Sales & Planning Specialist

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IKEA Preston are looking to welcome a Kitchen & Bedrooms Sales Specialist.

Are you a master of organization with a love for creating efficient spaces? We're on the hunt for Planners who can turn chaos into culinary masterpieces and wardrobe wonders! If you can juggle frying pans, floor plans, and fashion with equal flair, this is the role for you.

Join us and help design the kitchens where dreams (and delicious dishes) come to life, and the wardrobes where style and functionality meet!

WHAT WE OFFER   

• The Start Date of employment will be: April 2025.

• The starting salary for this role is £26,400 per annum, based on competence and experience. 

• 39 hours working 5 days per week and alternative weekends.

Working between 8:45am to 8pm. 

• We can discuss flexibility to match your life and our business needs during the interview.  

This role will involve a 4 week training period that will require travelling to the IKEA Warrington store.

Travel costs for this will be covered by IKEA.

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

•  LinkedIn Learning & Rosetta Stone subscriptions​

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE  

• Experience in kitchen planning is advantageous, although not required, and you will be able to conduct sales discussions with ease. 

• Experience of working in a customer and commercial-oriented business, with an interest in people’s everyday life at home within their kitchen.

• Confidence to take personal initiatives and be open to change, with the ability to both find solutions to complex problems and be able to communicate to the customer. 

• Confident in learning and working with a variety of computer programmes including Microsoft Office suite and Planning Tools. 

 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON THE DAY TO DAY

• Planning & Designing kitchens & wardrobes for customers in both initial and follow up appointments to provide accurate plans, along with installation and custom worktop quotations where appropriate.

• You actively engage with our customers to identify their needs and how to inspire and advise them on the best solutions for their life at home through home furnishings.

• Support maximising sales by ensuring the customer meets an area that is clean, well presented and easy to shop.

• Kitchen Planning & Designing with potential customers for up to 2 hours with an additional 30-60 minutes to provide accurate plans, worktop and installation quotations for the customer.

• Support with responding to the customer emails, se...