Inter IKEA Group

Staff Planning Specialist - IKEA Bangna

Inter IKEA Group  •  Kingdom of Thailand (Onsite)  •  17 hours ago
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Job Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

About the job

To secure timely posting of the schedules that deliver to the needs of the store while continuously seeking and coordinating business opportunities through optimised staff planning focussed on our co-worker, customer and business.

Your assignment

  • Aware of the people strategy and ensuring the regional and local principles/ guidelines are reflected in our co-workers’ schedules by providing expertise, support and training of end-users in scheduling
  • Support the Staff Planning Manager in administrative elements associated with schedule creation and management
  • Secure compliance with IKEA employment standards, legal requirements, labour rules, and internal requirement within the unit
  • Partner with department managers to develop, adapt and continuously improve quality schedules aligned with forecasted hours, co-worker availability and skill levels.
  • Contribute to the full staff planning process, from forecasting (including commercial drivers) through to execution and publication of schedules
  • Ensure schedules accurately reflect planned absences and collaborate with managers to balance co-workers, customer and business needs.
  • Drive process optimization initiatives by identifying inefficiencies and working cross-functionally with stakeholders to design and implement improved ways of working that enhance staffing effectiveness and operational performance.
  • Partner with stakeholders to build leaders’ awareness and knowledge of the staff planning process and their role in it through education, training and support.

Qualifications

Your profile

  • Proven staff scheduling experience with strong sense of ownership
  • Experience working in a customer-focused service industry, preferably retail
  • Experience with and knowledge of scheduling software used in the store
  • Strong understanding of performance metrics and staffing optimization to drive decisions and continuously improve workforce efficiency
  • Ability to translate business needs into efficient, actionable schedules aligned with forecast and operational priorities
  • Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively and deliver within tight deadlines
  • High attention to detail with a structured and disciplined way of working
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate people and tasks
  • Comfortable handling conflict, negotiation and stakeholder pressure in a professional manner
  • Open to change, with confidence and self-awareness to adapt and continuously improve

Additional Information

Please apply by 16th July 2026

Inter IKEA Group

About Inter IKEA Group

ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE

We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.

How we realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.

IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.

ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP

The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.

• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.

• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.

• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Delft, NL
Year Founded
1989
Website
ikea.com
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