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Planning Studio Specialist (Kitchen/Storage Solutions Sales & Design Specialist), IKEA Sukhumvit

1/26/2026

You will assist customers in creating their dream home by providing a convenient end-to-end customer experience. This includes maximizing sales, maintaining the planning hub, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
At Ikano, our vision is to create possibilities for better living. We are an international group of companies with around 8,000 co-workers in 11 countries, active within real estate, production, insurance, data analytics and retail. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family. We are guided by our mission to simplify the many people’s lives and we do this by working together to create relevant, affordable and sustainable solutions based on fair terms.
About the Role

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

Job Description

You will be part of a full-service planning studio helping customers to make their dream home come true while securing a convenient customer experience from end to end.

  • You have a strong customer focused mindset and are able to transform the customer needs, dreams & frustrations into relevant and smart home solutions.
  • You convey passion about IKEA products and actively learn about their features and benefits, and you share this knowledge with customers and colleagues.
  • You actively offer all the services available in the IKEA store to help customers make informed choices, which results in a better shopping experience for them.
  • You ensure you maximise sales whilst maintaining profitability by knowing and actively steering towards the top selling and prioritised products (e.g. overstock).
  • Together with your manager and the team you ensure that the planning hub is a highly efficient operation and that you serve all customers while minimising waiting times. You also maintain the planning hub in excellent shape, welcoming, clean and tidy.
    • Live our value of "Togetherness" by being cooperative in assisting in other job and operations-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Passion to serve customers using all your knowledge of the IKEA product range and all relevant IKEA services (measuring, assembly, installation, transport & finance).
  • Experience and knowledge of Interior Design and SketchUp preferred.
  • Strong passion for the IKEA product range related to the planning studio (Kitchens, Living Room Storage, Wardrobes, Bathrooms).
  • Passion to exceed customer expectations in all aspects of the end-to-end customer experience of complex purchases.

Additional Information

Please apply by 31 January 2026.

  • Department: Sales & Commercial
  • Key Skills
    Customer ServiceInterior DesignSalesHome SolutionsProduct KnowledgePlanningTeamworkCommunicationProblem SolvingCustomer ExperienceEfficiencySustainabilityHome FurnishingKitchensStorage SolutionsWardrobes
    Categories
    RetailSalesCustomer Service & SupportCreative & MediaHospitality
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