Total 12 job vacancies by Ikano-Retail

About the job

The purpose of Graphic Communication Intern is to secure that IKEA stores communication completes and amplifies the shopping experience and range presentation through IKEA visual and verbal identity thereby contributing to building consumers' perception of the IKEA brand in the local market as unique and consistent.

Your assignment

• You use graphic communication competence to strengthen the uniqueness and consistency of the IKEA identity in store communication by applying the principles of IKEA visual and verbal identity.
• You assist to ensure that all communication conveys the benefits of the IKEA Concept as well as completes and enhances range presentation by using proven solutions, best practices, guidelines and national directions.
• You respect routines and responsibilities, work together with the Communication & Interior Design team and other functions in the store, act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and understand the impact of your actions on the financial results. Secure visual balance and consistency, quality and simplicity, cost-efficiency and sustainability in producing and implementing store communication.
• You stay up to date with knowledge about home furnishing, communication and retail design trends to follow creative directions that inspire and surprise store visitors through the IKEA visual and verbal identity.

To lead, develop and inspire the Com&In team and other functions in the store in increasing the home furnishing interest of the many people and creating demand for home furnishing solutions and know how in the local market. Accountable for the store layout, range presentation and store communication thereby contributing to positioning the IKEA brand as the leader in life at home.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• Lead and inspire the KV Com&In team to use knowledge of IKEA home furnishing and people's life at home to grow the business.
• Partner with the store manager to stimulate and increase interest in home furnishing for all co-workers in the store.
• Be the creative leader by initiating and facilitating workshops to generate creative directions.
• Secure vitality and seasonality in the store by creating and implementing a store commercial calendar together with the store management team.
• Lead the KV Com&In team in securing relevant and inspiring range presentation solutions, an optimal store layout and effective and efficient store communication that builds the IKEA Brand and distances IKEA retailers from the competition.
• Secure that the commercial team has the right understanding of store layout, range presentation and store communication thereby contributing to the work method for range presentation.
• Contribute with knowledge of people's life at home and consumer shopping behaviour in the creation and implementation of the store business plan.
• Based on the national competence development plan, identify current and future business needs in order to recruit, develop and retain a high performing and passionate KV Com&In team.
• Lead and challenge the Com&In team to constantly take actions that exploit commercial opportunities both in the short- and long term.
 

• Lead and challenge the COM&IN team and other functions in the store to strengthen 
the uniqueness and consistency of the IKEA identity in in-store and digital 
communication. 
• Lead the process of planning and implementing in-store and digital communication 
to ensure that it conveys the benefits of the IKEA Concept, completes and enhances 
range presentation by using proven solutions, best practices, guidelines and national 
directions. 
• Develop and evaluate in-store and digital communication strategies that support a 
convenient shopping experience by using the knowledge about life at home and 
shopping behaviour in the local market. 
• Lead and manage in developing the department action plan with store 
communication initiatives that are focused on growing the business and support longterm profitability and execute agreed plans in close co-operation with other functions. 
• Actively contribute in the network of store Graphic Communication Leaders and share 
proven solutions, best practices and guidelines with the COM&IN team in the store. 
• Set clear expectations and standards regarding routines and responsibilities, work 
together with the COM&IN team and other store functions, act quickly to exploit 
commercial opportunities and understand the impact of your actions on the financial 
results. 
• Secure high standards for good visual balance and consistency, quality and simplicity, 
cost-efficiency and sustainability in producing and implementing all in-store and digital
communication. 
• Keep up to date and knowledgeable about home furnishing, communication and 
retail design trends in order to support the COM&IN Manager in facilitating workshops 
to generate creative directions that inspire and surprise store visitors through the IKEA 
visual and verbal identity. 
• Secure succession planning by constantly searching for potential candidates.
 

To create relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that contribute to positing the IKEA brand in the local market as the leader in life at home.

· Support the service to establish a set of standardized interior designs for expertise interiors, which can subsequently form the base for interior design recommendations and offers to specific clients.

· Provide interior decoration proposals for customers across all focus verticals with the aim to maximize sales by offering comprehensive interior design solutions.

· Respond to customer requests, and provide timely, tailored proposals for interior design based on templated design solutions.

· Compile and visualize home furnishing offer for customers, organized into style groups and presented in the form of a set of templated design alternatives.

· Secure high quality, simplicity and efficiency when planning all range presentation solutions using global tools and best practices.

· Excellent in transfer Home furnishing knowledge to the others.

To create relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that contribute to positing the IKEA brand in the local market as the leader in life at home.

• Use home furnishing competence to create home furnishing solutions in room 
settings, homes, vignettes and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity.
• Actively contribute in the gathering of insights from home visit interviews and 
translating this knowledge into locally relevant, functional, aesthetic and 
commercial home furnishing solutions that exceed customer expectations and 
reflect home furnishing the IKEA way.
• Contribute to the creation of a Showroom matrix that reflects a wide variety of 
styles, living situations and price levels to create a good tempo with distinct visual 
impressions.
• Secure high quality, simplicity, efficiency and cost consciousness when planning 
and implementing all range presentation solutions using global tools and best 
practices.
• Stay up to date and knowledgeable about home furnishing, retailing and trends in 
order to contribute in workshops to generate creative ideas.
• Contribute to the content of the department action plan with initiatives that will 
grow the business and support long-term profitability and execute the agreed 
plans together with the Com&In team and other functions.
• Respect routines and responsibilities, work together with Com&In team and other 
functions, act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and understand the 
impact of your actions on the financial results.
• Keep visitors in mind when working on the shop floor, ensure disruption is 
minimised and stay aware of the importance of safety and the visual impact for 
visitors at all times.

