Kesko Oyj : and Oriola’s joint venture starts recruiting store personnel
August 02, 2017 at 01:41 pm
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Kesko and Oriola's new chain of health, beauty and wellbeing stores will open its first stores in the autumn. The stores will be situated in the capital area, Turku, Tampere, Kuopio and Oulu. A recruitment of approximately 100 wellbeing experts for the stores opening in the autumn has begun.
'First class service is the core of our new chain. We are looking for employees who truly care about the wellbeing of our clients. We are recruiting wellbeing professionals with different expertise, from a pharmacists to personal trainers and beauty experts. We are building a totally new concept, and are therefore looking for experts in health, beauty, nutrition and sports,' explains Katja Lee, Human Resources Director of the new chain.
The new chain's name, the location of the first stores and more details on their concept will be announced in September.
The objective is to build a chain of 100 stores and an online store, employing an estimated 1,000 people. The plan is to expand the business to include pharmaceuticals if the legislation is amended. Oriola and Kesko announced the joint venture last March.
Employees to be recruited by the new chain in autumn 2017
Helsinki: 5 store managers, 30+ sales people
Tampere: 2 store managers, 12 sales people
Turku: 2 store managers, 12 sales people
Kuopio: 2 store managers, 12 sales people
Oulu: 1 store manager, 6 sales people
https://ok-urat.jelpp.com/open-positions
Further information:
HR Director Katja Lee, 050 433 0001, katja.lee@kesko.fi
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Kesko Oyj is the leading wholesaler and retailer in Finland. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- grocery and convenience goods (53.8%; K-retailer; No. 2 in Finland): owned 1,208 supermarkets and stores under the names K-citymarket, K-supermarket, K-Market, Neste K., etc.;
- building, home improvement, DIY and gardening products (35.6%): building materials, interior design materials, gardening products, household appliances, furniture, etc. distributed via 483 outlets primarily under the Onninen, K-rauta, K-Bygg, Byggmakker, Byggarnas Partner and Carlsen Fritzøe brands;
- automotive (10.6%; K-Auto): cars (Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, CUPRA, Porsche, Bentley and MAN brands), spare parts and original accessories marketed through 49 outlets in Finland. The group also offers leisure and sports goods (owned 62 stores under the Intersport and Budget Sport names).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Finland (82.4%), Nordic countries (13.7%), Baltic countries (1.1%) and other (2.8%).