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At IKEA, it is so much more than a job.

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: March 2023.

WHAT WE OFFER

• £10.90 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.

CONTRACT SIZE
30 hours working 5 days out of 7 including 3 out of 4 weekends and late evenings.
24 hours working 5 days out of 7 including 3 out of 4 weekends and late evenings.
12 hours working 3 days out of 7 including 3 out of 4 weekends and late evenings.

The hours of operation in Self Serve are 7am until 9:30pm so we are looking for people who are available during these hours. Due to Health and Safety restrictions applicants must be over the age of 18.

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 family's everyday needs.

WHAT YOU'LL 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 YOU'LL 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.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION
If you have any special requirements during the interview process, please let us know as soon as possible.

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 successful, you will be invited to an interview with one of our hiring managers.

Come see things a little differently with us and be part of creating 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 [email protected] and I would be happy to help!