Job Opportunities in Australia

Job ID: 262411
Date posted: 17/10/2024
Our team within IKEA

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.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

What you need to know

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

• $29.71 base hourly pay rate
• Above award rates and penalty rates (including Sunday and Public Holidays)
• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave 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 Sales Coordinator.
• The shift times required to work will be spread between 8:00am to 10:00pm.
• As we operate 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work alternating weekends (both Saturday and Sunday).

About this work area

As a Retail Supervisor your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Supervising and coordinating the daily operation of the team.
• Support daily operational problems and reacting appropriately to urgent issues, escalating to direct manager where necessary.
• Deliver training programs and workshops and provide co-workers with one-on-one support to secure competence, development and the achievement of learning objectives and department related goals.
• Sharing specialist knowledge of the IKEA product range, services, and tools to secure a high level of competence within the team whilst demonstrating a willingness to take on additional responsibility in this area.
• Encouraging the team to actively sell the department’s top-selling products, prioritised products, and IKEA service products to maximise sales and long-term profitability.
• Keeping the area of responsibility clean, tidy, priced, and fully stocked, and ensuring that the IKEA basic merchandising standards are always in place to give customers a positive shopping experience.
• Analysing and adjusting sales space capacities based on system parameters (sales location management) to secure high stock availability.

As a Retail Supervisor you are or have:

• Previous retail experience, preferably in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Passionate about people’s everyday life at home and home furnishing.
• Able to deliver exceptional customer service and foster an inclusive and positive co-worker experience.
• Comfortable with coordinating your team, setting priorities, and delegating responsibility.
• Proven track record of creating a customer experience and determination to drive commercial outcomes.
• Have strong attention to detail and be able to develop meaningful relationships through your outstanding interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills and an ability to learn about all technical aspects of the IKEA product range.

We need people like you

At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!