Visual Merchandising/Activity manager

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.

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

• Leave entitlements – 5 weeks Paid Annual, Paid Parental, Family & Community and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Co-worker uniform provided
• Free Co-worker parking
• Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers).
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight
• The Hiring Manager for this role is Gemma Jameson - Com & In Manager
• Applications close Wednesday 17th September 2025
• You also have the availability to work Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3:30pm and weekend shifts
• If you are successful for this role, you will be required to obtain a National Police Check

ABOUT THIS WORK AREA

Where others see home furnishing products, we see smart solutions to create a better everyday life. With a great deal of passion, imagination and brainstorming we turn colours, textiles and furniture into inspiring environments that excite, engage and convince IKEA visitors that they can do it too

As Visual Merchandise & Activity Manager your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity co-workers and inspire and challenge them to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA identity in range presentation solutions in the store.
• 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 through your visual merchandising competence and display techniques in different store media and activity areas to distance us 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 store while creating a good overview and strong visual impact.
• Recruiting, developing, and leading your team by encouraging open, constructive, and honest, two-way feedback.

• A deep passion, curiosity, energy and understanding of home furnishing and people's everyday lives at home.
• Higher education qualifications in visual merchandising or design, and a solid background of working as a visual merchandiser.
• Clear technical strengths, with experience working with SketchUp, AutoCAD and/or Revit.
• A motivational leader who can engage people fully to reach set goals and generate growth and long-term profitability.
• Ability to prioritise and organise work and the work of others to make the most efficient use of time
• Experience of working in a fast retail and customer-focused environment.
• Confident in communicating, influencing, and coaching others and continually seek new opportunities to improve the way we work, and encourage your team to do so.