People & Culture Manager in Burtonwood

IKEA Warrington are looking to welcome a People and Culture Manager.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The Start Date of employment will be September 2026.
• Starting salary of £48,000 per annum, based on competence and experience.
• Domestic relocation support available for applicants that meet the criteria, individual requirements to be discussed.
• 39 Hours working 5 days per week including day shift, evenings and alternate weekends per month.
• We can discuss flexibility to match your life and our business needs during the interview.
• WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS

Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day, and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs.

• 15% IKEA discount & discount portal helping you save £100’s on High-street retailers.
• Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions & interest free loans.
• i Benefits – Rewards & discount portal.
• Free healthy meal option, salad bar, fruit, and hot/cold drinks.

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• WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE
• While professional HR qualifications such as CIPD are beneficial, we prioritise and deeply value proven strategic leadership experience in managing and developing people functions, demonstrating a clear ability to drive organisational success through effective people strategies.
• Relevant experience in People and Culture within the retail or a related sector.
• Relevant University degree is beneficial but not essential.
• Able to build positive relationships and create a culture where everyone feels valued.

• Experience of the following is beneficial

• Strategy development and stakeholder relations
• Performance Management
• HR Issue Resolution and Policy Management
• Business Model Guidance
• Proven ability to prioritise and organise your workload in order to make the most efficient use of available time and meet agreed goals and deadlines.
• Confidence to express ideas and opinions effectively through clear communication to influence and build effective relationships across all levels.
• You have effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities, particularly when faced with operational challenges.
• WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As part of the store senior management group you will

• Drive the comprehensive People agenda across a multi-site way of working, including Chester and Preston, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Guide and implement operational requirements, collaborating with stakeholders to support the implementation of the full range of People and Culture (P&C) strategy, solutions and activities.
• Ensure the consistent application of the full range of people and culture strategy, solutions and activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure people and culture priorities are included in business plans.
• Guide and implement operational requirements to coach, support and build the competency of stakeholders to improve the application of people and culture solutions.
• Manage P&C Business Partners, coordinators and people planners within the unit to provide adequate support to the business.
• Oversee investigations into co-worker claims of unfair treatment or management charges of misconduct or non compliance, and communicate findings to manager, P&C Business Partner, and Legal as appropriate.
• Monitor and resolve discipline issues, if appropriate, and if Union-represented, refer to union disciplinary process.
• Coach Managers on solutions related to workforce, talent, co-worker engagement, organisational effectiveness, change management and Ingka Total Rewards.
• Identify, evaluate and monitor actual and potential labour issues evolving internally or externally that could create significant risks for IKEA.
• Supervise the implementation and follow up on the IKEA Employment standards and compliance in your unit.
• Ensure Ingka Total Rewards strategy is followed.
• Shape and develop People strategy with a business perspective.
• Participate and represent People & Culture in strategic business plan development and ongoing business meetings and decisions.
• Ensure that Line managers develop business and leadership competence, and Performance Management for today & tomorrow by using the relevant competence building tools and methods to secure the wonderful customer experience in a multi-channel environment.
• Actively foster an ongoing open dialogue with co-workers, their associations and other organizations, contributing to successful involvement of co-worker committees/trade unions to secure social partner commitment and alignment to contribute to the business needs, strategic goals and implementation of the business transformations.
• Responsible for ensuring that the talent and succession goals for the assigned business areas are being consciously achieved, providing advice and expertise to line managers to secure a quality and timely process.
• Provide co-worker relations expertise, co-worker insights and advice to the business functions, Unit P&C Business Partners in collaboration with Co-worker Relations Specialists
• Contribute with expertise to leadership development of P&C Business Partners to ensure succession planning within the country.
• Ensure Ingka Total Rewards framework and processes implementation and compliance in the Unit.
• WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE

It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality.

We welcome candidates from all walks of life, including those with disabilities, to join us, and feel valued in the workplace.

• Come see the wonderful workday where we create a better everyday life for the many
• RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION

Let us know if you require any adjustments to be made during the interview process as soon as possible.

For any advice or support, email beth. crombie@Ingka. ikea. com and I will be happy to help!

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