IKEA is all about people, and our team makes sure to bring the best people on board to keep our strong spirit of togetherness. We believe that different experiences and backgrounds collectively make us wiser and stronger, and we ensure that our co-workers bloom into their best selves as they contribute to our business and our dream to position IKEA as a key home furnishing influencer in South Korea!
As the Co-worker Experience Manager at IKEA Korea , you will lead the overall country co-worker relations strategy and deliver a great co-worker experience that is consistent and meaningful across the country
As a person you are passionate about people and dedicated to contributing to great co-worker’s experience using different leadership styles (such as interdependent, indirect, situational, etc.). You act as an ambassador for the IKEA culture and values and keep yourself up-to-date with latest HR trends, developments and innovations that can help IKEA Korea to gain insights to better operate as an organization in a vibrant and changing multi-dimensional environment.
In this role your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Responsible for ensuring a consistent high quality co-worker experience for all co-workers in the country
• Lead and implement the global Co-worker Experience concept, frameworks, approach and process in order to ensure successful implementation in the country
• Lead the development of country HR policies and procedures in line with employment law compliance and secure implementation and follow up (e.g. Code of Conduct, co-worker relations principles)
• Establish and foster an ongoing open dialogue with co-workers, their associations and other organisations, contributing to successful negotiations with worker’s council/labour union.
• Lead and develop the problem resolution process on country level, securing consistent execution and follow-up, and secure analysis of root causes.
• Protect IKEA as an employer from potential threats by implementing and following a common way of managing labour issues on country level.
• Contributes to delivering on the People strategy with responsibility for co-worker relationship including corporate culture and values, Equality Diversity & Inclusion, & People Planning
• Establishes a high standard of excellence within the function - striving for delivery of a great co-worker experience through a consistent and meaningful experience for the many co-workers.