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
Job Responsibilities:
- Strengthen IKEA's uniqueness through visual merchandising solutions.
- Contribute to department action plans for business growth and profitability.
- Plan and implement relevant, affordable, and commercial range presentation solutions.
- Minimize disruption and ensure safety on the shop floor.
- Respect routines and responsibilities, work with the Com&In team, and understand financial impact of actions.
- Ensure high quality, simplicity, efficiency, and cost consciousness in planning and implementing range presentation solutions.
- Contribute to gathering insights about store layout and range presentation, translating this knowledge into relevant solutions.
- Stay up to date with knowledgeable about home furnishing, retailing and trends in order to generate creative directions that inspire and surprise visitors with a strong visual impression.
Qualifications
- 2 or 3 years of working experience as Visual Merchandiser in commercial and fast-paced retail industry with a design-based education.
- Good command of English (verbal and written).
- Passionate about home furnishing with able to do planning, implementation and improvement of range presentation.
- Computer proficiency i.e. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), AutoCad.