**Job ID**: REF5055N**Date posted**: 25/04/2024**Company description**The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.**Job description**To inspire and surprise our IKEA for Business customers by creating relevant, functional, aesthetic, and commercial home furnishing solutions that translate the IKEA brand and appeal to the local market.**Your assignment**- To support the IKEA for Business in providing interior decoration proposals for customers across all focus, with the aim to maximize IKEA for Business sales by offering attractive and comprehensive interior-design solutions, which reflects IKEA's range and profile.- Ensure that all interior design inquiries received are correctly interpreted and understood and that the proposals given to customers are relevant and live up to the general expectations.- Support the Sales team in producing and presenting customized interior design solutions for larger project customers.- In support of the store sales functions, review and clarify design requests from customers.- Use home furnishing competence to create the IKEA furnishing solutions in the design proposal to business customers.- Support the IKEA for Business Sales team in preparing and conducting presentations to larger customers.- Ensure that the company's competitive advantage within Sustainability is incorporated into the general design proposals, in support of the overall image of IKEA for Business.**Qualification**- Strong conceptual and creative understanding of the IKEA range, with ability to combine products into coherent offers, and communicate the IKEA concept to customers.- Experience of working in a customer and commercial-oriented business.- Experience of actively selling through understanding customers and their needs.- Open to change/highly flexible.- Ability to work together in a team and make quick decisions and take personal initiatives (often with a high sense of urgency).- Ability to prioritise and organise your own work to make efficient use of the time available.- Willing to multiskilling, able to work in more than one section/department in the store.- Willing to work on weekend, shift hours and public holidays.**More Information****Important Note**:**Working with us has its rewards**Wherever you work within IKEA Southeast Asia, you enjoy a wide range of benefits. Here are just some of them:**IKEA discounts**Co-workers are our most valued customers and are entitled to a 15% discount on any home furnishings and food sold in our stores, from the first day of work.**Flexi benefits**We offer flexi benefits to cater our co-workers who are in different life stages with differing benefits needs. Within an annual Flexible Spending Account, co-workers can claim against dental, optical, fitness memberships or classes, vaccination or immunisation, non-insured outpatient medical expenses, health screenings, health supplements, IKEA purchases, health aid & equipment and mental health.**Maternity and paternity leave**We give mother four consecutive months of maternity leave and father receives four weeks of paid time off after a baby has arrived to help share the joys - and responsible - at home.**Gifts**We enjoy special occasions together and give tokens to mark birthdays, marriage and the arrival of a baby. We reward loyalty through our Long Service Awards.**Work environment**As home furnish experts, we take pride in providing inspiring workplaces that showcase IKEA products and create a relaxed, open atmosphere where we work side by side.**Incentive plan**All co-workers may earn an annual financial reward when we meet our shared business objectives.
