People & Culture Leader

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Welcome to Category Area textile the home of five wood related categories. With about 250 co-workers and 200 suppliers and partners across the world, we can proudly say that we love wood and using wood smartly. Each day, we drive the IKEA textile business with great passion and ambition. Together, we create a strong wood supply chain for more sustainable and affordable IKEA products for the many.

As part of the total build-up journey for the wood business in Inter IKEA, ambitiously we are leveraging and optimizing the supply chain to deliver even stronger, to more sustainable and affordable wood products – contributing to the IKEA vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people.

Job Description

We are looking for a People & Culture Leader for CA Textile Furnishings on a 12 month-assignment, who will report to Cecilia Lindholm (People & Culture Manager, Purchasing Development).

As People & Culture Leader in CA Textile Furnishings, you will lead the People & Culture agenda in the business dimension by translating the IKEA People strategy into actions in the business unit, to fulfil business needs for today and tomorrow. You are a strategic, tactical and operational partner within all people related topics and an IKEA ambassador of IKEA culture and values. You will coach and support unit management teams for people related topics and by that enable excellence in business performance and operations. This role will be a member of the Category Area management team and in close cooperation with Category Area Management, you will be responsible to drive the people development agenda for the Category Area moving forward.

Your role will include:

• Secure that the IKEA People strategy is well anchored and incorporated into strategic plans for the responsible business units and teams
• Work to anchor and translate the IKEA People & Culture Capability processes and ways of working in relevant management teams within area of responsibility
• Drive the development of at least one IKEA People & Culture Business Capability
• Work with competence flow with a systematic long-term vision in mind on a unit level
• Contribute to make IKEA a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Nurture the IKEA Culture and Values and IKEA Leadership capabilities in your everyday work

The assignment requires travelling.

Qualifications

Is this the right opportunity for you? To be successful in this role we believe that you have a strong passion for developing people and business together and know how to guide the organization in translating business needs into concrete competence actions. You feel highly motivated to lead people and business together and by that creating optimal preconditions for performance and growth.

As you will navigate in a global multicultural environment and support the organization to lead and communicate in a remote context, we see that you are people-oriented and have a high interest in understanding different cultures and behavior's. You have the ability to create strong business relationships with, internal as well as external, stakeholders with a holistic and non-silo mindset.

To shine in this role, we also see that you have:

• Good understanding of the IKEA landscape as well as the IKEA vision, concept and business idea
• Deep knowledge in IKEA frameworks related to People and competence development frameworks, processes and working methods
• Ability to coach and support management teams on a tactical and strategical level
• Deep knowledge in IKEA People & Culture capabilities
• Ability to have a long-term strategic view
• IKEA culture & values as a guiding star in your everyday leadership at IKEA

Additional information

Please note, this is a temporary assignment for 12 months based in Älmhult, an inspirational and international working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö.

Last day of application is 28 June 2024. We look forward to receive your application in English and note that we do not accept applications by email.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please connect with hiring manager Cecilia Lindholm at [email protected]. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, People & Culture generalist Helena Sjölander [email protected]

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!