People Planning Specialist

"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

Location

Brisbane (Logan)

Employment type

Full Time Permanent

Department

People & HR

Deadline

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

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

• 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).
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight
• The internal job title for this role is Unit People Planning Specialist
• The Hiring Manager for this role is Nick Van Kampen - Business Navigation & Operations Manager
• Applications close Tuesday 9th December 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.

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.

Who you are

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