Retail Sales Associate - Textiles & Rugs (Full-Time)

Ikea Ab; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Ikea Ab in Bolingbrook, IL is hiring a Full-Time Hourly Associate to assist customers and provide advice on home furnishing solutions. You'll help maintain a tidy sales floor and guide customers toward top-selling products, contributing to a positive shopping experience.

This role requires 1 year of retail sales experience, including availability for evenings and weekends. The Bolingbrook store will relocate to Naperville around Oct 2027, with a transitional plan and potential adjustments.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in retail sales, preferably in the home furnishing sector.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and provide advice on home furnishing solutions.
• Keep the sales floor tidy, priced and fully stocked.
• Act as an expert and consultant on home furnishing products and services.
• Guide customers toward top-selling products.
• Assemble display products for new product introductions.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

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

• Assisting customers and providing advice on the best solutions for their homes.
• Keeping your sales floor tidy, priced and fully stocked to give customers a positive shopping experience.
• Acting as an expert and consultant on a broad range of home furnishing solutions, products and services to inspire and inform customers.
• Guiding customers toward top-selling and prioritized products.
• Assembling display products for the introduction of new 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!

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in retail sales, preferably in the home furnishing sector.

JOB TYPE - Permanent, Full-Time, Hourly Associate, 18+HOURS - From 34-40 hours per week (HL3). Benefits Eligible. SHIFTS – This role is in a retail environment, so evening and weekend availability will be required to support store operations and our customers. This position is based at our Bolingbrook location through approximately October 2027, when the store is expected to relocate to Naperville. Please note that the timing of this transition may change based on business needs and project timelines. As part of the transition, this position at the Bolingbrook location is expected to end.