Total 84 job vacancies by Ikano-Retail

About the job

Reporting to the Goods Flow Team Manager, this ASSOCIATE role is responsible for providing assistance in the completion of the Logistics process in the easiest and safest way possible. He/She develops and uses his/her knowledge and experience of IKEA operations, including IKEA machinery and equipment, as well as the expertise of his/her co-workers within the team to achieve the highest level of availability of products in the store.

Your assignment

• You perform effectively the Goods Flow operation tasks in your assigned area, using the available IKEA systems and equipment to achieve an efficient goods flow process and data integrity, in order to maximize stock accuracy and ensure the highest product availability for customers;
• You contribute to an optimized daily goods flow operation within the assigned goods flow processes by working in a lean, simple, and cost-conscious way;
• You contribute to the agreed goals of the Goods Flow Team, as well as being involved in the goal-setting process of your team;
• You comply with IKEA health, safety, and security guidelines, rules and regulations, and support colleagues in preventing untoward health, safety, and/or security-related incidents in the store.

About the job

Reporting to the Goods Flow Team Manager, this ASSOCIATE role is responsible for providing assistance in the completion of the Logistics process in the easiest and safest way possible. He/She develops and uses his/her knowledge and experience of IKEA operations, including IKEA machinery and equipment, as well as the expertise of his/her co-workers within the team to achieve the highest level of availability of products in the store.

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Reporting to the Facilities Manager, this TEAM LEADER role will support the Facilities department on a day-to-day basis by taking care of the property(s) assigned to the Store, and help ensure that the store has the proper comprehensive service systems and teams (contracted and co-working) in place to deliver results, and keep our properties, buildings and supporting infrastructure in safe, working order, available and open for business.

Your assignment

• You grow and develop your functional and technical expertise to help the facilities team be the owner of the building, manage the assets, both building facilities and the store
• You support your manager in developing business results and goals, especially in life cycle costing and annual budgeting. Assure the reliability and cost-effective operations of various facilities whiles controlling the build-up of the maintenance cost
• Conduct scheduled and reactive inspections on the property listed equipment & systems
• You review and ensure that facilities comply with any Risk/FM Audit (SecCheck) and work through practical ways with your manager to comply and meet the target
• Ensure SOPs are in place and that compliance documentations are available at all times and that the CAFM/CMMS system holds all data and files online
• Ensure all works minimise disruption, risk and inconvenience to coworkers, visitors and coworkers. And if there are any casualties, investigate, and take corrective actions to overcome technical problems to further develop and implement solutions, trouble shoot on day-to-day operational problems of facilities and building
• Ensure that energy saving procedures are identified and implemented to minimise cost and waste
• Ensure that the planned preventive maintenance program is updated and in order, and that vendor performance is recorded and documented
• Ensure all vendor invoices are correct before any PO or Work Order is released for payment
• Support the functions business plan, keep it updated and ensure that all approved plans are executed in an efficiently and timely method. Support the costing, project management and implementation of any base building work changes
• Ensure that our buildings and property are compliant to statutory legal requirements and that IKEA’s rules and regulations are adhered to. Perform periodical quality control inspections to ensure adherence to company specifications and standards
• With your manager, manage and rectify defects and warranties with the consultant, relevant service providers and/or contractors

About the job

We want to fill this position with a hands-on and detailed individual who can support the needs of the business as we grow as an organization with various revenue channels and payment methods.

Your assignment

• Record import related transactions/invoices in accounting system and reconcile with payments and bank statements.
• Liaise with banks and vendors on payment related enquires
• Reconciliation of GL accounts, vendor balances and archive Accounting documents
• Assist in recording of journal entries in the accounting system and support in general accounting functions and tax reporting requirements
• Other ad hoc task as assigned

About the job

Reporting to the Shopkeeper, this Associate role's main responsibility is to ensure an enjoyable, convenient and successful shopping and buying experience that leads to increased sales and sustained long-term profitability. He/she also ensures satisfied customers, develop and execute sales steering and selling the IKEA way.

