Interior Designer - Showroom Planning

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,440 - 167,400; Full time

Job summary

AlFuttaim in Dubai seeks an experienced Interior Designer for showroom planning, focusing on IKEA furnishing solutions and customer-centric interiors. This full-time role involves space planning, room set decoration, and collaboration with visual merchandisers to enhance customer experiences.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in interior design, proficiency in AutoCAD, and a degree in a relevant discipline. Opportunity to impact visual merchandising in a vibrant retail environment awaits.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in interior design or showroom design.
• Proficient in AutoCAD with strong drafting skills.
• Strong creative ability with attention to detail in design.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning showroom projects and prepare design concepts.
• Implement and maintain interiors and showroom displays.
• Conduct showroom inspections to ensure presentation quality.

Skills

Interior design

Showroom planning

Retail space design

Home furnishing

Room set design

Space planning

AutoCAD

Drafting

Architectural design

Education

Degree or Diploma in Interior Design, Architecture, or related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Details

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Retail

Function: Architecture-Interior Design

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 9,000–15,000 (estimated; confirm with employer)

Overview

Interior Designer - Showroom Planning in Dubai is a retail role focused on IKEA showroom presentation, home furnishing solutions, space planning, room set design, and customer‑focused interior concepts.

Context

The interior designer will support the visual and commercial strength of the IKEA furniture showroom by planning, implementing, and maintaining interiors that reflect brand standards and customer lifestyle needs. The role combines space planning, drafting, home furnishing knowledge, showroom inspections, room set decoration, and collaboration with Visual Merchandisers to create practical and attractive home furnishing solutions that improve customer inspiration, store presentation quality, and retail sales performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in planning in‑house showroom projects and prepare drawings, perspectives, and layout concepts in line with IKEA design principles.
• Implement and maintain interiors, room sets, displays, and showroom areas to ensure a clean, attractive, and commercially effective customer experience.
• Carry out daily showroom inspections and correct damages, presentation issues, or display gaps quickly.
• Support the planning and execution of the store commercial calendar, seasonal activities, product focus areas, and showroom updates.
• Maintain store areas in accordance with IKEA standards, manuals, visual guidelines, and functional home furnishing principles.
• Develop room settings that demonstrate practical furnishing solutions for different home spaces, customer lifestyles, and budget needs.
• Support Visual Merchandisers during store projects, display changes, commercial activities, and showroom improvement initiatives.
• Present product range coordination, room ideas, and furnishing proposals that help customers visualize solutions for their homes.
• Plan and decorate inspirational room sets that support product storytelling, customer engagement, and stronger sales conversion.
• Assist customers by suggesting practical, stylish, and functional interior solutions for living rooms, bedrooms, dining areas, kitchens, and other home spaces.
• Work with store teams to ensure interiors remain fresh, relevant, well‑maintained, and aligned with customer expectations.
• Stay aware of home furnishing trends, market preferences, lifestyle changes, and design ideas that can improve showroom relevance.

Ideal Profile

• Degree or Diploma in Interior Design, Architecture, Retail Design, or a related discipline.
• 3‑5 years of experience in interior design, showroom design, furniture retail, visual presentation, or home furnishing environments.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD with strong drafting, layout planning, and technical drawing skills.
• Good understanding of space planning, architectural design, furnishing coordination, and customer‑focused room solutions.
• Knowledge of home furnishing trends, market lifestyle patterns, fashion influences, and customer buying behavior.
• Strong creative ability with attention to proportion, color, materials, product placement, and practical room flow.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to work closely with Visual Merchandisers, store teams, commercial teams, and customer‑facing colleagues.
• Detail‑focused approach with the ability to maintain showroom standards and respond quickly to presentation issues.
• Practical mindset with the ability to balance creativity, functionality, brand standards, and retail commercial goals.

Skills Set

• Interior design
• Showroom planning
• Retail space design
• Home furnishing
• Room set design
• Space planning
• AutoCAD
• Drafting
• Perspective drawings
• Architectural design
• Furniture layout
• IKEA concept implementation
• Visual presentation
• Display maintenance
• Store commercial calendar
• Customer furnishing solutions
• Product range coordination
• Home styling
• Market trend awareness
• Color coordination
• Material selection
• Customer journey support
• Visual merchandising collaboration
• Retail standards
• Store inspections
• Creative design
• Furniture showroom presentation

Why Join Us

This opportunity gives an interior design professional the chance to work in Dubai's active home furnishing and retail sector while creating showroom spaces that influence customer decisions and improve the store experience. The role offers hands‑on exposure to IKEA design standards, room set planning, retail presentation, customer lifestyle solutions, and collaborative store projects, making it a strong platform for a designer who wants to combine creativity with commercial impact.