Product Quality and Recovery Co - Worker

WHO YOU ARE

• You’re business-minded and result-driven with a customer focus

• You have experience working in a customer- and commercial-oriented business

• You’re open to change and a high level of flexibility with a high ambition to work in a team environment

• You can take personal initiatives

• You can prioritize and organize personal work duties to make the most efficient use of time available

• You’re creative with attention to detail

• You have a good knowledge of the IKEA product range

• You can use power tools and craftmanship in product assembly

• You’re customer service minded – with the right attitude and behaviour to actively help customers to buy

• You can prioritize daily tasks based on need and volume and work under pressure

• You have an operational understanding and logical thinking

• You have good communication, interpersonal and influencing skills

• You’re flexible with a readiness to change

• You can work well both in a team and individually

• You have a good knowledge of the IKEA product range

• You have a good understanding of merchandising techniques and how to create a commercially attractive As-Is offer

• You have a good understanding of customer behaviour in an omnichannel retail environment

• You have a good knowledge of the waste management and sustainability principles

• You have a good knowledge of using IT systems and other tools in daily work duties

• You have a good knowledge of functions within the IKEA unit and how they contribute to the product recovery, quality and safety processes

• You have a good knowledge of the store's product recovery, quality and safety processes

• You have a basic understanding on how each workflow within recovery and quality affects the units profit and loss

• Physically able to perform tasks requiring frequent walking and safe lifting—sometimes up to 50 lbs

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take necessary action on products to give them a second chance, through As-Is Selling, Repackaging or spare parts management

• Present and Sell IKEA products in As-Is using a strong commercial expression, selling these products with pride, and setting relevant prices that are attractive to customers yet still generate the best results for the business

• Always consider the sustainability impact when deciding when and how to recover products

• Represent and be an ambassador for product recovery, quality, and safety awareness in the unit

• Work closely with the different functions in the unit to ensure that common working routines and processes are followed related to product quality, safety and recovery

• Support and execute the product quality and safety related tasks in the unit to constantly improve customers’ product quality perception of our IKEA products

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!

Why you'll love us!

Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

• Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)

• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)

• RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options

• Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan

• Flexible spending account

• Life insurance

• Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)

• Bereavement leave

• Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

P.S. In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Product Quality & Recovery Co-worker.

The starting rate/ salary for this position is 20.14 CAD