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People Planning Specialist - IKEA Logan

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  • Slacks Creek, Queensland, Australia
  • People & HR
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 317277

  • Date posted: 19/11/2025

    • Our team within IKEA

    At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

    We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
    We stand for equality, diversity, and inclusion.
    We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
    We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

    What you need to know

    Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:
    • Leave entitlements – 5 weeks Paid Annual, Paid Parental, Family & Community and much more
    • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
    • 15% Co-worker discount
    • Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
    • Co-worker uniform provided
    • Free Co-worker parking
    • Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers).
    • Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

    Additional information:
    • This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight
    • The internal job title for this role is Unit People Planning Specialist
    • The Hiring Manager for this role is Nick Van Kampen - Business Navigation & Operations Manager
    • Applications close Tuesday 9th December 2025
    • As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts.

    About this work area

    As a People Planning Specialist your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
    • Implementing the people planning strategy at a unit level, following principles/ guidelines as localised by the country People and Culture Team.
    • Managing the full function of the store staffing optimisation process from forecasting to the execution of the schedule by posting schedules in a timely manner.
    • Ensuring adherence to IKEA’s employment standards and legal requirements relating to People Planning.
    • Collaborating with the Unit’s recruiting team to ensure vacancies are filled with the appropriate contract and availability to ensure the best possible customer meeting.
    • Identifying possible improvements in the unit people planning process and escalate any potential deviation when the scheduled or actual hours exceed the agreed financial framework.



    As a People Planning Specialist you have :
    • Experience working with Microsoft Excel at an intermediate to advanced level.
    • A highly developed ability to analyse complex data and deliver the information to stakeholders in a simple to understand format.
    • A drive to improve current ways of working to enable successful outcomes for the customer, the co-worker, and the business.
    • Excellent attention to detail, can multi-task and can remain calm and agile in the face of changing business priorities.
    • Working knowledge in forecasting, scheduling, budget adherence and reporting within a workforce management system (UKG is preferred).

    We need people like you

    At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!
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