Interior Design & Visual Merchandiser /Activity co-worker

Interior Design & Visual Merchandiser /Activity co-worker

We are looking for Interior Design co-worker and Visual Merchandising/Activity co-worker who with his/her passion and creativity could take the IKEA store to the next level of inspiration and commerciality.

About you

Your knowledge, skills and experience include:

• Education in Architecture/Interior Design/Fine arts.
• Experience of working with interior design or visual merchandising in a retail environment.
• Good attention to detail.
• Computer proficient with knowledge and experience of using relevant software – AutoCad, Sketch Up.
• Good personal disciplines and an ability to work to set deadlines - ability to prioritise and organise own work to make the most efficient use of time available.
• Ability to use and take personal initiative.
• Confident in approaching and communicating clearly with different people in various situations.
• Ability to generate, draw/visualise and present new ideas.
• Achieving goals and delivering results.
• 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.
• Basic communication skills in English.

About the job

As a part of the Store Communication & Interior Design team, you use your extensive knowledge of people’s life at home and your high level of home furnishing competence to present and communicate the IKEA product range in ways that make it attractive and relevant to your local market. You also support customer self-choice in the IKEA store and an easy and convenient shopping experience.

About the assignment
Your tasks will include:

Contributing to positioning the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in your local market.
Actively work to develop and implement:

• store layout as a commercial tool
• range presentation
• store communication

• Plan and implement ideas and solutions in many different styles, functions and price profiles to fit many individual tastes and to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA product range.
• Optimising the use of the IKEA store layout and store media by developing and implementing range presentation solutions that strengthen the connection between the IKEA offer and the everyday lives of people.
• Developing and implementing efficient and effective store communication, supporting self-choice and the mechanical sales system.
• Reflecting the IKEA Brand identity and creating visual impact in all commercial, sales support and co-worker areas.
• Stimulating and increasing the interest for home furnishing in order to grow the customer base and the market.
• Creating trust in the IKEA offer by presenting and communicating solutions for a sustainable life at home.
• Working with vitality to motivate people to visit the IKEA store frequently.
• Securing the use of the store layout to create a good product overview and strong visual impact that facilitates the buying process.

GROWING TOGETHER

IKEA South East Europe is an exciting and empowering region with great growth agenda in all countries – Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. We will open 2 new stores in less than 3 years and establish IKEA retail operations in 2 new countries.

Join IKEA now and apply online for the position by 30/04/2018