Market People & Culture Manager

WHO YOU ARE

As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA's purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people.
For this role you have University degree and 15+ years of related experience.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee People & Culture (P&C/ Human Resources) responsibilities for the assigned market comprising of all the IKEA units spanning between Mumbai and Pune.
• Secure consistent execution of people processes, frameworks and initiatives across the market.
• Lead, coach and develop the Unit P&C teams for securing a high-performing People & Culture function across the market.
• Partner with the Market Manager and the Leadership teams in driving the people agenda to support consistent coworker experience, business growth, operational excellence and expansion.
• Collaborate with the business leaders to identify current and future workforce needs and secure effective workforce planning, recruitment and retention.
• Lead talent and succession planning across the market and support leaders in identifying, developing and retaining diverse talent.
• Coach and support the leaders on effective implementation of people processes with focus on performance management, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, co-worker engagement, change management and Total Rewards.
• Drive Equity, Diversity and Inclusion priorities for the market with strong focus on maintaining the defined gender balance, and an inclusive workplace for all coworkers.
• Manage and oversee matters of labour compliances, concerns and appeals, disciplinary matters and related areas of coworker relations with support from the Coworker Relations expert.
• Partner with business leaders in creating and sustaining a psychologically safe work environment in the market.
• Manage and oversee employer branding activities in the market with support from the Employer branding country team.
• Lead and drive initiatives of organizational changes and business transformation from people perspective including overall change management and strong internal communication.
• Act as the key People & Culture partner and escalation point within the market, collaborating closely with Market Area P&C Manager, Centres of Expertise Manger and P&C Location Operational Services Manager to deliver business results.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

To support the management of the organization's people and culture. Activities included enveloping people and culture management strategies and policies to meet business needs; planning, administering and reviewing activities concerned with recruitment, training and development, compensation and benefits, mobility, talent acquisition, diversity, talent management & organization development and co-worker relations. The activities of this family also include payroll.
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