At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.
What you need to know
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards :
Leave entitlements 5 weeks Paid Annual, Paid Parental, Family & Community and much more
24 / 7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
15% Co-worker discount
Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
Co-worker uniform provided
Free Co-worker parking
Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
Bonus programme (where eligible)
Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Additional information
This role is Permanent, Full-time, 76hrs / fortnight.
The internal job title for this role is Shopkeeper.
The Hiring Manager for this role is Matthew Priestley Sales Operations Manager.
Applications close Monday 10 June.
About this work area
As Shopkeeper your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :
Securing & optimising sales and profitability of a multimillion-dollar home furnishing department, by taking ownership of the range and actively promoting the IKEA commercial priorities and volume commitments.
Acting quickly on commercial opportunities and customer feedback, as well as keeping an active eye on competition, supply, and performance analysis.
Ensuring that the shop is in excellent shape and fully stocked at all times so that customers can make a buying decision on their own.
Creating an environment of trust by encouraging open, constructive, honest, two-way feedback with your team and other colleagues while providing an inspiring and motivating direction for co-workers and engaging them fully in the IKEA objectives.
Support your manager in managing the recruitment, retention, performance management, succession planning and competence development of the team.
Ensuring co-workers are actively supported in their daily work and you actively develop, coach and mentor your team through set reviews and on the job conversations.
As Shopkeeper you are and / or have
Passionate about home furnishing, love sales and have a desire to lead and motivate your own team within a leading retailer.
Business-minded and result-driven, with a strong customer focus.
Proven experience in delivering on sales KPIs & budgets, with knowledge of how to maximise profitability and growth potential of your department.
Previous experience managing and leading in a high-volume home furnishing business, with demonstrated success in driving sales growth.
A growth mindset, where you view challenges as opportunities, value feedback as an opportunity to grow, and a deep curiousity to learn and develop and share your knowledge with others.
An energetic leadership style: you thrive on the buzz you get from fast paced retail environment.
Ability to influence and communicate effectively, that provides rapid customer-focused problem solving with a smile on your face.
We need people like you
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us
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