About the job

Reporting to Graphic Communications Leader, this Associate Role is tasked to secure that store communication completes and amplifies shopping experience and range presentation through IKEA visual and verbal identity thereby contributing to building consumers’ perception of the IKEA brand in the local market as unique and consistent.

Your assignment:

• Use graphic communication competence to strengthen the uniqueness and consistency of the IKEA identity in store communication by applying the principles of IKEA visual and verbal identity;
• Actively contribute to the department action plan with initiatives that will grow the business and support longterm profitability and execute the agreed plans in close co-operation with other functions;
• Plan, implement and evaluate store communication to ensure that it conveys the benefits of the IKEA Concept as well as completes and enhances range presentation by using proven solutions, best practices, guidelines and national directions;
• Actively contribute to developing, implementing and evaluating store communication strategies that support a convenient shopping experience by using knowledge about life at home and shopping behaviour in the local market;
• Respect routines and responsibilities, work together with the Com&In team and other functions in the store, act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and understand the impact of your actions on the financial results;
• Secure visual balance and consistency, quality and simplicity, cost-efficiency and sustainability in producing and implementing store communication;
• Stay up to date with knowledge about home furnishing, communication and retail design trends to follow creative directions that inspire and surprise store visitors through the IKEA visual and verbal identity;
• Keep visitors in mind and minimise disruption when working on the shop floor.

Your assignment

• Know and understand the customers’ shopping behaviour, retail trends & life at home and use this knowledge to provide the relevant solutions for our customers

• Ensure that sales and profitability is secured through sales steering and range efficiency to maximise growth

• Know the key barriers and facilitate an easy buying process for my customers.

• Provide feedback to secure commercial opportunities in a multi-channel environment and work actively to help sell in all channels

• Ensure that area of responsibility is in excellent shape as new, fully stocked and that a high level of merchandising basics is always in place.

• Take responsibility to achieve the goals set for my area of responsibility

• Contribute towards improving the customer experience in the store and maintain a high level of service standard with a “First time right” mindset

• Conduct/Support product knowledge trainings for co-workers related to a product range.

• Ensure Balance operational excellence in daily operations to enhance the easy buying experience in line with commercial review requirements

• Support a customer-friendly and efficient execution of the payments, exchange & returns and click and collect process.

Your assignment

• To know and understand the customers’ shopping behaviour, retail trends & life at home and use this knowledge to provide the relevant solutions for our customers;
• To ensure that sales and profitability is secured through sales steering and range efficiency to maximise growth;
• To know the importance and actively work with replenishment proposal- securing the right parameters to ensure product availability ;
• To ensure that my area of responsibility is in excellent shape as new, fully stocked and that a high level of merchandising basics is always in place;
• To contribute towards improving the customer experience in the store and maintain a high level of service standard with a “First time right” mindset;
• To support a customer-friendly and efficient execution of the payments, exchange & returns and click and collect process.

We want to fill this position with a passionate graphic designer who has a keen sense of commerciality and is capable of driving our ambitious agenda by supporting the country Inspiration & Communication team to strengthen the IKEA Brand and its competitive position with impactful, relevant executions that help to build a clear brand identity in Thailand.

• Work with all functions in the Inspiration and Communication department, Selling department and Stores to design and produce-integrated asset in all media ‘Home to home’.
• Lead the process of creating and producing communication that conveys the benefits of the IKEA Concept, recommended graphic principles, regulations and national directions. All in the IKEA style and tone of voice.
• Actively support the development and execution of the commercial action plans with communication initiatives that focus on growing the business and supporting long-term profitability.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge about home furnishing, graphic communication and retail design trends to generate creative directions that inspire and surprise consumers through the IKEA visual identity.
• Support the planning, project management and layout production and artwork of all marketing functions and publications (including Advertising asset, Digital, Social Media, FAMILY, PR kits, Seasonal and Range brochures and Web content).

About the job

Reporting to the INTERIOR DESIGN MANAGER, this SPECIALIST role is tasked to inspire and surprise visitors by creating relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that translate the IKEA brand and appeal to the local market.

Your assignment

• You use home furnishing competence to create home furnishing solutions in room settings, homes, vignettes and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity;
• You contribute to the creation of a Showroom matrix that reflects a wide variety of styles, living situations and price levels to create a good tempo with distinct visual impressions;
• You actively contribute to developing, implementing, and evaluating store communication strategies that support a convenient shopping experience by using knowledge about life at home and shopping behaviour in the local market.
• You work together with the Comm&In team and other functions in identifying commercial opportunities by staying up to date with knowledge about home furnishing, communication and retail design trends;
• You ensure high quality, simplicity, efficiency and cost consciousness in planning and implementation of all range presentation solutions using global tools, proven solutions and IKEA best practices that will support a convenient shopping experience and reflect the local needs of life at home.

About the job

Reporting to the Interior Design Manager, you will support the Communication & Interior Design (Com&In) Department in creating inspiring store solutions for an easy and convenient shopping experience and providing effective range presentation and store communication within the Store to inspire our visitors based on local consumers demographic and needs.

Your assignment

• Use home furnishing competence to create home furnishing solutions in room settings, homes, vignettes and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity.
• Actively contribute in the gathering of insights from home visit interviews and translating this knowledge into locally relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that exceed customer expectations and reflect home furnishing the IKEA way.
• Contribute to the creation of a Showroom matrix that reflects a wide variety of styles, living situations and price levels to create a good tempo with distinct visual impressions.
• Stay up to date and knowledgeable about home furnishing, retailing and trends in order to contribute in workshops to generate creative ideas.
• Contribute to the content of the department action plan with initiatives that will grow the business and support long-term profitability and execute the agreed plans together with the Com&In team and other functions.