Cashier (3-month Contract)

**Job ID**: 263132

**Date posted**: 06/11/2024

**Who you are**
- You love challenges you seek them to solve them (not to create them, though)
- You have at least 6 months of customer service work experience in retail or a distribution center (Returns or Cashier experience is a plus, but not necessary)
- You have an amazing attention for detail and can effortlessly juggle multiple priorities while keeping a smile on your face
- Your customer service skills are top notch - you meet all customers with compassion and understanding, can handle long queues, and can assess a problem and deliver a solution quickly.
- Your coordination skills are top notch - you can brush your teeth, iron your clothes, feed the dog, make a cup of coffee, and just get things done in a beautiful, quick, effortless sequence (or something like that)
- You are quite comfortable with computers and are generally technology-savvy
- You are totally cool with working in a physically demanding, fast-paced, environment (where you may have to lift heavy items that weigh up to 50 lbs. at any given time)

**Your responsibilities**
- Be an IKEA Ambassador by recognizing that the customer experience depends on your seamless ability to provide memorable customer service and problem solve in a fair and timely manner
- Actively listen and identify customer needs, process transactions according to IKEA returns and exchange policies, and handle cash according to IKEA policy
- Maintaining an ongoing awareness of daily and weekly service/delivery targets
- Ensuring that our stock accuracy and inventory integrity is maintained by meticulously following Returns/Exchange policies and routines.
- Staying current with your IKEA product knowledge, our in-store and online specials, any updates on returns and exchange policies, and having a good awareness of all Customer Relations action plans
- Responsible for ensuring recovered product is put away properly, that your area is stocked and presentable visually, and that all shelf labels are clear and accurate
- Stay knowledgeable on IKEA products, in-store and online specials, as well as all applicable internal policies and standards
- Assist team members with additional duties, as required

**About this work area**

At IKEA it’s all about our customers, and in Customer Relations we build and retain long-lasting relationships with new and existing customers in a multichannel retail environment. We’re a diverse team that work together to ensure a positive and joyful experience for all IKEA visitors and customers: we set up services, gather feedback and make things right Our modus operandi is to connect to people by listening to their personal needs and to create genuine interactions. We’re a bunch of people who are truly passionate about people

**Why you will love us**

Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

- Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days)
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
- RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
- Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
- Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

The starting rate for this position is $18.50.

P.S. In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Checkout Services Co-worker