process at the unit level, ensuring education, training and support is relevant for all roles and functions. • Ensure timely evaluation of timecards for proper payroll processes (if applicable in unit). • Support the development and implementation of the digital people planning solutions.

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.