Your assignment

• You actively approach customers who you see require additional help. You identify their needs by asking the right questions and advise them on the best solutions for their homes in order to exceed their expectations;
• You ensure the shop is in excellent shape as new and fully and efficiently stocked with the four merchandising basics in place at all times and that the IKEA product range is presented in ways that inspire and satisfy customers;
• You understand how to use the different IKEA sales and communication channels and know-how for the different customers you meet;
• You keep your area of responsibility clean, tidy, priced and fully stocked, and ensure that the IKEA basic merchandising standards are in place at all times to give customers a positive shopping experience;
• You convey passion about IKEA products and actively learn about their features and benefits, and you share this knowledge with customers and colleagues.

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Reporting to the Customer Care Centre Team Leader, this AGENT role is responsible to build and retain a long-lasting relationship with new and existing customers in a multi-channel retail environment by valuing and fulfilling customer needs and expectations, understanding customer motivation and expectations, and ensuring a positive shopping experience that creates trust in the IKEA Brand. Among other tasks, this involves experience in customer handling to ensure the satisfaction of the customers who contact us directly through the contact centre in all media platforms.

Your assignment

• You are passionate about getting a good solution for your customers by identifying the customers’ needs and using your knowledge of the IKEA systems and processes to offer solutions.
• You take ownership for resolving your customer’s individual needs; communicating a realistic timeline for this resolution and keeping them informed as promised.
• You understand the impact of service time responses on the customers’ level of satisfaction and work both individually and with your colleagues to ensure that you match your agreed service levels.
• You have a good knowledge of store operations to offer appropriate solutions to the customers, giving advice on add-on sales, thereby encouraging them to buy more.
• You are listening to your customers and anticipating their needs, promoting IKEA products and services to improve their home-to-home shopping experience.
• You actively seek feedback and give feedback constructively to your colleagues in order to improve the shopping experience of all customers.
• You will be providing support and assistance to Singapore customers and ensuring best customer experience with IKEA tone of voice.
• You are available to help and support co-workers in your own department and other areas of the contact centre when your manager needs me to do so.
• You ensure our contact centre is always a safe and secure environment for visitors and co-workers.
• You take a keen interest in the performance of IKEA and keep yourself informed about results and look for more effective ways of working to reduce costs.
• You are passionate about getting a good solution for your customers by identifying their needs and using your knowledge of the IKEA systems and processes to offer solutions. This allows your customers to make informed choices which leads to sales growth and profitability.
• You have ownership for resolving your customer’s individual concerns; communicating a realistic timeline for the resolution of such concerns and keeping them informed as promised.
• You are empathetic and understand when your customers are angry and upset by their shopping experience. You remain calm and helpful, offering solutions to ensure they are satisfied with the overall service level and be able to maintain our relationship with them.
• You encourage customers to give feedback which you use to improve your services to them and share with your manager to improve how the centre operates.

About the job

Reporting to the Customer Care Centre Team Leader, this AGENT role is responsible to build and retain a long-lasting relationship with new and existing customers in a multi-channel retail environment by valuing and fulfilling customer needs and expectations, understanding customer motivation and expectations, and ensuring a positive shopping experience that creates trust in the IKEA Brand. Among other tasks, this involves experience in customer handling to ensure the satisfaction of the customers who contact us directly through the contact centre in all media platforms.

Your assignment

• You are passionate about getting a good solution for your customers by identifying the customers’ needs and using your knowledge of the IKEA systems and processes to offer solutions;
• You take ownership for resolving your customer’s individual needs; communicating a realistic timeline for this resolution and keeping them informed as promised;
• You understand the impact of service time responses on the customers’ level of satisfaction and work both individually and with your colleagues to ensure that you match your agreed service levels;
• You have a good knowledge of store operations in order to offer appropriate solutions to the customers, giving advice on add-on sales, thereby encouraging them to buy more;
• You are listening to your customers and anticipating their needs, promoting IKEA products and services in order to improve their home-to-home shopping experience;
• You actively seek feedback and give feedback constructively to your colleagues in order to improve the shopping experience of all customers;
• You will be providing support and assistance to IKEA Philippines customers and ensuring best customer experience with IKEA tone of voice.
• You are available to help and support co-workers in your own department and other areas of the contact centre when your manager needs me to do so;
• You ensure our contact centre is always a safe and secure environment for visitors and co-workers.
• You take a keen interest in the performance of IKEA and keep yourself informed about results and look for more effective ways of working to reduce costs.

