Total 19 job vacancies by Ikano-Retail

About the job

IKEA Malaysia is seeking a passionate Human Resource Manager who play a pivotal role in translating Ikano Retail’s global people strategy into actionable plans that drive business success and elevate the co-worker experience, working closely with the Retail Manager to ensure that HR strategies are effectively implemented and aligned with business priorities, collaborate with Store HR Managers to drive impactful people initiatives across IKEA Malaysia stores, ensuring alignment with the overall strategy while adapting to local needs.

Your assignment

• Develop and implement a forward-looking Country People Strategy that aligns with business goals, drives organizational transformation, and ensures market leadership.
• Work closely with the global HR team to design and implement strategic initiatives across key areas, including Rewards & Benefits, Talent & Organizational Development and Co-worker Experience.
• Drive the HR agenda for IKEA Malaysia stores in close collaboration with Store HR Managers, ensuring the seamless execution of the people cycle, HR initiatives, and action plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate HR strategies into broader business operations, ensuring alignment and synergy in achieving business objectives.
• Establish and maintain a compelling EVP that positions IKEA as the employer of choice in Malaysia’s retail market, ensuring our brand resonates with top talent.
• Lead the design and implementation of innovative talent strategies.
• Build and sustain a high-performance culture through a strong performance management framework and learning and development programs.
• Ensure compliance with Malaysian labor laws, Ikano Retail policies, and HR standards.
• Lead the charge on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), embedding these principles across all people and business operations.
• Contribute to the development of the HR team by sharing innovative HR practices and insights gained from the Malaysian market, strengthening the organization’s collective knowledge.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the Retail Manager, IKEA Malaysia, and the Malaysia Management Team, providing insights and recommendations that drive business success.
• Lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions during restructuring, market expansions, or operational changes.
• Utilize HR technology and data analytics to optimize decision-making, improve workforce efficiency, and measure the success of HR initiatives.

• Coordinate and manage all tenant fit-out and reinstatement between internal and external parties.
• Monitor and review submission of tenant design for full compliance with IPC Shopping Centre’s standard on design guideline, local legislation requirement and Ikano risk requirement, while adhering to fit-out schedule.
• Close liaison with leasing and facilities management on new tenant as well as tenant’s change request.
• Review and manage continuous improvement with respect to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) i.e. Fit-Out Manual, relevant forms / checklist.
• Incumbent is to be fully accountable on all aspects of tenants’ fit-out works (from receiving of update from leasing, design submission until renovation work at site) while adhering to accomplishing within the stipulated challenging timeline.
• Responsible for fit-out gap finding and remedy closure amid pre-opening inspection.
• Sourcing of quotation, preparation of purchase order and invoice submission to Finance for ad-hoc works which are related to landlord provision.
• To keep up-to-date filing of fit-out related matters.
• Handling of contractor work permit approval, documentation and filing.
• Key person representative of the company on fit-out related matters between the company and the tenant.
• Other ad-hoc assignment as required.

• Promote and safeguard the IKEA culture by being a role model who expresses the IKEA values in all L&D operational matters and people agenda.
• Be an active contributor in the formulation, communication and implementation of regional and local competence development strategies, tools and programs in close co-operation with store HR generalist.
• Actively promote the implementation of the store and regional training calendar in close co-operation with the regional competence HUB and the functional L&D specialists.
• Support the implementation of a local and regional pool of trainers of programs in the training calendar.
• Secure the Foundation and Advance level program including Buddy system and Basic Job Knowledge.
• Actively contribute and secure the process of performance evaluation & development talk, and talent review process in partnership with the store HR generalist.
• Ensure investments and budget for all learning activities with clear goal settings and follow up.
• Responsible for the digital training records and relevant reports in the established HR information system
• Secure the co-operations with the external partners within L&D area i.e. Universities, Poly techniques and other institutions

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Be an enthusiastic, proactive person to initiate, support and execute designated marketing multimedia designer duties, a team player with a pleasant personality to establish good working relationships with internal and external parties, able to work independently and resourceful in delivering the marketing objectives effectively and efficiently.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

