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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 is operated through a franchise system. Today, 12 different groups of companies market and sell the IKEA product range under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
Any jobs published on this page are offered by different companies operating under the IKEA Trademark.
IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943.
Graphic Design Specialist – Service Office
- Significant experience, not less than 5 years of working as a Graphic Design specialist /manager in a large retail or home furnishing organization.
- A deep passion, curiosity, and understanding of home furnishing, people’s everyday life at home, graphic design, retailing and communication.
- Acting as an inspiring and motivating professional who is confident in communicating and coaching, with the ability to explain concepts and visual interpretation verbally.
- Continually seeking new opportunities to make improvements in the way we work.
- Ability to adjust the style of communication to get the message across to the receiver.
- Education and experience gained in graphic communication design, media and typography.
- Creative and commercial visual competence, including a keen eye for aesthetics.
- Proven customer-focused mindset.
- Clear communication and coaching skills, i.e. the ability to explain concepts verbally and visual interpretation.
- Working with setting and implementing action plans over a number of years, set expectations, provide clear direction and follow up goals.
- Proven ability to prioritise and organise work and the work of others in order to make the most efficient use of time available and meet agreed goals and deadlines.
- Communicate confidently and clearly in English.
- Experienced in problem solving.
- Computer proficient with knowledge and experience of using graphic design software (Adobe Creative Suite) and production tools.
Sustainability Specialist
Qualification
- 5+ years experience in the Sustainability field.
- Track record of Developing sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies
- Experience working successfully within a matrixed organization.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team or teams, working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience to engage in community outreach and education programs related to sustainability.
- Would be beneficial if the candidate is fluent in Arabic
- Ability to collaborate with different departments, suppliers, and community stakeholders to drive sustainability goals.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders at various organizational levels.
IKEA Food and Beverage Co-worker – Cost Controller
Job description
- Conduct regular audits of food inventory to ensure accuracy and compliance with established standards.
- Analyze food costs and identify areas for improvement to enhance profitability.
- Develop and implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality.
- Collaborate with kitchen teams to optimize inventory levels and minimize waste.
- Prepare comprehensive reports on food costs, budget variances, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in food cost management.
- Cleaning and restocking work and dining areas, emptying trash, and sanitizing equipment and utensils.
- Learning about brewing methods, beverage blends, food preparation, and presentation techniques to improve food quality.
- Updating signage and displays to attract customers.
- Taking inventory and replenishing items in display cases, at tables, or behind the counter.
- Working in as part of a fun, high-energy team.
- Adhering to all food safety regulations and quality controls.
- Any security breaces must be notified concerned authority and manager.
Commercial Restaurant Manager – Kuwait Store
- Decision-making and problem-solving abilities with the drive to make things happen.
- Understand KPIs and how to affect their results through departmental actions.
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise.
- Takes responsibility and can delegate when necessary.
- Communicates well with others.
- Ability to see how IKEA Food contributes to increasing the overall performance of an IKEA store.
Safety and Security Co-Worker
Qualification
- Knowledge and understanding local laws and local authorities (police, fire station, fraud investigators etc.)
- Knowledge of working of CCTV systems, access control system.
- Previous experience of working in Security.
- Self-reliant with a proven ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
- Ability to understand and communicate in English.
Consumer & Market Analyst (C&M Research Specialist)
- Exceptional analytical, communication and presentation skills along with the ability to effectively influence via cross-functional partnerships, collaborations, and relationship building.
- Ability to comfortably communicate with and present to senior management team members.
- 5+ years experience in research. In retail, it would be a plus.
- Proficiency with large datasets and data tools (e.g., CRM, social listening tools)
- Track record of synthesizing inputs, drawing insights, and communicating to appropriate stakeholders throughout the company
- Experience working successfully within a matrixed organization.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team or teams, working in multiple projects simultaneously
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, BA, or Sociology may be a plus
- Experience in a similar role is a plus. Ie: Market Analyst in a bank, consulting, or research company.
