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About IKEA

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for many people. It does this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. It operates in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand – and has an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. IKEA is part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

It also develops, owns, and operates Shopping Centers that are anchored by IKEA and creates walkable communities by including residential, office, and other types of real estate in the development plans.

Works towards making sustainability a natural part of its everyday work. It is active in the communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women, and the environment.

Your role

To inspire and surprise visitors by presenting and communicating the IKEA home furnishing offer with strong visual impressions that exceed visitors’ expectations. This will strengthen the IKEA Brand and convert more visitors into customers.

Your Assignment 

• To lead and inspire the store Comm&In team with IKEA home furnishing knowledge that leads to business growth by exploiting opportunities in the short and long term.
• Work hand-in-hand with Deputy Store Manager to stimulate interest in home furnishing for all co-workers.
• Take initiative to facilitate workshops to generate creative directions and implement a store commercial calendar together with the store management team.
• Lead the store Comm&In team in securing relevant and inspiring range presentation solutions, optimal store layout, and effective and efficient store communication that builds the IKEA Brand and distances IKEA retailers from the competition.
• Ensure the store commercial team has the right understanding of store layout, range presentation, and store communication that directly improves work methods for range presentation.
• Contribute knowledge of people's life at home and consumer shopping behavior in the creation and implementation of the store business plan.
• Based on the national competence development plan, identify current and future business needs to recruit, develop and retain a high-performing and passionate store Comm&In team.

Training, development & rotations

IKEA has its system of learning and training designed for a specific job position. You will get introduction training as a new co-worker where you will learn about how the company operates, the safety and security rules, customer-friendly principles, and the environmental approach. You will also get a mentor – a colleague who answers all your questions shows you your department and introduces you to your colleagues. You will pass more training according to your training plan then.

Development possibilities in IKEA are as varied as the personalities of its co-workers. It has a Development talk at least once a year which is a friendly meeting with your manager where you agree together on where you would like to go and how you’d like to develop yourself in the future.

Salary & benefits

The average salary for the role at IKEA may range from MYR 37000 to MYR 42000 per year. Wherever you work within IKEA Southeast Asia, you enjoy a wide range of benefits. Here are just some of them: 

• IKEA discounts
• Flexi benefits
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Gifts
• Work environment
• Incentive plan

Career progression

Working for the IKEA franchise makes you part of a fast-paced family of people who enjoy exceptional careers and learning possibilities. It has an ambitious expansion plan in Southeast Asia and is committed to helping people develop. Encourages co-workers to try different roles, change between functions and even move between countries (if that’s what you want!) It designs the career path with a manager and creates a development plan to help reach professional goals. As you grow, IKEA grows too. Explore many different work areas and search for available jobs.

Work-life balance

IKEA has a work-life balance rating of 3.6. The company cares about the employees Super fun place to work, with good benefits and amazing coworkers. Weekends are hectic and the weekdays are super slow, repetitive, and can get quite boring. Lots of night shifts for part-time workers.

Culture & Vibe

IKEA is a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. It comes from all over the world, but shares an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for many people”. How it realizes this vision is based on its shared humanistic values. These values guide the work and build an inclusive, open, and honest culture. It’s all based on a spirit of togetherness and enthusiasm. It works hard but has fun doing it. Always looking for people who share a positive attitude and values.

IKEA believes that every individual has something valuable to offer and it strives to have the same values in the way it works. Togetherness is at the heart of the IKEA culture. 

About You

Qualification

• Home furnishing the IKEA way (living situations, style groups, store communication, furnishing with light). And range presentation the IKEA way (layout as a commercial tool, store media, display techniques).
• Understand life at home in the local market and the outcome of market research, e.g. IKEA Customer Satisfaction Survey, IKEA Brand Capital.
• Understand how to build business competence through recruitment, competence development, retention, and succession.
• Willing to work shift hours, weekends, and public holidays. 

How to apply

To apply for the job just click the "Apply on employer site" button below and submit your resume and credentials. You’ll be asked for your personal information and why you want to work for IKEA. It recommends you apply as soon as possible because it accepts ongoing applications and offers positions on a first-come, first-served basis.