About the job

Reporting to the Restaurant Manager, this Associate role is responsible for attracting visitors to the stores by encouraging IKEA store visitors to stay longer and enjoy more. He/She strives towards making people smile and build trust for the IKEA store among customers, co-workers, and suppliers. He/She also provides irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our customers a good reason to return.

Your assignment

• You ensure that our customers are always in focus and strive to make them smile by supporting them with an attitude based on the IKEA values;
• You are a good ambassador for the IKEA store in all contact with our customers and gives them a good reason to return again and again;
• You are passionate about our products and actively learn about their content, origins, and other benefits and you are willing to share this knowledge with your customers and colleagues;
• You ensure that you work to optimize sales by knowing the top-selling products, support the range changes, prepare the readiness of your area, contributes to the department’s action plan as well with in-store activities, and you have an active interest in our local competition and provide relevant input to your manager regarding range and pricing;
• You comply with and follow internal rules, policies, and daily operational routines set by the management;
• You execute IKEA store operations and do your part to make sure that our operations are in line with the Functional Commercial Review standards.

About the job

Reporting to the Restaurant Manager, this Associate role is responsible for attracting visitors to the stores by encouraging IKEA store visitors to stay longer and enjoy more. He/She strives towards making people smile and build trust for the IKEA store among customers, co-workers, and suppliers. He/She also provides irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our customers a good reason to return.

Your assignment

• You ensure that our customers are always in focus and strive to make them smile by supporting them with an attitude based on the IKEA values;
• You are a good ambassador for the IKEA store in all contact with our customers and gives them a good reason to return again and again;
• You are passionate about our products and actively learn about their content, origins, and other benefits and you are willing to share this knowledge with your customers and colleagues;
• You ensure that you work to optimize sales by knowing the top-selling products, support the range changes, prepare the readiness of your area, contributes to the department’s action plan as well with in-store activities, and you have an active interest in our local competition and provide relevant input to your manager regarding range and pricing;
• You comply with and follow internal rules, policies, and daily operational routines set by the management;
• You execute IKEA store operations and do your part to make sure that our operations are in line with the Functional Commercial Review standards.

About the job

Reporting to the Recovery Supervisor, this Associate role is responsible for supporting the Recovery team in order to fulfill and optimize the recovery operations, including the systems and methods; he/she is also involved in optimizing the revenue from products that would otherwise not be possible to sell.  Also, he/she must ensure a positive shopping experience for the customers, so they will return and shop with us again over time.

Your assignment

• You will handle and administer returned and transferred products with the objective of minimizing loss and maximize profit;
• You maintain the store clean, tidy, organized, keep the tools/equipment in good condition and also maintain a safe working environment for co-workers and customers as well;
• You promote knowledge about the store, products, and services to help the customer make proper choices for a better shopping experience;
• You provide sincere customer service by listening to customer’s complaints and offer solution leaving the customer with a positive impression;
• You make sure that recovered items are re-packed, labeled, and priced commencing its pre-sold state;
• You upsell IKEA products by offering the recovered merchandise by promoting wise product knowledge and quality;
• You observe internal rules, policies, and operational procedures and promote workplace safety and quality;
• You collaborate with other departments to ensure everyone understands and contributes to the process of recovery department with a focus on prevention, revenue, and sustainability;
• You project a positive personality by working with enthusiasm, willingness to learn, and grow professionally to achieve the IKEA goal.

About the job

Reporting to the Kitchen Production Manager, this Associate role is responsible for attracting visitors to the stores by encouraging IKEA store visitors to stay longer and enjoy more. He/She strives towards making people smile and build trust for the IKEA store among customers, co-workers, and suppliers. He/She also provides irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our customers a good reason to return.

Your assignment

• You ensure that our customers are always in focus and strive to make them smile by supporting them with an attitude based on the IKEA values;
• You are a good ambassador for the IKEA store in all contact with our customers and gives them a good reason to return again and again;
• You are passionate about our products and actively learn about their content, origins, and other benefits and you are willing to share this knowledge with your customers and colleagues;
• You ensure that you work to optimize sales by knowing the top-selling products, support the range changes, prepare the readiness of your area, contributes to the department’s action plan as well with in-store activities, and you have an active interest in our local competition and provide relevant input to your manager regarding range and pricing;
• You comply with and follow internal rules, policies, and daily operational routines set by the management;
• You execute IKEA store operations and do your part to make sure that our operations are in line with the Functional Commercial Review standards.

