Textiles Sales Associate (Part-Time) Job at IKEA, New Haven, CT

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  • IKEA
  • New Haven, CT

Job Description

Why we will love you

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share your uniqueness. Join our team and start a better life for yourself.

What you'll be doing day to day

As a Retail Sales Co-Worker, enhancing the shopping experience and attentive customer service to consistently boost sales, you will: Proactively engage customers in need of assistance, accurately identify their requirements through insightful questioning, and recommend optimal home solutions. Build furniture as needed for In Shape As New, Introduction of new products, commercial calendar implementation and remodels. Keep the area of responsibility clean, tidy, priced and fully stocked. Express enthusiasm for IKEA products by consistently expanding knowledge of their features and benefits. Share this expertise with customers to guide their decision-making, ultimately enriching their shopping experience. Understand the store and department action plans. Actively contribute to achieving your department's goals. Implement, maintain and change out Add-Ons throughout the store, as needed, to help achieve sales volume, conversion and Gross Margin goals, and promote vitality. Optimize sales and maintain profitability by guiding customers toward high-priority and best-selling products. Demonstrate the ability to analyze and adjust sales space capacities based on system parameters (sales location management) to secure high stock availability. Support the implementation and upkeep of planned commercial activities in, or involving, your range. Develop specialized knowledge through training to be able to sell and plan basic modular furniture solutions. Contributes to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.

Together as a Team

We are the ones meeting our customers – in our stores, online, in our catalogue and beyond. We have knowledge of the IKEA product range, local markets and customer needs and we constantly find new ways of making real connections with our customers to maximize sales and profitability. Together with thousands of colleagues around the world we’re a diverse team working for the continued global success of the IKEA Concept – a concept that helps millions of customers create a better everyday life!

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent. 1 year's relevant work experience. Experience in retail, preferably in the home furnishing sector. Experience in actively selling through understanding customers and their needs.

Apply now!

Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. Please be aware that this is a Sensitive Position. The successful candidate will be required to complete a background check and a drug test as a condition of employment for this role

Job Tags

Part time, Work experience placement, Local area,

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