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: • These exciting opportunities are: o Temporary (until December 2025), Full-time 76hrs/fortnight o Temporary (until February 2026), Full-time 76hrs/fortnight • The internal job title for this role is Shopkeeper. • The shift times required to work will be spread between 08:00am to 9:30pm • As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day, evening, and alternating fortnightly weekend shifts (both Saturday & Sunday). • If your application is successful, you may be invited to complete a video screening interview as part of the recruitment process. • If your application is progressed, you will be invited to attend an in-person interview with the hiring team.
About this work area
As Sales Department Manage your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Securing and optimising sales and profitability of multiple home furnishing departments, by taking ownership of the range and actively promoting the IKEA commercial priorities and volume commitments. • Acting quickly on commercial opportunities, customer feedback, and a good understanding of the local market trends to optimise results. • Demonstrate high leadership capabilities by leading the business through people and making things happen with flexibility, speed, and simplicity. • Managing the range of your department, including sales steering and forecasting. • Keeping a well-maintained shopfloor that is visually appealing, so customers can easily make purchasing decisions. • Creating an environment of trust by encouraging open, constructive, two-way feedback with your team, and engaging them fully in the IKEA objectives. • Secure the recruitment, retention, performance management, succession planning and competence development of the team.
As Sales Department Manager you are or have: • Minimum 2 years of leader experience within a commercial, customer-focused environment. • Proven experience delivering and implementing short- and long-term action plans and consistently reaching performance goals. • Experience delivering a commercial action plan for your market, maximising sales and sustaining long-term profitability within an omnichannel retail landscape. • A considered decision-maker with the aptitude to collaborate across functions, as well as to influence and communicate effectively at all levels of the business. • Ability to coach and develop people and secure succession to bring together a high performing team that can contribute to business goals.
We need people like you
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!
