Total 7 affairs manager job vacancies in petaling jaya

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.

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.

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

The purpose of the Marketing & PR Manager at IKEA is to use the IKEA business priorities, knowledge of IKEA range, online and offline consumer trends, Malaysia market, competition and IKEA customers’ living situations to drive and develop solutions now and in the future in Malaysia and in all external media. This role leads and inspire in the marketing function to achieve comms excellence, sales growth and profitability. This role contributes to the business development using specialist knowledge, set a clear direction on marketing, advertising, PR and print publication functions in Malaysia.

Your assignment

• Accountable for Advertising (Offline and Display Banners). Ensure the development and successful implementation of advertising campaigns as per the commercial calendar and any other locally relevant opportunities in addition to the commercial calendar.
• Work closely with other SO functions and Markets in the development of each launch/campaign.
• Secure that the overall advertising budget for the country is achieved and ensure appropriate evaluation to measure tangible metrics associated with budget and performance that delivers on marketing investments.
• Accountable for (Commercial) Public Relations. Lead the development of PR strategy that supports the overall communication strategy direction and oversee that all country PR actions (e.g. interviews, media launches, press conference, etc) are implemented successfully.
• Manage PR agency, their KPIs and deliverables. Secure brand leadership in media value and share of voice results in country PR.
• Responsible for the development of Loyalty Communications and programme updates. Manage the development of loyalty communications calendar/brief as a base, to develop communications materials for IKEA FAMILY and småles members.
• Ensure red thread with the communication platforms (e.g. Ads, Digital, etc.) in line with launch and campaign themes.
• Responsible for External Partner Collaborations and Loyalty Programme Partnerships. Lead, review and approve collaboration initiatives to include sponsorship and promotions.
• Lead and liaise with relevant interval stakeholders such as the marketing team, Sales, Com-in, stores or sustainability if the collaboration involves them.
• Responsible for other tasks including Market Intelligence coordination, Budgets, etc. Main co-ordinator of Market Intelligence research initiated by Systems on country level. Thereafter, to work closely with Local Marketing to maximise opportunities at the PMA level as needed to externally communicate commercial offers and activities in the market.

Secure that the overall advertising budget for the country is achieved and ensure appropriate evaluation to measure tangible metrics associated with budget and performance that delivers on marketing investments.