1. Creating and maintaining mall aesthetic according to company branding guideline and positioning.
2. To co-create and co-ordinate contents creation on photos and relevant information to the mall’s website, Facebook and social media application.
3. To support, execute and coordinate a variety of marketing, promotion and thematic events to draw shopper traffic in the specific month(s).
4. Maintain relationships with service providers or third party vendors which includes managing the installations process.
5. To be responsible for safekeeping and proper back up of all audio and visual media, artwork, etc.
6. To assist and support Marketing for on-ground activities

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• Recruitment
• Advertising, sourcing, screening according to the business requirements and candidates’ suitability. Primarily first interview for Assistant Managers and Managers. Other positions only in the absence of Sen. Executive HR.
• PI Test and placement of potential candidates Primary for first interview for Assistant Managers and Managers.
• Reference check – 2 per selected candidates.
• Ensure proper HR documentation for new recruits, Offer Letters, confirmations acknowledgement and employment bond are completed in a timely manner.
• Preparing pre-employment medical check-up letter.
• Preparing salary structure for approval, information on new joiner respective department for email address, laptop, access card and parking card.
• Closing SLA within 60 days from recruitment process commencement.
• Ensure all HR correspondence are completed timely ie. Confirmation, Probation Extension, etc. (Assistant Managers and Managers).
• Ensure personal files (Assistant Managers and Managers) are accurately maintained and updated on a regular basis.
• Onboarding 1 (AM, M, SM).
• Analyze all received Training Requests before processing.  Follow through all L&D activities as previously planned in accordance to approved budget.
• Complete all Employee Engagement activities as planned for each calendar year in accordance to the approved budget. Advisory role for committees organizing events under Staff Welfare budget.
• Ensure that IR related matters i.e. disciplinary, counselling, misconduct investigation and grievances handling as per the guidelines and policies and are completed within 72 hours. Prepare a chronological report when necessary.
• Insurance claims processing and yearly renewal – monitor that this is done in a timely matter. 
• Ensure proper HR documentation for new recruits, confirmations acknowledgement, training and employment bond are completed in a timely manner.
• Oversee Staff Welfare i.e. Uniforms, Health Metrics, EE etc are executed by your respective downlines in accordance to schedule and plan.
• Oversee vendor sourcing and negotiations – Liaise with Procurement Executive as and when a system tool, EE, Appliance or activity requires to be ordered.
• Ensure all HR & Admin team members file documents weekly.
• Organize and conduct briefing for PEDP.
• Organize and conduct briefing yearly CoC Briefing to all co-workers.
• Schedule Duty Manager every 4 months cycle.
• Yearly review of all HR & Admin SOPs.
• Ensure Team always keeps their Workstation and department tidy.
• Daily-HR related administration works and as and when tasked.

About the job
My areas of responsibility is the IKEA Restaurant sales areas, guest areas (including the co-worker restaurant), dish washing facility. I work together with my team and other colleagues in the IKEA Food management team from where I lead and manage my area to fulfil the purpose of our function by building business and people together. I strive to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our guests a good reason to return again and again.

Your assignment

• I lead by example and am a good ambassador for the IKEA store in all contact with our guests, and I give them a good reason to return again and again.
• I empower and encourage my team to take immediate action to meet the needs of guests and give input on how to continuously improve our meeting with them.
• Together with my colleagues and manager I contribute actively in the development and implementation of a clear IKEA Food action plan for my store using the store business plan and country business plan.
• I work to maximise commerciality in order to grow sales as well as the conversion rate and average cheque. By doing this I increase profitability according to the goals in my area.
• I work actively to make the IKEA store successful and high performing, today and tomorrow.
• I take an active role in the IKEA Food management team and work cross-functionally utilizing the competence of my colleagues in other parts of the store as well as other IKEA stores in my country.
• I develop and share good ideas and implement best-practice solutions.

About the job
You will work together with your colleagues in the IKEA Food management team; lead and manage the kitchen production team to fulfil the purpose of our function by building business and people together. You strive to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our guests a good reason to return again and again. 

