Staff Planning Specialist (6 months contract)
Core
Oversee store staff planning processes including forecasting, schedule creation, and execution to balance coworker, customer, and business needs while ensuring compliance with labor regulations.
Role type
Staff Planning Specialist (Retail)
Builds
Optimized staff schedules and workforce plans for IKEA stores
Domain
Retail / Workforce Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Staff forecasting, schedule creation and management, labor regulation compliance, KPI analysis, succession planning, stakeholder collaboration, data analysis, scheduling software proficiency
Preferred skills
Experience in high-volume retail environments, customer-focused service industry background
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, In-store scheduling software
Responsibilities
Ensure people strategy is incorporated into coworker schedules, oversee implementation of scheduling solutions, manage store staff planning process from forecasting to execution, follow up on staff planning and retail KPIs, collaborate with managers to develop schedules reflecting availability and skill sets, identify opportunities to enhance the planning process, assist with administrative tasks related to schedule management, develop succession plans for the role