You see things a little differently. So do we. You’re curious to dig deeper and structurally solve and prevent problems. Come see things a little differently with us.

About us
Inter IKEA Systems B.V. (Core Business Franchise) owns the IKEA Concept and is the worldwide IKEA franchisor. We are specifically responsible for the IKEA strategic framework, ensuring the IKEA Concept is updated, relevant, implemented and followed-up – together with all IKEA trademark users.

How do we do this? By enabling people across the IKEA value chain, and creating unique content to develop the IKEA business. Here are some examples of our different assignments:

• We develop solutions that will ensure a unique and successful meeting with IKEA customers.
• We lead the work around when and how IKEA expands in the world, enabling one common way of working with high impact at a low cost.
• We create the preconditions to strengthen the IKEA Culture and develop the right competence to meet customer and business needs.

An important part of our success is our unique culture and open working environment. Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves – to experiment, try new ways, and dare to ask, “What if…?” We believe in everyday personal growth and offer the opportunity to develop your career globally.

Read more about us at: https://about.ikea.com/

About the role
IKEA is on an exciting growth journey becoming more accessible to the many people. We are investing heavily to develop and digitalise IKEA into the future. Business Solutions Areas across Inter IKEA support this journey by delivering expertise in business development while safeguarding running business. This way we empower our co-workers, customers and suppliers with the right solutions to optimise the customer experience and contribute to a growing IKEA.

Business Solution Area Culture and Learning ensures that our processes related to human resources, competence development and organisational culture are supported by digital technology today and in the future. The business solution area ensures that the business solutions for HR, culture and learning fit in the overall digital landscape of the business, in line with guiding frameworks (e.g. security, enterprise architecture, information management), and supported by solid IT operations and ways of working.

Digital business solutions are a strategic challenge that brings value by enabling how the IKEA people learn, do and interact. It is a foundation to support our ambitious business agenda. You can be an important part of securing that IKEA people are ready to meet the future.

We are looking for a Solution Specialist to join us in the Culture and Learning solution area, being responsible for solutions in the area of HR Operations. Inter IKEA Group is implementing a new business solution: Workday, across its organisations (group functions and the core businesses; Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry). The solution specialist will play a key role in this work.

As a Solution Specialist - HR Operations, your main stakeholders are the Workday solution owner, your super user network with HR professionals and the many users of the solution worldwide. You lead the operation of the business solutions assigned to you, improving and amplifying the co-worker experience.

More things you can expect to do in this role:

• Be responsible for the configuration in Workday for a subset of the following HR processes: Business Process Administration, HR Administration, HR Organisation Administration, Security Administration, Absence Administration, Compensation Administration, Payroll Interface Administration, Reporting.
• Operate and improve the solution management processes, including communication, change requests, alignment of ways of working and functional support
• Provide training offer to increase user's competence 
• Validate new functionality and designs for the development and user experience improvements
• Work closely together with others across IKEA to strengthen and contribute to a strong and relevant IKEA franchise offer

When you start working in this role the focus will be on a fluent implementation of Workday. 

About you
You have worked in HR and have good knowledge of HR operational processes, you’re familiar with HR jargon and you are interested to work (more) with IT. You have strong people skills, which enable you to easily engage with many different people, both in person and remotely. You want to help and support our co-workers to the best of your ability, while at the same time you’re able to say no and explain the “why” in case any requests cannot be granted. You’re a do-er, you get things done. You want to lead your own agenda and your own development. You are more interested in a long term improvement than in a short term fix. You’re curious to dig deeper, analyse data and structurally solve and prevent problems.

What’s more? You have a Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of working experience in a similar role. It would be highly appreciated if you have experience working with Workday and NGA (payroll solution). You have technical knowledge and perhaps even technical skills to work with SQL, Python, SnapLogic, QlikSense and system integrations.

A few more details for you
The position is for 40 hours per week and is based in Delft, the Netherlands or Älmhult, Sweden. You will report to the Solution Manager in BSA Culture and Learning.
A behavioural assessment will be part of the recruitment process.

Thursday 24 September 2020 is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit. We look forward to hearing from you!