Sales Co-worker

**Job ID**: 291018
- **Date posted**: 21/05/2025

**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:

- $27.35 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
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Benefits Membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional Information:

- These roles are Permanent Part Time, contracts ranging from 40hrs or 60hrs/fortnight [across different departments in Showroom and Markethall]
- Availability requirements for these roles range between the hours of 8:00am-10:00pm, weekdays and weekends.
- You also have the availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a month (both Saturday and Sunday).

RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND KEY DATES
- If you are successful for this role, your contract at IKEA will commence from Monday 9 June or Monday 23 June 2025.

**About this work area**We have exciting opportunities for retail enthusiast to join the IKEA Rhodes store as Sales Co-workers. In this role your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Engaging and assist customers in understanding their needs and providing your knowledge on IKEA products and services to support their purchasing decisions.
- Actively participating in selling products with a positive attitude and contribute to business goals and growth.
- Being an expert and passionate about the IKEA product range; and actively learning about their features and benefits.
- Responsible for ensuring that the sales area is stocked, presentable, attractively merchandised and correctly priced.
- Assembling our products according to proper building and enclosed instructions to ensure complete functionality.
- Building strong relationships with your team and other departments to promote a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

As a Sales Co-worker you are or have:

- Proven experience in a sales or customer service role, ideally within home furnishing or high-value items retail industry.
- Passionate about home furnishings and appreciator of quality focusing on maintaining a high level of product knowledge and sharing the IKEA product range with customers.
- Strong communication skills and ability to connect with others, you can understand the customer's needs and the ability to build strong relationships.
- An authentic approach in generating sales, whilst maintaining a professional, self-motivated attitude towards meeting sales targets and KPIs.
- Clear and concise communication skills, a keen eye for detail and strong problem-solving skills.
- A ‘Togetherness’ mindset with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proficient computer skills and an ability to learn about all technical aspects of the IKEA product range and tools.
- A safe mindset and being comfortable with physical work and manual handling including repetitive movements and lifting.

**We need people like you**At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us