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Retail Store Associate
IKEAUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jul 2026
💰 $52,000/yr($36,000/yr – $52,000/yr)
About the role
Why we will love 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
As a Retail Store Associate, floating between various departments, contributing to a successful shopping experience, you will:
- Actively approach customers requiring additional help, identify their needs and advise them on the best solutions for their homes.
- Keep area of responsibility clean, tidy, priced and fully stocked. Ensures that the IKEA basic merchandising standards are in place at all times to give customers a positive shopping experience.
- Convey passion about IKEA products and actively learn about their features and benefits, sharing this knowledge with customers to help them make informed choices, resulting in a better overall shopping experience.
- Build furniture as needed for In Shape As New, introduction of new products, commercial calendar implementation and remodels.
- Prepare, produce, and maintain IKEA Food menu items; serve all IKEA Food menu items; follow procedures and guidelines for safe food handling, cleanliness and sanitation, and workplace safety.
- Receive inbound goods and ensure inventory accuracy at the point of receiving.
- Flow product to final selling location.
- Process sales transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Provide customers with a simple and efficient Full Serve Hand Out experience.
- Provide the customer with a simple and smooth returns and exchange experience.
Together as a team
Where others see home furnishing products, we see smart solutions to create a better everyday life. With a great deal of passion, imagination and brainstorming we turn colours, textiles and furniture into inspiring environments that excite, engage and convince IKEA visitors that they can do it too!
Qualifications
• 1 year of retail experience, preferably in the home furnishing sector.
- Experience in actively selling through understanding customers and their needs.
The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 18.5 USD to 26.14 USD and will be based on relevant work experience.
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
As a Retail Store Associate, floating between various departments, contributing to a successful shopping experience, you will:
- Actively approach customers requiring additional help, identify their needs and advise them on the best solutions for their homes.
- Keep area of responsibility clean, tidy, priced and fully stocked. Ensures that the IKEA basic merchandising standards are in place at all times to give customers a positive shopping experience.
- Convey passion about IKEA products and actively learn about their features and benefits, sharing this knowledge with customers to help them make informed choices, resulting in a better overall shopping experience.
- Build furniture as needed for In Shape As New, introduction of new products, commercial calendar implementation and remodels.
- Prepare, produce, and maintain IKEA Food menu items; serve all IKEA Food menu items; follow procedures and guidelines for safe food handling, cleanliness and sanitation, and workplace safety.
- Receive inbound goods and ensure inventory accuracy at the point of receiving.
- Flow product to final selling location.
- Process sales transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Provide customers with a simple and efficient Full Serve Hand Out experience.
- Provide the customer with a simple and smooth returns and exchange experience.
Together as a team
Where others see home furnishing products, we see smart solutions to create a better everyday life. With a great deal of passion, imagination and brainstorming we turn colours, textiles and furniture into inspiring environments that excite, engage and convince IKEA visitors that they can do it too!
Qualifications
• 1 year of retail experience, preferably in the home furnishing sector.
- Experience in actively selling through understanding customers and their needs.
The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 18.5 USD to 26.14 USD and will be based on relevant work experience.
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