You take ownership for ensuring food safety in all parts of the store and train others as appropriate. You lead and manage co-workers so that we provide irresistible food offers of good taste and quality served in a safe and efficient way.

You will together work with IKEA Food team ensuring the full potential of IKEA Food is realised and the following 10 tasks are fulfilled:
1. Attract visitors to the IKEA store
2. Offer a range that appeal to the many people on the market
3. Strengthen the low-price profile of the IKEA store
4. Strengthen the quality perception of the IKEA store
5. Contribute to a day out for the whole family
6. Strengthen the Swedish profile of the IKEA store
7. Build trust for the IKEA store among customers, co-workers and suppliers
8. Ensure that IKEA co-workers get a good meal for a low price
9. Serve the many store visitors
10. Be efficient and generate a reasonable profit

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• To develop marketing strategies and overall Marcom plan with the consideration of partners, anchors, tenants while efficiently utilising the approved budget to achieve the following Marketing Objectives:-
• To reinforce brand identity and positioning with ATL, BTL and TTL strategies
• To maintain strong market presence with increased Brand Awareness
• To draw Shopper Footfall
• To encourage Retail Sales
• To highlight Retailers
• To establish and maintain good network of contacts with tenants, government agencies, and tourism related bodies, charity/volunteer organizations, corporate organizations, etc for joint promotional and sponsorship opportunities and improve brand perception.
• Budgeting and forecasting operational expenditure & capital expenditure for Marcom.
• Enhancing the Customer Journey Mapping through events, decorations, wayfinding and shopper engagement experiences.
• Enhancing the Customer Experience through digital with content creation and curation via Digital and Social Media.
• Communicate to intra department as well as internal department for communication of relevant activities, so they can effectively use such information for their purpose.
• Effectively engage with other functional teams meanwhile developing business analysis and complex problem-solving skills.
• Drive marketing direction with marketing team competence effectively grow the business with regional support.
• To manage the PR aspect of a possible crisis.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedure.
• Review monthly analysis of Financial Reports against prior year and budget, providing explanations and financial highlights that will enable management to determine progress against budgets.
• Review forecast profit and loss,cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment and ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirement.
• Identify, investigate, and analyse potential operational improvement. As appropriate, based on findings make proposal for operational changes (policy, procedures, processes, etc.).
• Ensure smooth process flow, optimize AR days and monitor, collect market intelligence to keep bad debts at minimal/0%.
• Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction.
• Co-ordinate on any finance, management and credit control meetings involving shareholders.
• To review and monitor tenants aging profile, recommend immediate action plan and obtain credit control members endorsement.
• Liaise with legal personnel to ensure action plan communicated to manage and mitigate risk of  tenants owing huge balances.
• Assess, evaluate, mitigate risk & proposed credit limit for management’s approval.
• Review additional analyses and reports as requested by management.
• Review yearly corporate and deferred taxation.
• Manage and co-ordinate yearly external audit process.
• Manage accounts payable process to ensure payment to vendor is made within company’s credit terms.

About the job

IKEA Malaysia is seeking a passionate Fulfilment Manager with a strong commercial sense to drive our ambitious agenda, supporting the country in strengthening the IKEA brand and its competitive position through ensuring efficient and effective customer fulfilment operations, coordinating supply and demand to maximize product availability while minimizing costs, integrate global supply/logistics strategies into country fulfilment approach to optimize fulfilment execution and provide a great customer experience across all selling channels.

