Visual Merchandising/Activity Manager
Marknadsföring, media och kreativt · Inredningsdesign · Visuell exponering
I korthet
Responsible for leading and developing a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity co-workers to create inspiring range presentation solutions that enhance the shopping experience and position IKEA as the home furnishing specialist. Requires significant visual merchandising experience, a design-based education, and proven success in managing creative processes and people within a fast-paced retail environment.
Ansvarsområden
- Lead and manage a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity co-workers, inspiring them to strengthen the unique IKEA identity in range presentation.
- Gather and translate local market knowledge of people's needs into relevant and inspiring range presentation solutions.
- Create range presentation solutions that are relevant, inspiring, affordable, and commercial, meeting diverse tastes and exceeding expectations.
- Stay updated on retailing, home furnishing, and trends to facilitate workshops for creative directions.
- Recruit, develop, and ensure succession planning for Visual Merchandising/Activity co-workers.
- Support the department action plan using layout as a commercial tool and execute plans with the Com&In team.
- Act quickly on commercial opportunities and ensure the team understands the financial impact of Com&In actions.
- Ensure the team bases work on layout as a commercial tool and executes range presentation with quality, simplicity, and efficiency.
- Ensure the team keeps visitors in mind, minimizes disruption, and communicates changes on the shop floor.
- Actively contribute to the national Visual Merchandising/Activity Managers network and share directions and tools.
Krav
- Significant experience working as a visual merchandiser.
- Design-based education.
- Proven success in managing and leading creative processes and coaching people.
- Visual competence with a keen eye for aesthetics.
- Passion for home furnishing, design, and how people live at home.
- Experience working in a fast retail environment with a proven customer-focused mindset.
- Clear communication skills, including verbal explanation of concepts and visual interpretation.
- Ability to set and implement action plans, set expectations, provide clear direction, and follow up goals.
- Ability to prioritize and organize work efficiently to meet goals and deadlines.
- Computer proficiency with knowledge and experience of relevant software (e.g., AutoCad).
Önskade kvalifikationer
- Retail and home furnishing experience is preferred.
- Experience of managing and leading co-workers is preferred.
- Experience of working in visual merchandising in a retail environment is preferred.
- Ability to combine and identify commercial, aesthetic, and practical skills.
- Ability to create a trustful and creative environment.
- Natural ability to move smoothly from assessing the bigger picture to seeing the small details.
- Good analytical and strategic skills.
- Ability to steer the store business over the short-, mid-, and long term.
- Knowledge on Range presentation the IKEA way (layout as a commercial tool, store media, display techniques).
- Knowledge of Home furnishing the IKEA way.
- Understanding of life at home in the local market and market research outcomes.
- Awareness of the work method for presenting the IKEA range, the IKEA Concept, and IKEA Brand objectives.
- Knowledge of IKEA mechanical sales system, Global tools and solutions.
- Understanding of trends influencing home furnishing and retailing.
- Understanding of Commercial calendar and store activities.
- Understanding of Commercial lighting.
- Understanding of Store Communication.
- Understanding how to lead creative processes.
- Understanding how to build visual merchandising and activity competence.
Förmåner
- Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- Commitment to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
- Encouragement of individualism.
#Visual Merchandising#Activity Management#Retail#Interior Design#Home Furnishing#Team Leadership#Customer Experience