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About IKEA Malaysia

IKEA Malaysia is part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA (a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services). Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008.

Your role

About the job

IKEA is looking for someone who specializes in food production, quality, food safety, efficiency, and range presentation to ensure our guests enjoy a tasty meal every time they visit the IKEA store. You also actively share your specialist knowledge with your colleagues.

Your assignment

• Supporting warehouse & logistics partners by providing necessary documents and certificates needed for them to apply for the necessary permit and approval.
• Be familiar with local legislation regarding the import of IKEA Food products.
• Work closely with Warehouse and logistics partner as well as our Kitchen Production Manager and Commercial Food Manager on updating legislation regarding the import of IKEA Food products.
• Update IFSAG (PID group) on any new or changes to import legislation for food products.
• Always look at my store through the eyes of our customers and walk the store regularly. A daily dialogue with our customers to get continuous feedback about their experiences and to learn more about their needs and wants. Take action based on their input.
• Lead by example and support and coach my colleagues on the job so they can meet the needs of our customers and grow professionally.

Training & development 

IKEA provides its employees with training & development programs:

• IKEA has its own system of learning and training designed for a specific job position.
• New employees receive introduction training where they learn about how the company operates, the safety and security rules, customer-friendly principles, and IKEA’s environmental approach.
• Each new employee is assigned a mentor – a colleague who answers all their questions, shows them their department, and introduces them to their colleagues.
• IKEA organizes Development talks at least once a year which is a friendly meeting with the manager where the employee and manager agree together on the employee’s future goals and development plans, etc.

Benefits

Aside from getting an attractive salary, you may also get the following benefits:

• Medical health, dental, optics
• Birthday meal voucher
• Employee discounts
• Free Parking
• Work-shift flexibility
• Annual leave

Career progression

IKEA always offers a lot of opportunities for all employees to grow and develop their skills and competence. You can grow in your current role, take on new responsibilities, or move into different functions right where you are. You can also get a chance to learn abroad at the other IKEA branches around the world.

Work-life balance

Working hours at IKEA are great, regularly from Monday to Friday, from 10 AM to 10 PM. You won't bring any work to your home. Working days only allows 5 days in a week, the gap between shift will ensure 12 hours.

Company culture

IKEA has been positively reviewed by a lot of its employees in various career sites. The company is described as having a fun working environment where every staff is like a family, a very good human resources management, and supportive colleagues where there is no gap between subordinates and superiors. The company supports each employee to optimize their potential. 

About you

To apply for this role you need to meet the following requirements:

• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiar with local legislation on the importation of food products.
• A basic understanding of store IKEA Food operations.
• Good coordination and communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and organize individual duties in order to make the most efficient use of the time available.

How to apply

To apply for this position, simply click the button "Apply on employer site" on this page. We will navigate you to IKEA Malaysia's official link for this vacancy. Make sure that you have read all of the requirements mentioned above.

Sources

The sources below were used in researching this page:

• ikea.jobs.cz/en/development-in-ikea/
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/IKEA-Malaysia-Reviews-EI_IE3957.0,4_IL.5,13_IN170.htm?filter.iso3Language=eng
• glassdoor.com/Benefits/IKEA-Malaysia-Benefits-EI_IE3957.0,4_IL.5,13_IN170.htm