Warehouse Sales Assistant

at  IKEA

Job ID: 241182
Date posted: 24/05/2024
We are looking to welcome Sales Assistants on a permanent basis to join our amazing Self-Serve warehouse team in Warrington. We are looking for someone who enjoys hard work and can work individually as well as part of a team.
This role is based in the warehouse section of the store. Some items within the Warehouse can be heavy, so with that in mind we are looking for someone who would be comfortable with lifting these.
In the IKEA world, we call this position a Sales Co-worker.
Due to health & Safety for this role you must 18+ years plus.
Expected Starting Date: 29th & 30th of June.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE

This is a physical role requiring the use of pump trucks, ladders, and manual handling. Some items within the Warehouse can be heavy, so with that in mind we are looking for someone who would be comfortable with lifting these.
We are the ones meeting our customers – in our stores, online and beyond. Together with thousands of colleagues around the world we’re a diverse team working for the continued global success of the IKEA Concept.
Are you curious about life at home and co-creating the wonderful everyday with our customers? Then we have the job for you. We are looking for someone who is confident in approaching customers and treats them in a polite and friendly manner.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for people, an eagerness to learn and will embrace change with a solution-orientated approach to the many challenges and tasks that present themselves. You will have the ambition to grow within IKEA and to help develop others too. In IKEA we place great emphasis on leading others and ourselves with a positive approach, even during the busiest and most challenging times.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• You provide an exceptional shopping experience for our customers
• You actively approach customers to identify their needs and advise them on the best solutions for their life at home through home furnishings
• You are always passionate about the range and home furnishings, curious to learn the stories behind the products and their design
• You support maximising sales by being proud of your areas of responsibility, ensuring the customer meets an area that is clean, well presented and easy to shop
• You will have a combination of administrative work, meeting the customer and preparing for next days delivery. This is a physical role which involves manual handling and walking throughout the store.

We operate 7 days a week to meet the shopping needs of our customers, this role will require availability to work during the day, late evenings, and full weekends.

• Flexibility on availability to be discussed during interviews
• We offer permanent contracts, advanced schedulin