Purchasing Specialist – Avenues Stores
Qualification
- Ability to work independently and reliably on agreed working methods.
- Good attention to detail and being persistent, structured and accurate.
- Ability to make things happen by championing flexibility, speed and simplicity.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Experience of working in a customer-focused service industry.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of actively selling through understanding customers and their needs.
- Good communication skills are mandatory (Billingual Speakers).
- Fluency in Arabic is a must
- Flexible and ability to work with high urgency.
Visual Merchandising / Activity Manager – Avenues Store
Qualification
- Higher education in visual merchandising, industrial design or art.
- A deep passion, curiosity and understanding of home furnishing and people’s everyday life at home.
- Creative thinking supported by commercial visual competence and a keen eye for aesthetics.
- Actively seeking new and improved ways of working simply and cost-efficiently.
- A practical hands-on approach to working in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Significant experience of working with vitality, commercial activities.
- Proven success in managing, inspiring, leading and developing people and creative processes.
- Proven customer-focused mindset.
- Demonstrate clear communication and coaching skills, i.e. the ability to explain verbally concepts and visual interpretation.
- Proven ability to prioritise and organise work and the work of others in order to make the most efficient use of time available and meet agreed goals and deadlines.
- Communicate confidently and clearly in English.
- Experience of problem solving.
Job description
- Secure a consistent, seamless positive customer experience through all channels by ensuring that your shop is always striving to fulfil the three IKEA customer motivators: “Is it worth it?”, “Can I trust IKEA”, “Is there something for me?
- Ensure you have the right number of co-workers in the right place at the right time to run their shops; successfully and ensure their co-workers are ready and available to serve customers;
- Ensure the shop works ethically and in compliance with internal regulations and external laws including legislation relating to risk, the environment, health, and safety;
- Ensure your team understand the multichannel retail environment they are working in and know how to use this in the best and most commercial way for different customers;
- Know your local market potential and work with your team and other functions to ensure your shop is locally relevant throughout the different sales channels;
- Follow up your financial goals, KPIs and costs, and act on deviations. Motivate and develop team members by agreeing clear goals, expectations and conducting follow-ups;
- Secure competent and high-performing teams and leaders who inspire and empower every co-worker to recognize and understand their contribution. Identify and develop people within the shop to secure succession planning;
- Understand the IKEA social and environmental commitments and know how you can contribute to sustainability.
Construction Manager – Service Office
- Significant experience, 5-10 years of working in construction on managerial level
- At least BS degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or related field
- Advanced knowledge of construction (management) software packages
- Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Sales Leader-Service Office
Qualification
- Sales & Merchandising experience of 5 years as a minimum on a managerial regional level within retail or customer focused service industry. Pervious home furnishing experience is a plus.
- Experience in setting and implementing action plans, setting budgets and following up goals.
- Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English.
- High communication skills.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
- Computer proficient. (MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
Digital Technology & Performance Specialist
Ideal experience & education:
- Up to 5 years’ experience as Digital Technology & Performance Specialist.
- Previous experience in Digital Performance with proven strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
- Experienced in following style and copy guidelines and briefs.
- Experienced in meeting deadlines and managing publishing schedules.
- Demonstrated skills in identifying new requirements for websites and applications.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively organize, prioritize and manage a high-volume of assignments.
- Demonstrated conceptual and logical abilities; proven ability to think creatively as well as strategically and tactically.
- A strong background in digital and software developments.
- Experience in creating digital solutions for users and customers.
- Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English, both verbally and in writing
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel)
Food & Beverage Manager – Avenues Store
- Postgraduate/Degree or three years Diploma in hotel Management or equivalent
- Previous experience in similar job role or minimum 4 years’ experience as Banquet Supervisor with proven track records
- HACCP Certification preferable
- Integrity and the ability to establish strong work relationships
- Good analytical skills and cost consciousness
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent command of English
- Competent in problem solving, conflict and crisis management
Contact Center Co-worker – Avenues Store
Qualification
- As a Contact Centre Centre Co-Worker, your daily responsibilities will include general customer inquiries, finding solutions for the customer and being the contact for online orders. These inquiries can include investigating complex cases, taking payments, liaising with IKEA Service providers and assessing quality & warranty issues. You will deliver quality customer service across various communication channels including phone, email and social media.
