HR Manager - Store

Position: HR Manager - IKEA Store
HR Manager - Exeter

"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."

Employment Type:

Full Time, Permanent Department:
People & Culture Number of Positions: 1

We have a fantastic opportunity for an HR Manager based at our Exeter store on a full-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity, and you'll be joining a great team! Are you a people-first leader with a passion for hands-on retail? Join us as a strategic HR partner based on the shop floor as much as in the office, where you'll shape co-worker experiences, champion individual potential, and drive business success through people in a fast-paced, customer-focused store environment.

At the heart of our business are our people. We create a better everyday life together by living our shared values and safeguarding our unique culture. To create an inspiring IKEA experience, we need to make sure our co-workers have the preconditions to meet our customers in the best possible way. WHAT WE OFFER
• The Start Date of employment will be:
Discussed during interview.
• Salary of £45,000 per annum, based on competence and experience.
• 39 hours a week working 5 days per week, including regular late evenings and alternate weekends as part of your regular working pattern. 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.
• Linked In Learning & Rosetta Stone subscriptions.
• Wellbeing Centre – Mental, Physical health and nutrition resources.
• An affordable co-worker restaurant, with free healthy meal options, snacks and desserts, a salad bar, coffees and teas, etc. ...as well as so much more! Click below for a full list of our benefits: WHAT YOU'LL

NEED TO HAVE
• 5 years’ experience in a leadership/managerial role within retail or a related sector, with an understanding of coaching and supporting teams and leading on policies and processes.
• Able to build positive relationships and create a culture where everyone feels valued. You bring an optimistic, solutions focused mindset and proactively look for ways to improve co worker experience and store performance.
• Ideally, knowledge of employment law and workplace rights, with the ability to navigate and mediate relationships between co-workers, management, trade unions, and government bodies. Your expertise ensures a fair, compliant, and collaborative working environment.
• Experience of the following is beneficial:

- Strategy development and stakeholder relations
- Performance Management- HR Issue Resolution and Policy Management
- Business Model Guidance
• Confidence to express ideas and opinions effectively, both verbally and in writing, to influence and build effective relationships across all levels.
• Strong problem solving and decision making abilities, particularly when faced with operational challenges – you remain calm and organised under pressure when several issues need attention at once.
• You enjoy being visible and present in the store, working closely with managers and co-workers in a busy, day to day retail environment, not just from behind a desk.
• Proven ability to manage a high and varied workload – switching between strategic work (planning, projects, initiatives) and operational tasks and urgent issues without losing structure or quality. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
• Guide and execute operational requirements, collaborating with stakeholders to support the implementation of the full range of the People and Culture strategy, solutions and activities.
• Coach managers on solutions related to their workforce, talent,…