Sales Representative | IKEA | Cairo Festival City at Al Futtaim Private Company LLC

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Sales-Driven, Proactive Attitude, Problem-Solving, Customer-Focused, Teamwork, Merchandising, Stock Availability, Sales Target Achievement, Customer Feedback, Relationship Building, Product Knowledge, Market Trends Awareness

Industry

Real Estate

Description

Job Requisition ID: 175109 Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day Overview Of The Role:The Retail Sales Representative is responsible for establishing rapport and credibility with customers in order to facilitate the purchase of IKEA's product range. They must maintain merchandising standards and ensure stock availability to achieve sales targets. This role requires going the extra mile to exceed customer expectations and involves conducting sales inspections, communicating with procurement, and taking actions based on customer feedback. Success in this role involves building strong relationships with customers, empowering the team to meet customer needs, recommending sales strategies, and remaining informed about market trends and product updates.What You Will Do:Operational & CommercialConduct a daily detailed inspection of the assigned area to review the availability and positioning of price labels, product information tags, and other communication media.Review daily stock levels on all products in the assigned area and recommend orders to the Shopkeeper.Coordinate with the Procurement Executive for information pertaining to stocks in the assigned area.Ensure customers are always in focus and strive to make them smile; meet and serve customers showing empathy and care.Have a daily dialogue with guests to get continuous feedback about their experiences and learn more about their needs and wants, then act based on their input.Develop effective ways of building relationships with customers, thereby establishing trust and confidence.Understand and determine customers’ requirements to prepare a pro forma invoice.Maintain contact and advise customers on news or recently received items of interest, and follow up on quotations to convert to actual sales.Empower and encourage the team to take immediate action to meet customer needs and give input on how to improve the service provided.Promote the sales of products by spotting and seizing sales opportunities, offering alternative solutions to problems, and suggesting add-on sales to achieve the established sales target.Suggest means of improving sales to the supervisor and determine slow-moving or non-selling items, and suggest sales actions.Maintain a full display of products via merchandising methods as laid down by the company.Be an expert on the product range within the Home Furnishing Business.Stay aware of developments in the local market by being attentive to information given by customers, advertising, promotions, and scheduled market visits.Be up to date with changes in the company’s product range, such as new items or changes in existing items, and keep the Sales Manager informed of any customer problems/comments or gaps in the range.Required Skills To Be Successful:Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Sales-driven with proactive attitude.Strong problem-solving skills.Customer-focused with ability to work in a team.What Qualifies You For The Role:Secondary Education required.Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role.Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Good command of English language required, Arabic preferred.Demonstrated ability to be sales-driven and proactive.Problem-solving skills.Customer focus and teamwork are essential behavioral competencies.About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us. AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City. About Al-Futtaim Malls Al-Futtaim Malls provides development and asset management expertise, specializing in building retail-led super regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond. With a proven track record of creating both sustainable revenue growth and value enhancement for tenants, Al-Futtaim Malls delivers exceptional experiences and exciting shopping environments for customers. Part of the Al-Futtaim Group, Al-Futtaim Malls leadership team brings more than 30 years of experience and a deep understanding and knowledge of the retail sector, both from a shopper’s point of view but as curators of space or landlords to other brands. The company has a directly managed portfolio including over 9 million sqft of retail space across four malls in the MENA region and two under development. Malls under the Al-Futtaim Malls portfolio include Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall, Morocco. Leveraging on the expertise of its parent company, Al-Futtaim Malls established PLEX Management Services offering a full array of services including asset management and development, leasing, and brand experience expertise to shopping mall landlords and retail organizations globally. Implementing global best practice and deploying Al-Futtaim Mall’s deep understanding of mall management and retail dynamics, PLEX promises to deliver continuous growth and long-term value for its partners. For more information on Al-Futtaim Malls, please visit https://www.al-futtaimmalls.com/ About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions. The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation. The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services. These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.

Responsibilities

The Retail Sales Representative is tasked with building customer rapport to facilitate product purchases, maintaining merchandising standards, and ensuring stock availability to meet sales targets. This involves daily inspections, coordinating with procurement, gathering customer feedback, and actively promoting sales opportunities.