Job ID: 262259 Date posted: 14/10/2024 We're looking for someone to lead, inspire and share with the team their passion for home furnishing & visual merchandising. As our first Interior Visual Merchandising Manager for IKEA Sylvia Park, New Zealand, you will share with the many New Zealanders the IKEA brand, visual identity and how our home furnishing solutions help the many people to create a better everyday life at home in New Zealand. At IKEA, work is more than just a job. It's work that has a positive impact and that is about creating a better everyday life for all New Zealanders. How we achieve this is through our values – the compass that guides us in all we do. To us, togetherness, cost-consciousness, improvement and simplicity are more than just words. Our culture is formed when we put these values into action. When we create a great place to work. When we stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion. When we promote health and wellbeing for our people, and the planet. When we lead by example. That's why we're constantly trying to find better ways to get things done, and to bring out the best in ourselves and others. Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards: 5 weeks of Paid Annual Leave, Parental Leave Pay, and more 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support 15% discount for co-workers Affordable, nutritious meals with complimentary drinks in our co-worker restaurant. Provided co-worker uniform You are passionate about the IKEA brand and visual identity and how our home furnishing solutions can help the many people to create a better everyday life at home in New Zealand. You are up to date with the latest home furnishing trends and are knowledgeable about Life at Home. You are inspired, motivated and driven to position IKEA as a leading home furnishing retailer in New Zealand. You are solution-focused and believe in challenging and finding new ways to inspire our visitors and co-workers with interior design solutions that meet and exceed their needs and dreams through the store layout & range presentation. You are an inspirational leader with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and drive the growth agenda alongside your commercial partners. As Visual Merchandising Manager your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Contributing to positioning IKEA in New Zealand as the first choice for home furnishings. Providing home furnishing solutions for a single product or a combination of products to help New Zealanders improve their life at home. Demonstrating the advantages of the IKEA product range and its uniqueness (form, function, quality, low-cost sustainability) through your visual merchandising skills and display techniques across different media and activity areas to make us stand out from the competition. Working with vitality to motivate people to visit the IKEA store more frequently. Securing the use of the store layout as a commercial tool to plan and implement commercial strategies throughout the market while creating a natural & commercial flow for our visitors, with a strong visual impact. Support your leadership team in managing the recruitment, retention, performance management, succession planning and competence development of the team. A little more about the job: 3-5 years' experience in a visual merchandising role within a large retail organisation, with at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role. Highly regarded to have experience in design software, Revit. Excellent communication skills, and ability to inspire, coach and develop people and secure succession to bring together a high performing team that can contribute to business goals. Cultural competency and the ability to integrate equality, diversity, and inclusion practices within a workplace. What you need to know: This role is permanent full time. The salary range for this position is $95,000 – $110,000 gross New Zealand dollars, not including superannuation/pension. The work location for this role is IKEA Sylvia Park and external warehouse. Internal the job title for this role is Shop Design Manager. As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster. You also have the availability to work 1 weekend shift per month (both Saturday and Sunday). As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr