Hays partners with IKEA to support their landmark entry into New Zealand

Published: 02 July, 2025
 
Hays, the global leader in workforce solutions and recruitment, is proud to announce its partnership with IKEA as the Swedish retail giant makes its highly anticipated entry into the New Zealand market. Under this collaboration, Hays will lead the recruitment process for IKEA’s inaugural store, supporting the hiring of Co-worker, Leadership, and Specialist positions.
 
With recruitment efforts already underway and continuing through 2025, this partnership represents a key milestone for both organisations, ensuring that IKEA’s workforce is well-prepared to support the store’s opening towards the end of the year.
 

A Strategic Partnership to Build IKEA’s New Zealand Workforce

Hays’ involvement with IKEA in New Zealand began with the successful recruitment of their People & Culture Manager by Hays’ specialist HR recruitment team in Auckland. Following this success, IKEA sought a recruitment partner capable of delivering an extensive and tailored hiring strategy, ultimately selecting Hays as the preferred provider.
 
“This is an exciting moment for New Zealand,” said David Trollope, Managing Director at Hays New Zealand. “IKEA’s expansion is one of the most high-profile retail developments in the country, and we are thrilled to play a role in bringing their team together. Our priority is to ensure an exceptional recruitment experience, giving candidates a true sense of IKEA’s culture from their first interaction.”
 
“A job at IKEA is so much more than just a job,” says Lauren Clegg, People and Culture Manager at IKEA Sylvia Park. “Building a diverse team that helps customers create a better everyday life at home starts with finding the right people. That’s why it was so important for us to partner with Hays—they know the local market inside out and truly understand our values-based approach to recruitment. With their expertise, we can connect with talent who share our vision and ensure that every co-worker finds the right role to grow and thrive at IKEA.”
 
With recruitment efforts ramping up, Hays looks forward to playing a pivotal role in bringing IKEA’s first New Zealand store to life, ensuring the right talent is in place to create an exceptional experience for customers when doors open later this year.
 
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About Hays

Hays plc (the "Group") is the world’s leading specialist in workforce solutions and recruitment, such as RPO and MSP. The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional, and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK, Germany, and Australia and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.
 

About IKEA

IKEA offers well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing products, produced with care for people and the environment. There are several companies with different owners, working under the IKEA Brand, all sharing the same vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people. IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943.
 

About Ingka Group:

With IKEA retail operations on 31 markets, Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. It has three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments and Ingka Centres. Read more on www.Ingka.com.

About Hays

Hays is the leading specialist in recruitment and workforce solutions.

 
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