SASEA - Vietnam - People & Culture Generalist

KEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishings at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of the supply process is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. IKEA Supply Area South East Asia (SASEA) has co-workers based in Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Port Klang.

It takes both brains and heart to work with us. 

People are at the heart of our business. We create a better everyday life together by living our shared values and safeguarding our unique culture. Our job is to do good business while being a good business. We have a strong belief that we achieve this by ensuring our co-workers have the pre-conditions to create an inspiring experience for our suppliers and customers. 

Leadership at IKEA is simple, clear, and humble. We are not fans of bureaucracy or a complicated hierarchy. At IKEA, everyone is a “leader”. We give freedom – you take responsibility for your tasks in close cooperation with others. Most of the things we do are team efforts. 

We at IKEA Services Ltd. (Vietnam) are looking forward to welcoming a new People & Culture (P&C) Generalist to our P&C team in HCMC.  

As P&C Generalist, your main tasks will be: 

• Actively work with area of expertise such as Recruitment, Labour Law, Work Environment etc.  with an extra responsibility within the area of Compensation & Benefits. 

• Continuously assess, implement and use update standards, guidelines and policies within Compensation & Benefits area, with the ambition to be as aligned as possible, however always in compliance with country specific laws and regulations 

• Be the “go-to-person” and partner for managers, co-workers and P&C colleagues in the identified business and legal entity for P&C related topics. 

• Lead execution of P&C year cycle operational tasks. 

• Contribute to building business competence and leadership development by supporting managers and co-workers according to agreed development plans  

• Support managers with labour law guidance, performance improvement plans and difficult cases  

• Contribute to the implementation and execution of the People strategy in the local unit/area  

• Contribute to developing ways of working on the People & Culture Generalist arena  

• Responsible for execution of administration connected to People & HR digital tools   

You are passionate about people and unlocking their potential to contribute to business results. You are dedicated to contributing to a great co-worker experience. You enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multi-dimensional environment and appreciate the mix of tactical and operational tasks. You demonstrate general leadership ability and effectiveness with the capacity to handle multiple priorities, initiatives, interfaces, and tasks. You express ideas and opinions effectively - with ability to influence and inspire. You have a good knowledge of Vietnamese employment law, and you are fluent in English. 

To be successful in this role you need to have/be: 

• Previous experience in P&C, specifically within compensation and benefits 

• Good knowledge in local employment legislations and co-worker relation 

• Good knowledge in P&C operational processes, topics and tools 

• Ability to use HR Information Systems (HRIS) and other related software for data analysis. 

• Ability to build trust and relationships through good communication 

• Ability to support and enable change 

• Ability to be structured and organized with attention to details and patience in handling P&C administration   

We would love to know more about you and your motivation for this job! Please send us your application in English by 26 Oct 2025. 

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates. So, don’t delay, please send us your application today.