Sales Assistant

Job ID: 247739

Date posted: 05/07/2024

We are looking to welcome part-time Sales Assistants to join our amazing Sales team. These are exciting opportunities within a great team where no two days are ever the same. In the IKEA world, we call this position a Sales Co-Worker. Expected Starting Date: 10th August 2024. WHAT WE OFFER

• £12.00 basic hourly rate.
• IKEA is a Living Wage Foundation Employer.
• Flexibility on availability to be discussed during interviews.
• We offer permanent contracts, advanced scheduling and regular weekends off.

CONTRACTS
Various Part Time - Ranging from 12-30 hours working 3-5 days out of 7 including dayshifts, a minimum of 2 evenings and 3 out of 4 weekends. The latest start time for evening shifts is 4pm so we require people to be available from this time. We operate 7 days a week to meet the shopping needs of our customers. This role will require availability to work during the day, late evenings, and full weekends. WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS
Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their familys everyday needs. WHAT YOULL NEED TO HAVE
We are the ones meeting our customers – in our stores, online, in our catalogue and beyond. Together with thousands of colleagues around the world, we’re a diverse team working for the continued global success of the IKEA Concept. Are you curious about life at home and co-creating the wonderful everyday with our customers? Then we have the job for you! We are looking for someone who is confident in approaching customers and treats them in a polite and friendly manner. The ideal candidate will have a passion for people, an eagerness to learn and will embrace change with a solution-orientated approach to the many challenges and tasks that present themselves. You will have the ambition to grow within IKEA and to help develop others too. In IKEA we place great emphasis on leading others and ourselves with a positive approach, even during the busiest and most challenging times. WHAT YOULL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• You provide an exceptional shopping experience for our customers.
• You actively approach customers to identify their needs and advise them on the best solutions for their life at home through home furnishings.
• You are always passionate about the range and home furnishings, curious to learn the stories behind the products and their design.
• You support maximising sales by being proud of your areas of responsibility, ensuring the customer meets an area that is clean, well presented and easy to shop.
• You are competent with IT, Microsoft office, using the internet and relevant programmes to support selling to the customer.
• You will have a combination of administrative work, meeting the customer and preparing for next days delivery.
• This is a physically demanding role which involves manual handling and walking throughout the store.

WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life to join us, where we feel valued for our uniqueness and recognised for our diverse talents. We are an equal opportunities employer. RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION
If you have any special requirements during the interview process, please let us know as soon as possible. First step: Please attach an updated CV with your application so that we can get to know you better.
Second step, if successfully shortlisted you will be invited to an interview with one of our hiring managers. Come see the wonderful workday, where we create a better everyday life for the many. IKEA reserves the right to close a job vacancy earlier than originally advertised. For any advice or support, email Emma at emma.jones4@ingka.ikea.com and I would be happy to help!