Human Resources Manager

Company Description

The IKEA 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 furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

**Job Description**:
**About the job**
- Be a strong contributor to the Store Management Team; you will create an environment where IKEA culture & values is a strong and living reality.
- Responsible to process people operations matters and ensuring that the Country People Strategies are locally translated into action in the most effective and efficient to fulfill the purpose of the people function.
- An ambassador and lead by example of IKEA leadership in ways that express the IKEA values within and outside IKEA.

**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.

**Qualifications**:

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Your profile**
- You have at least 12 years of working experience in Human Resource Management or business partnering roles, preferably from the retail or manufacturing industry. Prepare to work alongside co-workers on the floor during weekends and public holidays.
- Well-versed in Employment Acts 1955, Industrial Relations Act 1967 and HR compliance in this country.
- Possessed strong Talent Management knowledge and experience in a large and complex organization set-up.
- Have a good understanding of the local labor market (northern region), and experience working on employer branding.
- 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.
- 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.
- Well-versed in the local laws and regulations, constantly keeping oneself up-to-date on the labor market trends and best practices.
- Good in communication, negotiation, and influential skills to build strong work relationships with every manager and co-worker in the store and maintain a high level of integrity.

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