Job Description

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 \xe2\x80\x93 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.



About the job

Reporting to the Head of Department, you will support the Communication & Interior Design (Com&In) Department and lead a team of interior design co-workers to create relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that contribute to positioning the IKEA brand as the leader in life at home and increase interest for home furnishing in the local market.

Your assignment

• Lead and manage a team of Interior Design co-workers to secure our uniqueness of the IKEA identity in range presentation and home furnishing solutions in room settings, homes, vignettes and sales support areas.
• Ensure the Life at Home has been applied into locally relevant, functional, aesthetic and commercial home furnishing solutions that exceed customer expectations and reflect home furnishing the IKEA way.
• Actively support in the development of the department action plan with interior design initiatives that are focused on growing the business and support long-term profitability and execute agreed plans together with the Communication & Interior Design team and other functions.
• Responsible of preparation for measuring performance interior design part /related functional review points in order to identify improvement areas and using the details follow up and learning to improve the team.
• Ensure that interior designers team execute home furnishing solutions with high quality, simplicity, cost-effectiveness and efficiency using global tools and best practices.
• Be responsible for competence development of Interior Design co-workers and secure successor planning by constantly searching for potential candidates.
• Act quickly to utilise commercial opportunities and ensure the Interior Design co-workers understand the impact of Communication & Interior Design actions on the financial results.
• Actively contribute in the national Interior Design network and share national directions and global tools with the Interior Design co-workers in the stores.
• Plan and support the related home furnish range presentation and other related project-resources throughout the organization without losing their own Com &In store capacity.

• You have at least 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 management experience
• You are creative with a keen eye for aesthetics and well-versed in relevant software (e.g. Auto-CAD).
• You have experience working in a design-orientated role (interior design and store planning) with a focus on customer\xe2\x80\x99s needs and life at home.
• You have passion and knowledge of home furnishing retail, able to express the brand identity and ensure effective range presentation.
• You are passionate about developing people and personal competence, and possess excellent interpersonal skills.

Ikano