IKEA Exeter Sales Department Manager

Are you energized by a busy retail environment where every day presents new ways to contribute?

As a key member of our sales management team, you’ll lead with the IKEA values guiding your actions—motivating your team, improving sales results, and turning customer needs into meaningful solutions. Together, you’ll create an inspiring shopping experience, develop skilled co-workers, and help make our store a welcoming destination for everyone.

What We Offer

• Start Date of employment will be discussed during interview.
• Starting salary of £34,000 per annum dependent on skills and experiences.
• 39 hours a week, working 5 days over 7 (including 1 - 2 late shifts a week), including alternate weekends.
• We operate 7 days a week to meet the shopping needs of our guests, so this role will require availability to work during the day, late evenings, and full weekends.
• We are happy to discuss flexibility and your availability at interview.

What You'll Need to Have

• You bring at least three years of experience managing people in a commercial retail environment. A motivated and engaged leader, you will become an integral part of our sales management team, and you can demonstrate experience delivering to sales targets and organisational priorities.
• You have a forward-thinking mindset, collaborating with your team to guide your department and taking advantage of sales opportunities.
• You guide others through the IKEA Values, inspiring the people around you by setting an example and assigning responsibilities when needed. You work cross-functionally with other departments and, using your effective written and verbal communication skills, can promote flexibility, speed, and simplicity.
• An enthusiasm for home furnishings and experience in selling, understanding customers and their needs.
• Experience of leadership in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritise and organise your own and others workload.
• Business-minded with customer in focus to deliver results, ability to make quick decisions and take personal initiatives, open to change.
• Leading others, you will have good communication skills that can enable building relationships with co-workers and customers.
• You will be someone who believes in and can work in line with the IKEA Concept and Brand Identity.