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Every day, we strive to develop, produce, and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone.\nThis role is positioned in People & Culture, Enabling Functions. You will belong to the Recruitment team and report to the Recruitment Manager. The team supports the business with high quality, values-based recruitment and strongly contributes to competence supply across Inter IKEA Group.\nOur team is based in Älmhult, and this role may also spend time in other locations to stay close to the business. We believe that your presence with the team and the business will require physical presence at least 4 days a week.\n As a Recruitment Partner, you will play an important part in connecting business needs with talent outcomes. You will support business areas and competence families through the full recruitment lifecycle, combining operational delivery with a broader view on workforce needs, talent insights and continuous improvement.\nA key focus for this role will be within the areas Range, Design and Engineering, where you will partner with leaders and teams involved in developing the IKEA product range for the many people. You will support recruitment across several different competence families, including areas such as Design, Product and Range Development, Engineering and Supply Chain. By helping attract and hire key competence, you will contribute to creating better products and solutions that are functional, affordable, sustainable, and relevant for life at home.\nYour primary focus will be to enable quality recruitment in close partnership with leaders, recruitment and People & Culture colleagues, and other stakeholders. You will help translate business direction into recruitment priorities, continuously develop sustainable, data-driven, and inclusive recruitment practices and help shape how we attract and hire talent across the organization.\nOn a typical working day, you will:\nLead and coordinate recruitment activities within the assigned competence areas, securing clear priorities, efficient flow and quality delivery. \nPartner with business leaders and P&C colleagues to understand hiring needs and translate them into recruitment strategies and talent actions. \nDrive end-to-end recruitment processes, including sourcing, selection, assessment guidance, candidate experience and stakeholder alignment. \nUse recruitment data, market insights and dashboards to identify trends, forecast needs and support better decision-making. \nContribute to continuous improvement of recruitment ways of working, tools and processes across Inter IKEA Group \n The role as Recruitment Partner requires you to:\nHave experience from recruitment, talent acquisition, HR or a related business area. \nBring solid understanding of recruitment processes, sourcing methods, selection techniques and candidate assessment. \nBe confident in driving end-to-end recruitment processes and supporting leaders with clear guidance and recommendations. \nUse data, insights and recruitment tools to understand trends, improve ways of working and support decision-making. \nBuild strong relationships with leaders, co-workers and stakeholders across a changing, multicultural environment. \nCommunicate clearly in English, both written and verbal, and adapt your message to different audiences. \nWork in a structured way, prioritising several recruitment processes and stakeholders with clarity and confidence. \nIt’s a plus if you also have:\nExperience leading others formally or informally, or a strong readiness to take on operational leadership responsibility. \nExperience working with talent pipelines, market insights, workforce planning or competence-based recruitment. \nKnowledge of ED&I principles and how to integrate them throughout the recruitment process. \n We look forward to receiving your application by 25th of November at the latest. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, or if you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, feel free to contact the Recruiter Jas Garcha () or the Hiring Manager, Deborah Eckerby.\nWe always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. 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