About the job

Reporting to the Goods Flow Manager, this Specialist role is tasked to safeguard the quality of all logistic processes to ensure that no damaged goods reach the customer. He/She accomplishes this by carrying out logistics operations according to local laws and regulations; maintaining the IKEA brand standard in supply quality, health and safety standards in all goods flow and customer delivery processes.

Your assignment

• You are the first point of contact in the store for supply chain partners with regards to quality-related topics;
• You ensure the correct execution of the goods flow process, keeping customer-perceived availability in focus;
• You develop and use knowledge and expertise of logistics to achieve quality and safety standards in the logistics function;
• You ensure daily operational inspections and maintenance procedures, fulfilling local legal standards and IKEA standards.

About the job

• Provide subject expertise and industry insight to strengthen Payment and Consumer Financing offers in different markets, driving customer satisfaction (e.g. convenient checkout), commercial growth (e.g. affordability through competitive financing options) and effectiveness (e.g. lower payment cost% by mix steering and negotiations).
• Collaborating with all parties involved, lead development initiatives and projects to support the implementation of the agreed payment & financing roadmaps, secure post go-live adoption and monitor business benefit realisation.
• Foster partnership with Payment Service Providers and financial institutions for competitive rate.

Your assignment

• Identify Payment and Checkout development opportunities, based on local market relevance and customer needs, with the aim for faster conversion and customer satisfaction in payment, contributing to Checkout performance in store and online.
• Together with Country CX and Selling to build Payment & Financing strategies that meet the customer expectation and business needs, reflecting a compliant, efficient and seamless payment experience across all channels.
• Develop business cases for new payment and financing solutions with the markets and monitor delivery on business benefits.
• Act as Project Manager to deliver Payment & Financing roadmap to secure high standard payment solutions meeting the customer expectation, reflecting a compliant, efficient and seamless payment experience across all channels to reach optimal conversion and operational excellence for customers and co-workers.
• Lead vendor selection and contract negotiations on behalf of Ikano Retail and its markets with Payment Services Providers (PSPs) and financial institutions (e.g. banks), secure handover process to Country CX after onboarding process.

About the job

• Turn the end-to-end shopping journey at IKEA frictionless, easy, seamless, and convenient.
• Advocate a culture of continuous improvement based on customer feedback in the area of convenience & support.
• Provide an accessible and convenient customer support (by CCC or coworkers in any IKEA Customer Meeting Point and/or self-support for the customer) by maximizing and/or developing new capabilities and system functionality.
• Expand and adopt new market relevant ways to communicate with customers for support purposes (e.g. Line chat, Social media).

Your assignment

• Co-create and agree with the markets, Functional Network Leaders, Retail Solutions Team and Digital Services the development roadmap required to create that frictionless, seamless experience.
• Be the contact point with Inter IKEA’s Development Team on the continuous enhancement and rolling out of new/enhanced initiatives such as PulseCX, Smaland 2.0, unassisted Play solutions, etc.
• Digitalization coworker processes and tools for time gain and higher efficiency (e.g. checkout process in-store, service order booking, food orders, customer refunds, etc.
• Enable customer self-support, chatbots for support in all CMPs to complement coworker service. This is the new “you do your part, we do ours, together we save money”. What can the customer do themselves to release dependency on coworker and increase efficiency.
• Reduce time at checkout both in-store as online/app for quicker conversion and decrease cart abandonment (loose hands in-store). Included here to assess which payment methods to offer at which checkout points to increase productivity and reduce waiting lines (e.g. Bistro vs Sales Desk at HFB4).
• Establish with Functional Network Leaders and Data team a reviewed set of KPIs that lead to more omnichannel behaviour/mindset by store coworkers. Ensure development and rollout of an automated dashboard across the different units and secure adoption through change management process.

About the Job

To enable an easy buying experience for all customers throughout the complete payment process. This includes in particular: 

• ensuring our check-out service is fast and efficient for our customers, and cost-effective for the IKEA store;
• ensuring payments are handled in a reliable, efficient, accurate, and friendly way.

