Candidate profile (text) - Default language IKEA Nottingham are looking to welcome Warehouse Sales Assistants to join our hardworking Fulfilment team.
At IKEA, you’ll put the customer experience at the heart of everything—keeping products available, preparing high‑volume orders, maintaining a safe and organised warehouse, and ensuring every customer receives their items smoothly and efficiently.
Due to health & safety for this position you must be 18 years of age or older.
WHAT WE OFFER
- The Start Date of employment will be: 16th August 2026
- Competitive hourly rate of £13.45 per hour.
- 8 hours weekend only.
- Working hours are between 7am to 10pm
- We can discuss flexibility to match your life and our business needs during the interview.
WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS
Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs.
- 15% IKEA discount & discount portal helping you save £100’s on high-street retailers.
- Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions & interest free loans.
- Given Day - Additional days’ paid leave to take at any point during the year, when it's important for you
- Free healthy meal option, salad bar, fruit, and hot/cold drinks
...as well so much more!
Click below for a full list of our benefits:
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/this-is-ikea/work-with-us/why-work-with-us-because-a-job-with-us-is-so-much-more-than-a-job-pub1969c310
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE
- You are comfortable using computers and handheld devices to support with the checking of stock and to answer customer questions.
- You proactively look for tasks to be done and use your initiative to complete them in an efficient and effective manner.
- You have an adaptable mindset allowing you to switch between different tasks/areas and work within tight time frames.
- You work with guidance from your manager to achieve set goals in agreed timeframes using standard ways of working.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
- Your priority is the customer experience, focusing on enhancing sales and ensuring stock availability while maintaining an organised, tidy shopping environment and preparing for the next day's deliveries.
- You will be picking and preparing large volumes of orders for both online & in store collection or delivery.
- You will meet the customer when they come to receive their items and/or serving the customer at the sales desk in the warehouse.
- You will work with our internal systems to ensure that customers have accurate and full stock availability at all times.
- Ensure products are always available by accurately and promptly completing tasks in the warehouse.
- Commit to all IKEA health, safety and security rules and requirements within your area and actively help colleagues to prevent any incidents involving co-workers, customers, equipment, building and IKEA products.
- Contribute to optimized daily fulfilment operations by working in a lean, simple, and cost-conscious way, applying, and sharing good examples.
- Manual handling, ensuring all safety protocols and regulations are followed, moving goods up to 59kg and working with the use of pump trucks.
- Working with or around heavy machinery, such as, Forklift trucks, counterbalance, pump trucks, to safely and efficiently transport heavy goods within the warehouse.
WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life to join us, where we feel valued for our uniqueness and recognised for our diverse talents.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION
Let us know if you require any adjustments to be made during the interview process as soon as possible.
- Please attach an updated CV with your application so we can get to know you better.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited by email to attend a face-to-face interview.
We understand not everyone will be successful, but we promise to keep you informed either way.
For any advice or support, email me at
[email protected] and I will be happy to help!