Visual Merchandising Specialist- Service Office
Qualification
- Understand life at home in your local market and how to draw conclusions from market research, e.g. IKEA Customer Satisfaction Survey, IKEA Brand Capital.
- Understand trends that influence home furnishing and retailing, IKEA Concept and IKEA Brand Objectives, IKEA mechanical sales system, IKEA strategic landscape, and IKEA way of working with global tools and solutions.
- Understand how to lead creative processes.
- Understand how to build business competence. The IKEA values truly reflect personal values A passion for fast-paced, future-oriented retailing, home furnishing, people’s life at home, and the IKEA product range.
- Ability to communicate clearly with different people and groups of people in various situations.
- Ability to identify and combine commercial, aesthetic, and practical skills.
- Ability to create a trustful and creative environment.
- A natural ability to move smoothly from assessing the bigger picture to seeing the small details.
- Good strategic and time management skills and the ability to work with flexibility towards assigned goals.
Database Administrator- IT – Service Office
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in SQL Server database administration.
- Certification in Microsoft SQL Server is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of SQL Server architecture, installation, optimization, and maintenance.
- Experience with performance tuning, query optimization, and database security.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery plans and backup and recovery procedures.
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting and excellent communication skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics BC or D365 F&O will be added advantage.
Windows Server Specialist – Service Office
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of experience with Windows Server administration and support
- Expert-level knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy
- Experience managing highly available systems and disaster recovery scenarios.
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies (Hyper-V or VMware)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and on a team and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Network & Cyber Security Specialist – Service Office
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security or a related field
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role
- Strong expertise in networking and security principles, including firewall and intrusion detection systems.
- Familiarity with industry regulations such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.
- Experience with security technologies such as SIEM, DLP, WAF, and antivirus software
- Proven ability to develop and implement security policies and procedures.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP are a plus.
Application Specialist- Digital & IT
- Technical Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 5+ years technical expertise in developing Microsoft Dynamics NAV &Business Central required.
- Experience customizing NAV 2009 R2, NAV 2015, NAV 2016, Business Central.
- Familiarity with core business processes such as accounting, distribution, or manufacturing
- Experience with converting data from legacy systems into Dynamics NAV
- Experience with building applications in MS SQL 2014/2016, SSRS 2014/2016 preferred.
- Dynamics NAV Development, Install and Configuration certifications preferred.
- Functional knowledge of the Finance Management, Sales & Marketing, and Purchase, Warehouse
Qualification
- Previous service environment experience, ideally sales or hospitality.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
- Computer literate, specifically MS Office.
Interior Design Manager – Store
- A higher education qualification in interior design and a solid background of working as an interior designer.
- Deep passion, curiosity and understanding for home furnishing and people’s everyday life at home.
- Acting as an inspiring and motivating leader who can engage people fully to reach set goals, and generate growth and long-term profitability.
- Continually seeking new opportunities to make improvements in the way we work and encouraging your team to do the same.
- Challenging your team and yourself in order to strengthen the IKEA Brand and at the same time exceed the expectations of customers.
- Clear communication and coaching skills, i.e. the ability to explain concepts verbally and visual interpretation.
- Proven ability to prioritise and organise work and the work of others in order to make the most efficient use of available time and meet agreed goals and deadlines.
- Communicate confidently and clearly in English.
- Computer proficient with knowledge and experience of using interior design software and production tools.
- To go to the application page. ( IKEA announces the following jobs in Kuwait )
- Click on a job title to view details.
- Please click the Easy Apply button at the top of the page.
- Enter the required information in the pop-up screens.
- Click Review to review the form.
- Job source: The official website of the For the company
- Posted Date: 27-5-2024 (Please check the date before applying).
- Required Nationalities: All nationalities.
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