Job Description

Company DescriptionThe IKEA brand is one of the most successful home furnishing brands in the world with over 450 retail stores worldwide. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people, this vision is achieved by offering a wide range of home furnishings solutions with good design and function, at prices so low that as many people as possible, will be able to afford them.IKEA Services India is one of the Supply Areas for IKEA, which represent South Asia Region comprising of India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh (Supply Area South Asia-SASA). SASA has a rich history of sourcing from the South Asia region for more than four decades. Over these years, we have brought in many processes and best practices that have improved the way we work with our business partners. Transformation of textile, carpet industry and recycle plastic industry are a few such examples. This partnership with suppliers has helped to continuously grow our sourcing operations.It takes both brains and heart to work with us.We are looking forward to welcoming a new People & Culture (P&C) Generalist to our P&C team.People are at the heart of our business. We create a better everyday life together by living our shared values and safeguarding our unique culture. Our job is to do good business while being a good business. We have a strong belief that we achieve this by ensuring our co-workers have the pre-conditions to create an inspiring experience for our suppliers and customers.The role of the People & Culture Department is to establish IKEA as the preferred employer by attracting those who share the IKEA values, ensuring development for all co-workers, inspiring them to perform and remain with IKEA by:

• Working in partnership with the business staff functions
• Ensuring the appropriate HR processes and tools are implemented
• Actively contributing to the growth of business through people

As P&C Generalist, your main tasks are:

• Support in attracting, recruiting and maintaining talents based on business needs and facilitating competence flow inside and cross business units
• Contribute to build business competence and leadership development by supporting managers and co-workers according to agreed development plans
• Provide support to co-workers and managers that helps building competence and facilitate career paths and succession planning
• To be the local HR speaking partner for one or more business units and work in partnership with relevant global HR partners, supporting implementation of competence part of the relevant global plans.
• Provide support and advice to co-workers and managers with regards to co-worker relations
• Contribute to secure and verify HR-related compliance with the labour laws and internal and external regulations. Take actions in case of deviations or improvement potential
• Secure good quality relations with local external stakeholders
• Contribute to the creation and operational implementation of the HR action plan
• Contribute to the positioning of IKEA as an attractive place to work and the preferred employer in the relevant market
• Responsible for execution of administration connected to People & HR digital tools.
• Act as a cultural role model in ways that demonstrate the IKEA values

QualificationsYou are passionate about people and unlocking their potential to contribute to business results. You are dedicated to contributing to a great co-worker experience. You enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multi-dimensional environment and appreciate the mix of tactical and operational tasks. You demonstrate general leadership ability and effectiveness with the capacity to handle multiple priorities, initiatives, interfaces and tasks. You express ideas and opinions effectively - with ability to influence and inspire.To be successful in this role, you need to have/be:

• 5-10 years experience with HR knowledge in one or several HR topics, preferably who has worked as HR Generalist, Specialist or Business Partner
• Ability to communicate confidently and clearly with various audiences in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Sound knowledge in leading on an operational level and contributing on a tactical level.
• Good knowledge of local employment legislations, co-worker relations and labor market situations and trends
• Ability to build trust and relationships through good
• Communication and documentation skills
• Ability to coach and transfer knowledge
• Ability to support and enable change

Additional InformationThis position will be based in Bangalore, India. The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your CV along with your motivation letter in English as soon as possible but latest 5-June-2024. Please note that we don\'t accept application through email.Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. So, don\'t delay, please send us your application today.If you have questions about the position, please write to .We are an equal opportunity employer:
At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.Studies show that some candidates don\'t apply for jobs unless they're 100% qualified. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.

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