Commercial Team Core Area Specialist - IKEA Gangdong

We dream about creating our future together. Our direction is clear, to become more affordable, accessible, and sustainable for more of the many people. We are now strengthening our position in Korea by opening the first store inside of Seoul city (the 4th store in Greater Seoul). The Seoul Gangdong store is our first store in Seoul city. It is in a mixed-use environment with office towers and a magnificent shopping centre. The scheduled opening is March 2025.

Your Profile

• You have a passion for selling, reaching your goals and getting the best for IKEA customers.
• The IKEA values accurately reflect your own values.
• You understand the competitors and your local market.
• You have the right attitude and behavior to sell actively and help customers to buy.
• You understand and actively use the Selling the IKEA way and Pricing the IKEA way manuals.
• You have the ability to make things happen by championing flexibility, speed, and simplicity.
• You are a considered decision-maker.
• You are a good communicator who speaks to co-workers and customers in a friendly and engaged manner.
• You have numeracy and computer (Excel) literacy and analytical skills.
• You have knowledge of IKEA processes, supply chain, store and warehousing operations, and service business leading to excellent customer fulfillment.
• Preferred to have a forklift driver license.

Your Responsibilities

• This position is a Sales specialist in each core area.
• Support Core Area Manager and Team leader with competence development, retail foundation, processes, and best practices creation/implementation.
• Ensure the implementation of the business strategy, which is part of the core area strategy.
• Responsible for securing effective, qualitative, and efficient goods flow within the stores’ receiving, storing, to guarantee customer shopping experience through quality of products, merchandising, and stock accuracy.
• Work closely with the Commercial team to ensure customers are provided with a positive shopping experience.
• Actively contribute and support handle Range changes effectively.
• Actively support and develop cooperation with other functions, by sharing knowledge, to present the range in the most commercially profitable way.
• Train/coach the coworkers based on knowledge about the IKEA range, concept, manuals, guidelines, and identified best practices.

Our Team within IKEA

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!

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For any questions, please reach out to our team at hr.korea@ikea.com.