Your assignment

• You follow cash handling procedures to ensure the security of money handling;
• You ensure check-out is effectively equipped at all times throughout the day and you are ready and available to help customers when needed;
• You have knowledge, confidence, and desire to make customer payment easy;
• You will ensure the IKEA store is a safe and secure environment at all times for visitors and colleagues;
• You optimize the relationship with customers when they pay for products, in order to drive increased customer satisfaction, creating the desire for them to return and shop with us over time;
• You work together with other functions to improve the shopping experience of customers in order to generate more sales.

About the job

The Retail Manager is responsible to spearhead and develop the IKEA market in the Philippines in-line with IKEA Vision, Business Idea and HR Idea, in securing the short, medium, and long-term growth, and profitability. This will primarily be achieved through establishing a robust omnichannel business centred around IKEA stores, actively seeking out new business opportunities, enhancing commercial viability to boost profits and market presence, and assembling a skilled and high-achieving team.

As a member of the Ikano Retail Management Team (IRMT), this individual will also significantly to shaping the overarching direction, governance, and alignment of Ikano Retail.

Your assignment

• Lead and develop the retail direction on country level, meeting today’s and future consumers’ needs, build on country specific retail and operational context.
• Take full responsibility for the country profit & loss and ensuring adherence to business objectives and compliance with IKEA concepts.
• Lead efforts to expand IKEA’s sales channels, aiming to in maximise sales, profitability and increase market share.
• Lead the country Management Team to identify and capitalise on commercial opportunities, executing the country business plan and strategic initiatives.
• Foster the growth of a diverse talent pipeline essential for IKEA's present and future expansion.
• Serve as the primary spokesperson for media and government authorities.
• Create the pre-conditions for a thriving IKEA concept with strong emphasis on a People & Planet positive strategy, integrating Ikano sustainability agenda across various functional areas.

About the job

Reporting to the SFM & Bistro Manager, this Associate role is responsible for attracting visitors to the stores by encouraging IKEA store visitors to stay longer and enjoy more. He/She strives towards making people smile and build trust for the IKEA store among customers, co-workers, and suppliers. He/She also provides irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our customers a good reason to return.

Your assignment

• You ensure that our customers are always in focus and strive to make them smile by supporting them with an attitude based on the IKEA values;
• You are a good ambassador for the IKEA store in all contact with our customers and gives them a good reason to return again and again;
• You are passionate about our products and actively learn about their content, origins, and other benefits and you are willing to share this knowledge with your customers and colleagues;
• You ensure that you work to optimize sales by knowing the top-selling products, support the range changes, prepare the readiness of your area, contributes to the department’s action plan as well with in-store activities, and you have an active interest in our local competition and provide relevant input to your manager regarding range and pricing;
• You comply with and follow internal rules, policies, and daily operational routines set by the management;
• You execute IKEA store operations and do your part to make sure that our operations are in line with the Functional Commercial Review standards.

About the job

Reporting to the Restaurant Food Manager, this TEAM LEAD role is responsible for the development of the IKEA business in his/her respective area of responsibility: IKEA Restaurant. He/She strives to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives the customers a good reason to return again.

Your assignment

• You always look at the store through the eyes of your customers and walk the store regularly. You have a daily dialogue with our customers to get continuous feedback about their experiences and to learn more about their needs and wants and then take action based on their input;
• You have an overview of the store business plan and IKEA Food action plans, and you contribute to your area’s action plan by supporting your manager in implementing it with the team;
• You work with your manager to actively contribute and support relevant marketing and in-store activities;
• You ensure your area is efficiently maintained as well as clean, organised, attractive and inviting to provide a positive customer experience;
• You work actively to create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality, and diversity is valued, to ensure IKEA Food is regarded as a great place to work.

About the job

Reporting to the Recovery Team Manager, this ASSOCIATE role is responsible for providing assistance in the completion of the Logistics process in the easiest and safest way possible. He/She develops and uses his/her knowledge and experience of IKEA operations, including IKEA machinery and equipment, as well as the expertise of his/her co-workers within the team to achieve the highest level of availability of products in the store.

