Visual Merchandising Co-worker

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About the job

It takes a dream to create a successful business idea....It takes people to make dreams a reality.

Working at the IKEA Group means that you are part of an inspiring, fun and fast-paced environment. We're the world's largest home furnishing retailer, with 155,000 co-workers and operations in 43 countries, but we value working in a non-bureaucratic way. Here you can always be yourself. In fact, we actively encourage it! At IKEA, we respect each other, our differences and are open to everyone making a contribution. So no matter where you work in the world, you'll most likely rub shoulders with a diverse group of people – with different backgrounds, special skills and a quirky sense of humour.

We offer exceptional career and learning possibilities at IKEA. Our co-workers are encouraged to try different roles, and many change between functions and countries several times in their careers. You can design your own career path according to your development plan and future goals. We believe in every co-worker's ability to develop. Because as you grow, IKEA grows too. To start growing with IKEA, take a look at our different roles and available jobs.

We are currently looking for a Visual Merchandising Co-worker to join our IKEA India team in Hyderabad

PURPOSE OF FUNCTION:

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.

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To create inspiring store solutions for an easy and convenient shopping experience and increasing vitality by translating deep knowledge about consumer buying behaviour, store layout, range presentation and local market knowledge thereby contributing to positioning the IKEA Brand in the local market as the home furnishing specialist and the IKEA store as an up-to-date and innovative destination that always offers something new.

ASSIGNMENT:
·  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, minimise 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.
JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE :

·  Range presentation the IKEA way (layout as a commercial tool, store media, display techniques).
·  Home furnishing the IKEA way.
·  Understand life at home in the local market and the outcome of market research, e.g. IKEA Customer Satisfaction Survey, IKEA Brand Capital.
·  The work method for presenting the IKEA range.
·  The IKEA Concept and IKEA Brand objectives.
·  IKEA mechanical sales system.
·  Understand trends that influence home furnishing and retailing.
·  Commercial calendar and store activities.
·  Commercial lighting & Store communication.
·  The IKEA values truly reflect personal values.
·  A passion for fast-paced, future-oriented retailing and the IKEA product range.
·  Provide range presentation solutions that improve people's life at home and exceed visitors' shopping experience.
·  Constantly grow and expand personal knowledge, capabilities and motivation.
·  Driven to exceed goals and a desire to improve ways of working.
·  Ability to combine commercial, aesthetic and practical skills.
·  Ability to generate, visualise and present new ideas.
·  Ability to work together with others in a team.
·  Confidence in approaching and communicating clearly with different people in various situations.
·  A flexible, hands-on approach to responsibilities and the ability to meet set deadlines.
ESSENTIALS FOR PARTICULAR JOB:
·  A design-based education.
·  Visual competence with a keen eye for aesthetics.
·  Customer-focused mindset.
·  Ability to generate new ideas and concepts.
·  A passion for home furnishing, retailing, design and how people live at home.
·  Ability to draw, visualise and present an idea.
·  Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.
·  Enthusiastic about assignments and working with others in a team.
·  Good attention to detail.
·  Practical hands-on approach to work.
·  Basic communication skills in English.
·  Computer proficient with knowledge and experience of using relevant software (e.g. AutoCad).
·  Experience of working with visual merchandising in a retail environment.

Additional Information :

We are currently looking for a Visual Merchandising Activity Co-worker to join our IKEA India team in Hyderabad

Job ID

256800BR

Removal Date

04/09/2016