Strategic Workforce Planner

Ikea Ab; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks' Paid Annual Leave

Parental Leave

Family & Community Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Co-worker discount 15%

Staff restaurant

Uniform provided

Free coworker parking

Benefits membership

Novated leasing

EV subscription

Superannuation salary sacrifice

Fitness Passport

Bonus programme

Coworker Loyalty programme

Job summary

IKEA Rhodes, NSW, is seeking a Workforce Planning Specialist to ensure the store has the right people, in the right place, at the right time, to deliver an exceptional customer and coworker experience.

You will partner with store leaders to forecast, plan and schedule while monitoring budgets and operational priorities. This role requires collaboration across teams and a proactive, data-driven approach to planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning or scheduling is required.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage priorities.
• Experience with Excel and workforce management systems; UKG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Secure end-to-end workforce planning processes, including forecasting, scheduling and roster publication.
• Lead partnerships with leaders to co-create workforce plans and schedules balancing demand, priorities and budgets.
• Analyse workforce, scheduling and labour data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, translating information into insights.
• Educate and support leaders on People Planning principles and best practices.
• Review workforce structures, contract mix and hours allocation to support operations and coworker experience.
• Contribute to implementation and continuous improvement of People Planning solutions.
• Implement and secure the unit People Planning strategy in line with country guidelines.
• Ensure workforce planning practices comply with IKEA policies and legislative requirements.

Skills

Workforce planning

Scheduling

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Tools

UKG

Job description

IKEA Rhodes, NSW, is seeking a Workforce Planning Specialist to ensure the store has the right people, in the right place, at the right time, to deliver an exceptional customer and coworker experience.

You will partner with store leaders to forecast, plan and schedule while monitoring budgets and operational priorities. This role requires collaboration across teams and a proactive, data-driven approach to planning.