Shopkeeper

"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you. A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself." **Location** - Sydney (Marsden Park) **Employment type** - Full Time Permanent **Department** - Sales & Commercial **Deadline** - 2025-10-28 **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: - 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) - Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible) Additional information: This role is Permanent Full-Time 76 hrs/fortnight The internal job title for this role is Shopkeeper - Applications close Tuesday 28 October 2025 - As our store operates 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 weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday). **About this work area** - As Shopkeeper your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: - Optimising sales and profitability 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 always stocked 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. **Who you are** - As Shopkeeper you are and/or have: - Passionate about home furnishing, love sales and have a and a desire to lead and motivate your own team within a leading retailer. - Business-minded and result-driven with a strong customer focus. - Have previous experience managing and leading a retail store or a large home furnishing business with demonstrated success in driving sales growth. - Have 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