Visual Merchandising Co-Worker

You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself.

Candidate Profile

At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.

We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.

We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.

We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

Key Responsibilities

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards :

• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24 / 7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Free Co-worker parking
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Benefits Membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional Information

• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs / fortnight
• The internal job title for this role is Visual Merchandising / Activity Co-worker
• You must have the availability to work 7 : 00am – 3 : 00pm Monday to Friday (and occasional weekend or public holiday shifts according to business needs)
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates.
• If you are successful for this role, you will be required to obtain a National Police Check.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND KEY DATES

• If your application is successful, you may be invited to complete a video screening interview as part of the recruitment process.
• If your application is progressed, you will be invited to attend an in-person interview with the hiring team including a practical assessment.
• If you are successful for this role, you will be required to attend a 2-day Welcome induction.

About this Work Area

As Visual Merchandising Co-worker your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

• Contributing to positioning the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in your local market.
• Providing home furnishing solutions for a single product or a combination of products to improve people's life at home.
• Demonstrating the uniqueness of the IKEA product range, using visual merchandising to tell compelling stories that inspire and engage customers.
• Designing and optimising store layouts to create a seamless and intuitive customer journey, balancing commercial priorities, operational efficiency, customer convenience, and inspiration.
• Planning and implementing range presentation solutions aligned with the IKEA brand identity, tailoring globally prescribed packages to reflect local market needs, seasonal trends, and customer insights.
• Leverage your expertise in visual merchandising and deep knowledge of the local market to enhance the customer experience, drive sales, and strengthen IKEA's brand in the community.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders across departments to ensure that range presentation and layout solutions are commercially effective.

Who You Are

As Visual Merchandising Co-worker you are :

• Passionate about implementing your designs from a sketch into reality, as you are a practical and hands-on individual with proven time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, bringing a can-do attitude to your work and consistently seeking opportunities to improve and grow.
• Adaptable and open to change, thriving in a dynamic retail environment and seeing change as an opportunity to innovate and create value.
• Curious and driven to understand home furnishing and people's everyday life at home, applying core visual merchandising principles.
• A creative thinker, with a keen eye for aesthetics and visual composition.
• A natural collaborator, comfortable leading cross-functional teams and capable of engaging & effectively communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit or similar space planning software and Microsoft office.
• A tertiary qualification or relevant experience in Visual merchandising / related design field is required for this role, preferably within home furnishing.
• Comfortable working at heights, with strong commitment to safety.

We Need People Like You

At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What We All Have in Common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing