Retail Sales Associate (12-19 Hours/week)

IKEA; College Park (MD); On-site; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Retail Sales Associate, where you'll enhance the shopping experience through exceptional customer service and relationship building. This part-time role offers flexible hours and a chance to contribute to a positive work environment. Enjoy competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package while helping customers discover the perfect home furnishings.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Tuition Discounts

Retirement Plans

Co-worker Discounts

Pet Insurance

Dental and Vision Plans

Medical Plans

Qualifications

• 2 years of retail sales experience, preferably in home furnishings.
• Familiarity with basic design principles and modular furniture planning.

Responsibilities

• Optimizing the shopping experience through knowledgeable customer service.
• Creating relationships with customers for support in-store and remotely.
• Maximizing sales while maintaining profitability.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Relationship Building

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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

1. Optimizing the shopping experience through knowledgeable and attentive customer service to continually increase sales.
2. Creating relationships with customers to provide support in-store and remotely.
3. Acting as an expert and consultant on a broad range of products and services to inspire and inform customers.
4. Listening to, identifying, anticipating, and responding to customer needs.
5. Maximizing sales, while maintaining profitability, by actively steering customers towards top-selling and prioritized products.
6. Analyzing and adjusting sales space capacities based on sales location to secure high stock availability.
7. Supporting the implementation and upkeep of planned and promotional activities in, or involving, your product range.

Additional Details

• Job Type: Permanent, Part-time
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Hours: Hourly role, with open availability Monday through Sunday
• Pay Range: $19.52 to $27.86

At IKEA, taking care of our co-workers and their dependents is a top priority. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, early wage access, parental leave, tuition discounts, retirement plans, co-worker discounts, pet insurance, education programs, safety shoe reimbursement, telehealth, dental and vision, and medical plans (for min. 20 hrs/wk).

Qualifications

• 2 years of retail sales experience, preferably in home furnishings
• Familiarity with basic design principles and modular furniture planning

Additional Responsibilities

• Providing knowledgeable and attentive customer service to increase sales.
• Building relationships with customers both in-store and remotely.
• Acting as an expert and consultant on products and services.
• Listening to and responding to customer needs.
• Steering customers towards top-selling products.
• Adjusting sales space based on sales data.
• Supporting promotional activities related to your product range.