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Job description / Role
One of the companies bearing Al-Futtaim name is IKEA.
IKEA is the world's largest home furniture store, founded in Sweden over 60 years ago. Our operations around the world are constantly increasing with new stores and markets added to the success story.
At IKEA not only our furniture is down to earth, straightforward and inspiring, but so is our work ethics. Despite being the leading home furnishing retail franchisee across the world, we at IKEA still give you the room to grow! At IKEA creating a better everyday life for the many isn't only our vision, it's our way of life!We currently have a vacancy for a Communication and Interior Design Manager to join our IKEA team in the Abu Dhabi Yas Island store.
In this role:
* Support the Showroom Sales Manager, Market hall Sales Manager and IKEA Food & Beverage manager with expertise to secure that the commercial level regarding range presentation and visual merchandising in the store is optimised and that there is a common thread throughout the store.
* Responsible to ensure that time plans and budgets set by the Store Manager are followed for all work related to changing and updating all areas of the IKEA store in sync with the Commercial Calendar.
* Develop and implement the annual business plan with the store management team in regards to your own department and areas of responsibility.
* Work with Com&In Manager in the Service Office to plan and organise marketing activities related to the commercial calendar.
* Accountable for the salary costs for the Com&In department as set in the budget by the Store Manager.
* Ensure that the IKEA store provides a vibrant and exciting atmosphere that ensures customers come back.
* Ensure that all the Com&In team that build up range presentations using store equipment and racking as well as lighting fixtures have received proper education in safety and security aspects related to the use of this equipment so they are able to follow the rules and regulations and prevent accidents.
* Ensure the competence development and training for the co workers in the Com & In department.
* Have all co-workers properly trained including development programs to secure the store performance and succession needs.
* Ensure that systems and methods stated in IKEA Concept Documentation are implemented throughout the whole store.
* Plan and lead major changes in the store including building up new room sets, new homes, new departments.
Requirements
The ideal candidate:
* High School/Trade School Graduate.
* 5 years interior design/visual merchandising experience in or outside IKEA.
* Highly developed knowledge of home furnishings and the way people live.
* Project management experience.
* Store layout planning experience.
* Strategic Planning and Analytical Skills, Effective Communication, Excel competence.
* Behavioral competences: Interpersonal Skills, Business Acumen, Problem Solving, Confident, Leadership Skills and Strategic Thinking.
About the Company
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.