Interior Design Group Leader

4 سبتمبر، 2022

0 9 3 دقائق

الوصف الوظيفي

Interior Design Group Leader | IKEA | Festival PLAZA | Dubai

What you will do

Commercial

Responsible for designing room sets for the store. The various parameters that JH has to take into account in designing the room sets include the brief relating to the “style group” OR “Living Situation” as well as the sales priorities regarding articles that need to be focused on.
Develop the set right from the floor plan drawn to scale, deciding on interiors and upon receiving approval from the Com-In Manager and the Sales Manager, building the set with Assistance of carpenters.
Be knowledgeable about current market trends, fashion and social trends relating to home furnishing and interior designs.
Ensure that the room sets are maintained in an “as new” condition all the time. To meet this objective the JH is required to make daily checks of the sets and carry out regular maintenance work, such as replacing worn out or dirty carpets, changing fused light bulbs, replacing items that are out of stock in the store or replacing items that have picked up from the display by customers. The room sets should always reflect the slanders set by IKEA for display
Design and implements the changes in the restaurant interiors as and when required by the Store Manager and the Restaurant Manager.
Design and makes changes in the office interiors as and when requested to do so. The primary idea is to make the work area a pleasant environment for the staff and representative of the IKEA way.

Operational

Co-ordinate with the planned marketing activity of the commercial calendar. While not all activity will affect a change in the room sets, major activities like Christmas will influence the decor of the room and modifications will have to be made accordingly. Changes are done to highlight the new or the activity related articles that the sales want to push, or even in case of giving boost to products that are not performing well and need to be displayed in a manner to catch the customer’s imagination.
Get involved in other projects relating to activities that are carried out in the store from time to time. This may include rebuilding business area, based on feedback from range relating to changed priorities, or poor performance of the area.
Assist Visual Merchandisers as and when required, in projects or activities that are planned for the store.

People Management & Development

Ensure that all Interior designers have receive the necessary training 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.
Make sure all IDs have been properly trained including development programs to secure the store performance and succession needs.
Be involved in the recruitment of the interior designers; ensure the vacancies are filled as soon as they arise and the right candidates are hired in the vacant positions.•Ensure positive results in the employee survey and taking action in the areas where the satisfaction is low.

Required skills to be successful

What equips you for the role

Live and share the IKEA values every day
Bachelor's Degree in Interior Designing, Architecture, Product Design, Applied Arts or Fine Arts
5 years’ experience relevant experience in Interior Design firm, IKEA experience is preferred
Deep interest in and highly developed knowledge of home furnishings and the way people live
Project management and store layout experience
Knowledge about IKEA store equipment
Creative, commercial and visual expert
Knowing trends and understanding local market
Functional thinking, Independent, confident and creative