Furniture Builder & Recovery Associate - Part Time

IKEA; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA in Charlotte is seeking a Product Recovery Associate to support sustainability initiatives and reduce waste in-store. You’ll recover products, repackage and reassemble when needed, and present As-Is goods with a strong commercial message to attract customers.

You will collaborate with store teams to minimize losses, maintain product quality perception, and uphold IKEA’s culture of diversity and inclusion in daily work.

Qualifications

• Retail experience.
• Knowledge of how to build quality IKEA furniture.
• Knowledge of waste management and sustainability principles.
• Experience working in a customer and commercial-oriented business.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to minimizing all internal damages or other costs related to IKEA products.
• Take necessary action on products to give them a second chance, such as repackaging and assembly.
• Present 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 store.
• Support the quality work in the store in order to constantly improve customers’ quality perception of IKEA products.
• Always consider the sustainability impact when deciding when and how to recover products.
• Contribute to an environment where IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.

Skills

Retail experience

Quality furniture assembly

Waste management

Customer-centric business experience

Job description

Why we will love you

You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to 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

Every day, we’re using and wasting more energy and resources than ever before, and this isn’t good news for the planet. At IKEA, we’d like to create more from less. Because we know that when we produce less waste, we’ll be able to leave a cleaner, healthier planet to the generations to come.

As a Product Recovery Associate, contributing to the recovery and sustainability work in the store, you will:

• Contribute to minimizing all internal damages or other costs related to IKEA products.


• Take necessary action on products to give them a second chance, such as repackaging and assembly.


• Present 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 store.


• Support the quality work in the store in order to constantly improve customers’ quality perception of IKEA products.


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


• Contribute to an environment where 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

• Retail experience.


• Knowledge of how to build quality IKEA furniture.


• Knowledge of waste management and sustainability principles.


• Experience working in a customer and commercial-oriented business.