Visual Merchandising Manager

Our team within IKEA

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.

What you need to know

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 internal name for this role is: Visual Merchandising/ Activity Manager
- Applications close Thursday 20 November 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

Responsibilities

- 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.

Who you are

- 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.

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