Your Assignment

• You will handle and administer returned and transferred products with the objective of minimizing loss and maximize profit; 
• You maintain the store clean, tidy, organized, keep the tools/equipment in good condition and also maintain a safe working environment for co-workers and customers as well; 
• You promote knowledge about the store, products, and services to help the customer make proper choices for a better shopping experience; 
• You provide sincere customer service by listening to customer’s complaints and offer solution leaving the customer with a positive impression; 
• You make sure that recovered items are re-packed, labeled, and priced commencing its pre-sold state; 
• You upsell IKEA products by offering the recovered merchandise by promoting wise product knowledge and quality; 
• You observe internal rules, policies, and operational procedures and promote workplace safety and quality; 
• You collaborate with other departments to ensure everyone understands and contributes to the process of recovery department with a focus on prevention, revenue, and sustainability; 
• You project a positive personality by working with enthusiasm, willingness to learn, and grow professionally to achieve the IKEA goal.

About the job

Reporting to the Goods Flow Team Manager, this ASSOCIATE role is responsible for providing assistance in the completion of the Logistics process in the easiest and safest way possible. He/She develops and uses his/her knowledge and experience of IKEA operations, including IKEA machinery and equipment, as well as the expertise of his/her co-workers within the team to achieve the highest level of availability of products in the store.

Your assignment

• You perform effectively the Goods Flow operation tasks in your assigned area, using the available IKEA systems and equipment to achieve an efficient goods flow process and data integrity, in order to maximize stock accuracy and ensure the highest product availability for customers;
• You contribute to an optimized daily goods flow operation within the assigned goods flow processes by working in a lean, simple, and cost-conscious way;
• You contribute to the agreed goals of the Goods Flow Team, as well as being involved in the goal-setting process of your team;
• You comply with IKEA health, safety, and security guidelines, rules and regulations, and support colleagues in preventing untoward health, safety, and/or security-related incidents in the store.

About the job

Reporting to the Restaurant Manager, this Associate role is responsible for attracting visitors to the stores by encouraging IKEA store visitors to stay longer and enjoy more. He/She strives towards making people smile and build trust for the IKEA store among customers, co-workers, and suppliers. He/She also provides irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives our customers a good reason to return.

Your assignment

• You ensure that our customers are always in focus and strive to make them smile by supporting them with an attitude based on the IKEA values;
• You are a good ambassador for the IKEA store in all contact with our customers and gives them a good reason to return again and again;
• You are passionate about our products and actively learn about their content, origins, and other benefits and you are willing to share this knowledge with your customers and colleagues;
• You ensure that you work to optimize sales by knowing the top-selling products, support the range changes, prepare the readiness of your area, contributes to the department’s action plan as well with in-store activities, and you have an active interest in our local competition and provide relevant input to your manager regarding range and pricing;
• You comply with and follow internal rules, policies, and daily operational routines set by the management;
• You execute IKEA store operations and do your part to make sure that our operations are in line with the Functional Commercial Review standards.

About the Job

To enable an easy buying experience for all customers throughout the complete payment process. This includes in particular: 

• ensuring our check-out service is fast and efficient for our customers, and cost-effective for the IKEA store;
• ensuring payments are handled in a reliable, efficient, accurate, and friendly way.

Your assignment

• You follow cash handling procedures to ensure the security of money handling;
• You ensure check-out is effectively equipped at all times throughout the day and you are ready and available to help customers when needed;
• You have knowledge, confidence, and desire to make customer payment easy;
• You will ensure the IKEA store is a safe and secure environment at all times for visitors and colleagues;
• You optimize the relationship with customers when they pay for products, in order to drive increased customer satisfaction, creating the desire for them to return and shop with us over time;
• You work together with other functions to improve the shopping experience of customers in order to generate more sales.

About the job

Reporting to the VISUAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER, this SPECIALIST role is tasked to inspire and surprise visitors by presenting and communicating the IKEA home furnishing offers through strong visual impressions that exceed visitors’ expectations, further strengthening the IKEA Brand and, at the same time, converting more visitors into customers.

Your assignment

• You use visual merchandising competence to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA identity in range presentation, thereby positioning the IKEA brand in the local market as the home furnishing specialist, and the IKEA store as an up-to-date and innovative destination that always offers something new;
• You work together with the Comm&In team and other functions in identifying commercial opportunities and understanding the impact of actions on the financial results;
• You ensure high quality, simplicity, efficiency and cost consciousness in planning and implementation of all range presentation solutions using global tools, proven solutions and IKEA best practices that will support a convenient shopping experience and reflect the local needs of life at home.

