Inter IKEA Group

Customer Experience Team Leader

Inter IKEA Group  •  Australian Capital Territory, AU (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Our team within IKEA

At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.

We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.

We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.

We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

What you need to know

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

  • 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
  • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
  • 15% Co-worker discount
  • Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
  • Co-worker uniform provided
  • Free Co-worker parking
  • Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
  • Bonus programme (where eligible)
  • Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional Information

  • This is a permanent, full-time position 76 hours/fortnight
  • The internal job title for this role is Customer Team Leader
  • Availability is required between 8:30am-9:00pm on weekdays, with alternating fortnightly weekend shifts (Saturday and Sunday).
  • The successful candidate will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check.
  • As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a video interview.

About this work area

As a Customer Experience Team Leader, you will play a key role in creating a seamless and inspiring customer journey by leading daily operations and supporting both customers and co-workers. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading daily operations and responding to customer and co-worker needs to secure an efficient and seamless customer journey.
  • Supporting complex customer interactions, including escalations, with professionalism, empathy and effective problem-solving.
  • Ensuring co-workers are actively supported in their daily work, and developing, coaching and mentoring your team through performance reviews and on-the-job conversations.
  • Supporting your manager with recruitment, training, retention, performance management, succession planning and competence development.
  • Leading by example with exceptional customer service, integrity, compassion and efficiency as an ambassador of IKEA values.
  • Taking ownership of Customer function action plan topics, proactively driving initiatives to achieve agreed goals.
  • Supervising and supporting your team to ensure all processes are accurate, compliant and aligned with regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth operations, streamline processes and continuously improve service delivery.
  • Empowering your team by building knowledge, confidence, trust and motivation so they can support customers in the best possible way.

You are a people-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment. You bring energy, structure and a genuine passion for customers and co-workers alike.

You will have:

  • Proven experience in a leadership role within retail, a customer-facing environment, or a similar setting.
  • Demonstrated experience leading a team (minimum 3 years) and delivering exceptional customer service.
  • A customer-focused mindset, with the ability to balance operational performance and high-quality service outcomes.
  • Highly developed communication, collaboration and organisational skills.
  • A strong passion for understanding the customer journey and how you and your team contribute to a positive shopping experience.
  • A leadership style that reflects the IKEA values, always leading by example.
  • High energy and resilience - you enjoy the buzz of a dynamic retail environment.
  • A proactive mindset, constantly seeking ways to simplify processes and reduce unnecessary costs.

We need people like you

At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

Inter IKEA Group

About Inter IKEA Group

ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE

We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.

How we realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.

IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.

ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP

The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.

• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.

• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.

• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Delft, NL
Year Founded
1989
Website
ikea.com
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