Store Assistant

Retail & Consumer Services

In short

IKEA Galway is seeking enthusiastic and customer-focused Store Assistants for its new Planning & Order Point. This role involves a variety of tasks including customer interaction, order picking, and operating checkouts, offering a dynamic work environment. The position is full-time with an hourly rate of €15.70.

Responsibilities

  • Provide an inspirational shopping experience for customers across various departments.
  • Support customers in finding solutions for their homes.
  • Maximise sales by ensuring areas are clean, stocked, priced, and well-presented.
  • Welcome customers and assist them on the shop floor.
  • Pick orders.
  • Operate checkouts.
  • Work without supervision.
  • Prioritise and organise own work for efficiency.

Requirements

  • Positive approach.
  • Ability to multi-task.
  • Enthusiasm for teamwork.
  • Customer first mindset.
  • Computer literate and able to work with technology.
  • Great attention to detail.

Desired Qualifications

  • Enjoy a role where you get to do it all.
  • Love the versatility of working in different areas each day.
  • Make the customer feel valued and supported.
  • Some products may involve heavy lifting.

Benefits

  • Start Date: End of October/Beginning of November 2026.
  • Hourly rate of €15.70 per hour.
  • Working hours: 18 hours (3-4 days/week, including evenings and 3/4 weekends) or 39 hours (5 days/week, including evenings and alternate weekends).
  • Flexibility to match life and business needs can be discussed.
  • 15% IKEA discount.
  • Discount portal saving £100s on high street retailers.
  • X4 Life Assurance.
  • Enhanced statutory pension contributions.
  • Interest free loans.

Skills

Customer ServiceSalesRetail OperationsCashierComputer Literacy
#Retail#Sales#Customer Service
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About IKEA

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers. The IKEA retail business…

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Company

IKEA

Job Posted

3 days ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

On Site

Salary

€15.70 / hr

Hours per week

39

Experience Level

Entry

Locations

Galway, Ireland

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