Your Assignment

• Support the IKEA Kitchen Production Team to strengthen the IKEA Food Concept, reinforcing IKEA's position as a leader in the local market.
• Lead and collaborate with the IKEA Food Manager and the IKEA Food management team to fulfill the purpose of IKEA Food by integrating business growth with team development.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and maintenance in the restaurant, co-restaurant, dishwashing, and kitchen areas using the HACCP checklist.
• Ensure the operational readiness of the kitchen each day, checking that all equipment in the chiller, freezer, and dry storeroom meets food safety standards.
• Develop and oversee manpower schedules for leaders and timekeeping to ensure operational efficiency.
• Monitor and manage inventory by checking stock par levels and updating inventory management systems.
• Conduct inventory forecasting based on store performance, and place orders as required
• Lead daily briefings with co-workers, updating the sales board and discussing operational targets and achievements (IF huddle).
• Provide hands-on assistance in kitchen operations, when necessary, from serving lines to various other stations, ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Oversee purchase order processes, including validation and approval of POs from MVBC and P2P, validating and ensuring correctness
• Control food wastage by updating records in Winnow & MVBC and manage daily sales reporting.
• Handle administrative duties such as approving leaves for team leaders and conducting monthly kitchen meetings.
• Manage supplier relationships and logistics, checking on shipment orders from IFSAG and other suppliers, and ensuring timely receipt and stock management.
• Develop and maintain HACCP documentation, ensuring all safety and compliance protocols are followed.
• Analyze sales and performance data to create actionable plans based on Sales Tree results.
• Plan and manage budgets for CAPEX & OPEX
• Coordinate the commercial calendar, discussing upcoming activities, checking the IKEA website for offer alignments
• Facilitate continuous learning for co-workers through briefings and renewing e-learning modules on food safety and send co-workers for external trainings as needed.
• Implement and update operational strategies like MSOP (Maximize Sales on Peak Days), focusing on peak day sales optimization.
• Gather and act on customer feedback regarding food quality and service to continuously improve offerings.
• Effectively manage kitchen resources by controlling waste and regularly updating maintenance files and assets.
• Stay competitive by conducting regular competitor checks and ordering essential shopping tools to keep the kitchen well-equipped and functional.
• Assist in creating commercial plans for new launches, encouraging input and ideas from team leaders.
• Lead training for new product launches, ensuring the kitchen team is prepared with the necessary skills and knowledge.
• Oversee the preparation of the product preparation instruction sheet (PPSI), potentially delegating this task to team leaders for development.
• Manage the monthly preparation of par levels, with the option to delegate to team leaders for their development.
• Maintain the allergen chart, ensuring it is updated and accurate.
• Coordinate and lead in quarterly photoshoots, supported by team leaders or co-workers, to promote new and existing offerings.
• Manage variances by ensuring all recipes are followed accurately and servings are consistent with recipe specifications to control costs and maintain quality.
• Implement effective waste management practices to minimize food waste and enhance operational efficiency.
• Calculate nutritional facts and manage IFPNS color coding to ensure all food offerings meet health standards and customer information needs.
• To propose new dishes, with selling prices and gross margins, by using food cost templates, guided by price housing and pricing strategies

About the job

Reporting to the Customer Relations Team Leader, this Associate role ensures a positive and joyful shopping experience for all IKEA visitors and customers.

Your assignment

• You ensure that customers have a memorable shopping experience in the store for a win-win situation and for repeat business;
• You handle and resolve customer difficulties, particularly in IKEA products assembly, and also exchange components parts when they are needed, to offer solutions to frequently asked questions;
• You develop strong knowledge of all items to effectively handle enquires of customers positively and quickly, and resolve any issues they raise within level of authorization;
• You will be responsible to escalate higher issues with relevant information to a manager for him to be able to deal effectively with the customers;
• You will ensure the IKEA store is a safe and secure environment at all times for visitors and colleagues;
• You understand the IKEA Concept, global solutions, tools and working methods and ensure that you use the appropriate manuals from Inter IKEA Systems to help optimise our customers’ shopping experience.