People & Culture Generalist

Job Description

We are on the journey to transform to better meet the needs of our customers and to develop a strong IKEA Franchise for many years to come. This influences how we develop our capabilities, bringing business processes, people, data, and technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing retailer in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things!

During this journey we have a temporary need to strengthen the P&C Generalist team in the Netherlands for 12 months.

About the role

As a People & Culture Generalist in Inter IKEA you work on a tactical and operational level for your business area. In close collaboration with the People & Culture Leader you support the organisation in all People & Culture related matters from recruitment, through the full employee journey until they leave Inter IKEA.

About the responsibilities 

Together with the People & Culture Leader and Managers in the business area you secure and provide the business with talents through a solid recruitment process, throughout the whole journey, always in line with the IKEA values. You will lead and support our recruiting managers in the onboarding process when welcoming new colleagues into our organisation.

You will also contribute to the development, implementation and application of the People & Culture processes and procedures, in order to provide the right support to co-workers, managers and other stakeholders. It’s important to be able to support and coach in change management projects and assignments together with People & Culture Leaders, other business leaders and support functions.

A key aspect is to proactively provide People & Culture subject matter expertise and support in areas such as re-integration, working conditions and legal matters and to support in all People & Culture processes within your business unit together with the relevant business leaders 

About you 

As a person you are passionate about people and 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 reflect the IKEA values and lead business through people.

You accomplish goals, complete tasks, take action and achieve results with the right prioritization. You feel comfortable working independently with little steering and can work individually while knowing when to involve others and ask for help.

You communicate in a clear, down-to-earth and straightforward way and are able to give constructive, open and honest feedback. We see that you bring approx. 1-2 years of working as People & Culture Generalist where you have knowledge and experience in Dutch labour law, recruitment in an international context and knowledge in areas connected to competence development and facilitation. 

Additional information 

This is a temporary role, with an initial contract of 12 months and the role will be located in Delft, Netherlands. You will belong to the People & Culture team in Inter IKEA Enabling functions. NOTE: For this temporary role we will not offer relocation support

If this sounds interesting to you, please apply no later than 2 October 2024. Please submit your CV and application in English.

For questions about the role please reach out to Francis Hasselbach (People & Culture Manager Enabling Functions) at: [email protected] . For questions about the recruitment process, please reach out to recruiter Ingmarie Olsen (People & Culture Generalist) at: [email protected]