Visual Merchandiser

**Company Description**
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

To create inspiring store solutions for an easy and convenient shopping experience and increasing vitality by translation deep knowledge about consumer buying behavior, 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.
- You have to developing and implementing efficient and effective store communication, supporting self-choice and self-serve, optimizing the store layout. You can learn and understanding people needs and want their living situations in local market as well as their shopping behavior.
- You will show the creating visual impact in all commercial area, specialty shops, compacts, studios, self-serve furniture and activity area which exceeds our visitor’s expectations.
- Working with other functions on commercial calendar activities, using the media to ensure vitality in all areas in and outside the store, throughout the year.
- Using visual merchandising competences and display techniques in specialty shops, compacts, studios, self-service, activity areas and IKEA food market.
- Creating trust in IKEA by presenting and communicating solutions for a sustainable life at home. You have to working with the Interior Designer and the Graphic Communication to ensure consistency in how we communicate throughout the store.

**Qualifications**
- 2 or 3 years of working experience as Visual Merchandiser in commercial and fast-paced retail industry with a design-based education
- Good command of English (verbal and written)
- Passionate about home furnishing with able to do planning, implementation and improvement of range presentation Computer proficiency i.e. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), AutoCad
- You should be able to plan, present, and implement the range. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can speak and understand English.
- You will demonstrate the brand identity in a large space, using the architectural elements of the build to create an aesthetically pleasing environment and support the visual identity.
- You have a good analytical skill, can prioritise and organise work and the work of others in order to make the most efficient use of time available

**Additional Information