Original job description
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent customer service and sales skills
- Ability to quickly identify customer needs and recommend solutions
- Confident, approachable, and strong interpersonal communication skills
- Passion for IKEA products, home furnishing, and sustainability
- Minimum 6 months experience in a high-volume sales or customer service environment
- Comfortable working in a physically demanding, fast-paced environment (including lifting upto 23kg)
- Flexibility to work Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday shifts
A DAY IN YOUR LIFE WITH US
- Engage customers and provide expert advice on kitchen solutions, with a focus on compact kitchen selling
- Support and process inbound kitchen orders accurately and efficiently
- Actively approach customers, assess needs, and recommend suitable products and services
- Maintain strong knowledge of products, services, delivery options, and promotions
- Ensure the sales area is well-stocked, organized, attractively merchandised, and correctly priced
- Contribute to team and store sales targets
- Support daily operations, including physically handling products and maintaining store readiness
- Complete an initial 3-month warehouse onboarding period and transition to kitchen planning and sales
- Collaborate with team members and provide support as needed
Why you will love us
Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:
• Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
• RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
• Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)
In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Kitchen Sales co-worker
The starting rate/ salary for this position is 47310 CAD
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Responsibilities
Advise customers on kitchen solutions, identify their needs, recommend suitable products and services, and accurately process inbound kitchen orders. Maintain an organized, stocked, and well-merchandised sales area, contribute to sales targets, support store operations, and collaborate with the team.
Requirements
Requires at least six months of experience in a high-volume sales or customer service environment, strong customer service and sales abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication. Candidates must be comfortable in a fast-paced, physically demanding role that includes lifting up to 23 kg, and be available for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday shifts.
Skills
- Attention To Detail
- Multitasking
- Customer Service
- Sales
- Needs Assessment
- Product Recommendations
- Interpersonal Communication
- Kitchen Solutions
- Order Processing
- Product Knowledge
- Merchandising
- Inventory Organization
- Teamwork
- Physical Product Handling
- Time Management
- Sustainability Awareness
Benefits
- Wellness Days
- Extended Health Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- RRSP With Employer Matching
- Annual Bonus Incentive Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Merchandise Discounts
- Restaurant Discounts
- Free Drinks
- Healthy Meal Options
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Sales
- Retail
- Customer Service & Support
- Logistics
Keywords
- Kitchen Sales
- Kitchen Solutions
- Compact Kitchen Selling
- Order Fulfilment
- Inbound Orders
- Customer Service
- Sales Targets
- Product Recommendations
- Product Knowledge
- Delivery Options
- Promotions
- Merchandising
- Pricing
- Store Operations
- Warehouse Onboarding
- Kitchen Planning
- Home Furnishing
- Sustainability
- Physical Product Handling
- Team Collaboration