Your assignment

• Accountable for leading, coaching, and developing the country fulfilment organisation in securing excellence in-store fulfilment operations through strong matrix support. Lead and inspire the Store Logistics Manager matrix and provide support with the necessary tools, methodologies, and functional competence.
• Identify and motivate talents within the country fulfilment organization and secure long-term competence development and succession plans that contribute to a successful future of IKEA growth. In addition, the matrix relationship supports competence development and succession for the key logistics roles in the stores.
• Be an active member of the Global fulfilment network and share the responsibility for securing strategic direction, growth, and sustained profitability in the country.
• Participate actively in creating the country’s business plan and be accountable for converting it into fulfilment actions and goals to ensure fulfilment contributes to maximising growth in each country.
• Work actively in the country's commercial team and contribute to the creation of the commercial calendar by fully integrating the fulfilment considerations thereby maximising the availability of stock for customers across all selling channels at the lowest possible cost.
• Accountable for securing the fulfilment capacity requirements that form a part of the total supply chain capacity is integrated into the country expansion plan.
• Develop the customer fulfilment business through innovations in technology, equipment, process improvement, people development, and sharing of best practices.
• Deliver the best possible fulfilment performance results that contribute to the total value chain results by managing logistics costs in retail and initiating actions to reduce costs.
• Set clear goals and expectations, such as logistics costs reflecting regional and local retail/supply strategies including country goals, and make time to follow these up with the Logistics Managers in each store in the country.
• Ensure that all units (service offices and stores) work ethically and in compliance with internal and external laws/rules, including legislation relating to risk, sustainability, and health and safety regulation.

• To develop sales in an efficient and effective way in all media in order to attract more customers to our IKEA store.
• To lead and inspire your team, other functions and the store to achieve maximum sales growth and profit-ability.
• Contribute to the business development regionally using your specialist sales knowledge.
• Ensure the store is in excellent shape as new and fully and efficiently stocked with the four merchandising basics in place at all times and that the IKEA product range is presented in ways that inspire and satisfy customers.
• Ensure your team has all the correct knowledge about the product range in your department and the IKEA services so that they can share this with IKEA customers to improve their overall shopping experience.
• Understand the different IKEA sales and communication channels and IKEA know-how in order to make the best commercial use of this information for different customers.
• Take responsibility for your department goals and secure that your action plan ensures the country priorities for your Home Furnishing Business (HFB) are implemented in your store.
• You and your team actively sales steer to your department’s top-selling products, prioritised products (e.g. overstock/övertag) and IKEA service products in order to maximise sales and long-term profitability.
• You ensure the team have the right number of co-workers in the right place at the right time to ensure your co-workers are ready and available to meet our customers.

About the job

Are you passionate about shaping the future of omnichannel retailing? As the Omnichannel Development Manager at Ikano Retail, an IKEA retailer in 5 countries, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the customer experience across multiple channels. You will drive strategic initiatives that elevate both the in-store and digital experiences, ensuring a seamless, personalized journey for our customers. Your work will be crucial in aligning key stakeholders and spearheading the development of innovative customer-facing solutions that define the future of IKEA’s omnichannel presence.

Your assignment

In this role, you will:

• Drive the creation of a unified customer experience that increases accessibility, convenience, and loyalty across all digital and physical touchpoints.
• Collaborate with functional and market leaders to remove barriers to a seamless shopping experience and empower store coworkers with tools and training for omnichannel selling.
• Drive strategic initiatives such as launching new payment & financing solutions or new digital solutions, such as personalized content and AI support, to enhance both in-store and online customer engagement.

To lead, develop and inspire the Com&In team and other functions in the store in increasing the home furnishing interest of the many people and creating demand for home furnishing solutions and know how in the local market. Accountable for the store layout, range presentation and store communication thereby contributing to positioning the IKEA brand as the leader in life at home.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• Lead and inspire the KV Com&In team to use knowledge of IKEA home furnishing and people's life at home to grow the business.
• Partner with the store manager to stimulate and increase interest in home furnishing for all co-workers in the store.
• Be the creative leader by initiating and facilitating workshops to generate creative directions.
• Secure vitality and seasonality in the store by creating and implementing a store commercial calendar together with the store management team.
• Lead the KV Com&In team in securing relevant and inspiring range presentation solutions, an optimal store layout and effective and efficient store communication that builds the IKEA Brand and distances IKEA retailers from the competition.
• Secure that the commercial team has the right understanding of store layout, range presentation and store communication thereby contributing to the work method for range presentation.
• Contribute with knowledge of people's life at home and consumer shopping behaviour in the creation and implementation of the store business plan.
• Based on the national competence development plan, identify current and future business needs in order to recruit, develop and retain a high performing and passionate KV Com&In team.
• Lead and challenge the Com&In team to constantly take actions that exploit commercial opportunities both in the short- and long term.
 

