Visual Merchandising Specialist

IKEA Alsulaiman; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home furnishings retailer seeks a Visual Merchandiser in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will inspire visitors through strong visual presentations, enhancing IKEA's brand identity. Responsibilities include implementing creative store layouts and maintaining high standards for commercial range presentation. Candidates should ideally have a Bachelor's degree in interior design or architecture and proficiency in tools like Revit, AutoCAD, and Sketchup. This is a full-time role offering the opportunity to shape customer experiences in a retail environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in interior design or a related field.
• Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, and Sketchup.
• Able to communicate confidently in English.
• Strong understanding of designs and retail trends.
• Knowledge of local market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen IKEA identity through range presentation solutions.
• Contribute to business growth through effective initiatives.
• Plan and implement inspiring and commercial range presentations.
• Maintain a visitor-focused shop floor environment.
• Apply best practices in range presentation solutions.

Skills

Visual merchandising competence

Communication in English

Understanding of designs and trends

Knowledge of local market

Education

Bachelor’s degree in interior Design, architecture or related field

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Sketchup

Job description

Come help us create a better everyday life for the many people. That’s the IKEA vision. We do that by offering a wide range of home furnishings with good design and function at prices so low that many people will be able to afford them.

Purpose

To inspire and surprise visitors by presenting and communicating the IKEA home furnishing offer with strong visual impressions that exceed visitors’ expectations. This will strengthen the IKEA Brand and convert more visitors into customers.

Accountabilities

• Use visual merchandising competence to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA identity in range presentation solutions in the store by working with store layout, range presentation and vitality.
• Actively contribute to the department action plan with initiatives that will grow the business and support long-term profitability and execute the agreed plans in close co‑operation with other functions.
• Use the knowledge of people's needs and dreams in the local market to plan and implement relevant, inspiring, affordable and commercial range presentation solutions that reflect a wide variety of styles, price levels, meet the many individual tastes and exceed our visitor's expectations.
• Keep visitors in mind when working on the shop floor, minimize disruption and remain aware at all times of the importance of safety and the visual impact for visitors.
• Respect routines and responsibilities, work together with the Com&In team and other functions, act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and understand the impact of actions on the financial results.
• Secure high quality, simplicity, efficiency and cost consciousness in planning and implementing all range presentation solutions by applying national directions and using global tools, proven solutions and best practices.
• Actively contribute to gathering insights about store layout and range presentation and translating this knowledge into relevant and inspiring store solutions that will support a convenient shopping experience and reflect the local needs of life at home.
• 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 and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in interior Design, architecture or any related filed
• Software skills (Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup etc.)
• Communicate confidently and clearly in English
• Understanding of designs and trends
• Knowledge of local market

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design and Advertising

Industries

• Retail

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