Job Description

About the company
Inter IKEA is a group of companies that connects IKEA retailers with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. It consists of three Core businesses: Retail concept, Range and Supply.

IKEA Supply is responsible to source, manufacture and distribute IKEA products to the IKEA retailers. This to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

Are you ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together?

To secure a common and consistent experience of our global People & Culture processes we are now looking for a People & Culture Experience Leader.

In the assignment you will be responsible for the local People & Culture operations in our Älmhult site consisting of appr 280 co-workers, as well as to secure a common and consistent co-worker experience in our global People & Culture processes. You will report to Global People & Culture Manager also based in Älmhult, and be a part of a global matrix where you will be working closely to other People & Culture representatives from our different sites.

As People & Culture Experience Leader, you have a strong and broad business & people knowledge and cross-functional understanding of IKEA operations. Excellent abilities in building partnerships based on trust, collaboration and support across functions and it´s clear that you live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and living IKEA culture. 

You are responsible for:

Lead to ensure compliance, to global People & Culture frameworks, policies and processes.
Implementation and follow-up of common ways of working for the P&C capabilities.
Ensure that laws and regulations related to employment and working environment are followed.
Actively act as a coach/speaking partner to managers locally in People & Culture related issues.
Initiate, carry out and sum-up the salary revision process for the company and being responsible for compensation and benefit issues at the site, including position classification system.

This is a permanent role based in Älmhult.

Sounds interesting?
We continuously look for better ways of working, following our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. It is in our culture to work together and to be open, straightforward, and inclusive.

If this sounds like an environment you could enjoy working in, please send your CV and Cover Letter (in English) where you tell us more about yourself and why you believe you fit into this job . Please send your application via our recruitment system Smart Recruiters, no later than 20th May, 2024.

The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden.

If you have questions about the role please contact People & Culture Manager Johan Andreasson, +46 732 321514, johan.andreasson@inter.ikea.com If you have questions about the recruitment process, contact Recruiter Christina Appelqvist, +46-766-113408.

Additional Information

The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden.

IKEA Components is one of 7 business units in Supply and is responsible to developing, sourcing, packing and supplying furniture components, furniture materials and IKEA retail equipment, in areas where it benefits IKEA and the IKEA customer. We are approx. 1200 co-workers based in 31 different locations. Three locations are IKEA Components legal sites (Nantong, CN, Malacky, SK, Älmhult, SE) where we also run packaging and distribution production, meanwhile other locations are mainly IKEA Supply Areas and IKEA Industry sites. IKEA Components work on assignment from IKEA Range, IKEA Supply and Retail Concept and are together with more than 2000 business partners aiming towards the wished position “Together in IKEA Components we have significantly increased IKEA competitiveness to be the leader in life at home.”

People & Culture Experience Leader - IKEA Components