Your assignment

• Leads, coaches and develops a team of co-workers by creating and implementing a structured information flow to achieve alignment in all relevant lease administration processes related topics.
• Ensures efficient and timely lease contracts and other relevant document signing processes.
• Responsible for ensuring process efficiency by regular efficiency analysis of the lease administration and tenant operation processes.
• Responsible for leading tenant coordination processes, guidelines, and manuals to smooth tenants’ opening in the shopping centres.
• Responsible to lead and support design guidelines revision and deliverables.
• Contributes to current/new systems and database development.
• Responsible to guarantee and organise high quality data to support reports and analytics.
• Responsible to ensure governance compliance with the mandatory legislation and internal Ikano rules and regulations
• Prepare, propose and manage the Department travelling an expenses budget
• Responsible for developing, issuing, distributing and implementing instructions and template for development of lease strategies/yearly lease plans/budget and/or any lease development

The purpose of the HR Manager, IKEA Klang Valley (KV) role is to lead and execute people strategies that drive employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and business growth. This role is pivotal in integrating HR initiatives across various functions to ensure a cohesive and impactful people management approach. By leveraging IKEA's culture and values, the HR Manager, KV will optimize talent management, enhance the employee experience, and support IKEA's mission of creating a better everyday life for the many people.

Through strategic leadership and firsthand guidance, this role will translate Country People Strategies into local actions, provide HR advice to leaders, and foster an environment where IKEA's values are a living reality. As a key contributor to both the Store Management Team and the Country People Group, the HR Manager, KV will play a crucial role in shaping the business and people growth of IKEA Malaysia.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• Lead the KV HR team and serve as a key contributor to the KV management team, providing HR subject matter expertise and strategic guidance.
• Translate the Country People Strategy and Ikano Retail principles into an actionable local HR plan to establish IKEA as the employer of choice in the KV.
• Oversee the entire employee lifecycle, focusing on:

1. Developing and implementing a local recruitment strategy to ensure a diverse talent pool that aligns with the store's Primary Market Area demographics.
2. Managing succession planning and talent development, including creating development programs for high-potential employees.
3. Fostering a continuous learning and development culture using the IKEA learning staircase model.
4. Implementing effective onboarding and offboarding processes.

• Ensure competitive and fair remuneration practices to attract and retain talent while managing staff costs in line with targets and budgets.
• Lead salary review processes and utilize HR data analytics to optimize related processes, such as payroll, timekeeping, and staff planning.
• Implement and analyze employee surveys (VOICE) and assist functions in translating results into actionable improvement plans.
• Promote knowledge sharing, internal mobility, and a commitment to Ikano Retail's overall success across the organization.
• Develop and implement diversity and inclusion initiatives to foster a more inclusive workplace.
• Ensure compliance with national labor laws, regulations, and agreements while maintaining positive relationships with unions and works councils, where applicable.

REQUIREMENT FOR THE JOB

• You have at least 20 years of working experience in Human Resource Management or business partnering roles, preferably from the retail or manufacturing industry, and have experience in a large and complex organizational setup.
• You are passionate about the growth and development of people, with a proven track record of leadership in fostering a positive organizational culture.
• You communicate persuasively, influence effectively, and create an environment where IKEA’s values are a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of the workforce.
• You have experience managing change and driving organizational development initiatives.
• You are business-minded and have experience in building competence dimensions and leading strategic people assignments, contributing significantly to both business growth and employee development.
• You demonstrate strong HR analytics skills, using data to inform strategy and improve HR processes.

Reporting to the Customer Relations Manager, the Checkout Manager manage and supervise a team of cashiers with the Checkout Team Leaders to provide an easy-buying experience for all customers throughout the complete payment process and ensuring payments transactions are handled in an efficient, reliable and secure manner.

