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Unit People Planning Specialist

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  • Guangzhou, China
  • People & HR

Job Description

  • Job ID: 22751CN

  • Date posted: 14/05/2026

    • WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

    • 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.
    • Knowledge of IKEA employment standards and adherence

    YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

    • 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 co- worker, 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.

    ABOUT THIS WORK AREA

    At the heart of our business are people. We create a better everyday life together by living our shared values and safeguarding our unique culture. To create an inspiring IKEA experience we need to make sure our co-workers have the preconditions to meet our customers in the best possible way. The purpose of the People and Culture function is to secure the competence and organisation to reach our business ambitions.
    To succeed, we are focusing on three movements:
    1. People choose IKEA for what we stand for
    2. Engaged IKEA people with customers at heart
    3. A modern, lean and agile IKEA fit for growth








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