People Planning Specialist

2 days ago

North Lakes, Australia IKEA Full time

**Job ID**: 290603
- **Date posted**: 08/05/2025

**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**- 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).
- Bonus program (where eligible)
- Co-worker Loyalty program (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)- The role is Permanent, Full-time 76 hours per/fortnight
- Applications close Wednesday 14th May 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. You also have the availability to work alternating weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).

**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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