Your assignment

• Manage a team of cashiers including recruitment, performance management, training and development and succession planning of the team.
• Ensure resource planned activities are met and monitoring and managing the flow of customers throughout the checkout to ensure customers’ satisfaction are met.
• Handling professionally all customers’ queries, complaints and perform service recovery if necessary.
• Being knowledgeable around customer shopping experience and analyze customer-related and financial key performance indicators for business and functional improvements.
• Working with external and internal partners and coming up with solutions that support an efficient, safe and secure working environment and shopping experience.
• Ensure balanced operational excellence in daily operations to enhance the easy buying experience in line with Commercial Review requirements. 

About the job

As Centre of Expertise within the Human Resource function, the Talent Manager - Acquisition & Management will be responsible for the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding, our culture & values, talent management and leadership development for Ikano Retail. Be a true business partner ensuring that the talent development support the needs of the business and leads to sustainable long-term profitability.

Your assignment

• Responsible for developing and driving employer branding and talent acquisition strategy.
• Developing a clear roadmap for coworkers’ professional development, outlining potential roles and opportunities for growth based on their skills and goals.
• Define Ikano Retail leadership & team development learning roadmap and offer.
• Support the organisation with a systematic approach to leadership development.
• Individual coaching of leaders and management teams for effective leadership.
• Responsible for leadership assessment tools and support leaders with guidelines for purpose and feedback process.
• Define facilitator framework to support in maintaining local facilitator pool for global & local leadership offer. Develop and facilitate programme to support leadership facilitator competency.
• Point of entry for Global IKEA on Culture and Values initiatives and responsible to align and integrate across the organisation.
• Lead the annual succession planning review process and develop High Potential leadership / talent programmes based on the outcome.  
• Develop Mentorship programme framework and outline across Ikano Retail.
• Resource for Team Development, Mentoring and Coaching when needed.
• Point of entry for Inter IKEA systems for development initiatives as well as being Ikano Retail representative in global forums.
• Responsible to drive a performance culture through our performance management process.

About the job

Reporting to the Customer Relations Manager, the Checkout Manager manage and supervise a team of cashiers with the Checkout Team Leaders to provide an easy-buying experience for all customers throughout the complete payment process and ensuring payments transactions are handled in an efficient, reliable and secure manner.

Your tasks will include:

• Manage a team of cashiers including recruitment, performance management, training and development and succession planning of the team.
• Ensure resource planned activities are met and monitoring and managing the flow of customers throughout the checkout to ensure customers’ satisfaction are met.
• Handling professionally all customers’ queries, complaints and perform service recovery if necessary.
• Being knowledgeable around customer shopping experience and analyse customer related and financial key performance indicators for business and functional improvements.
• Working with external and internal partners and coming up with solutions that support an efficient, safe and secure working environment and shopping experience.

• Your working base is the shop floor where you lead by example every day, supporting, challenging and coaching co-workers.
• Together with your team, you focus on putting the customer first in everything you do within the store shop. Every customer must have a shopping experience that exceeds his or her expectations.
• You ensure the shop is in excellent shape as new and fully and efficiently stocked with the four merchandising basics in place at all times and that the IKEA product range is presented in ways that inspire and satisfy customers;
• You ensure your team has all the correct knowledge about the product range in your department and the IKEA services so that they can share this with IKEA customers to improve their overall shopping experience;
• You and your team actively sales steer to your department’s top-selling products, prioritised products and IKEA service products in order to maximise sales and long-term profitability.
• You act quickly on commercial opportunities and keep an eye on the competition;
• You actively promote the IKEA social and environmental commitment and work with your team to understand how, together, you can contribute to sustainability.
• You take full responsibility for ensuring your shop is in excellent shape as new and fully stocked, and with the four merchandising basics in place at all times (priced, clean, well assembled and available).
• Together with your shopkeeper, you take responsibility for your department goals and ensure your action plan is in place and communicated clearly to them. You follow up and take action accordingly by using proven solutions and good examples. You define your individual contribution and goals for delivering the department plan.
• You are passionate about the IKEA products in your shop. You create a high level of knowledge about the products’ features and benefits, and share this with customers and your team.