Store Visual Merchandiser Manager - Zapopan, México - Ikano-Retail

Ikano-Retail

Empresa verificada

Zapopan, México

hace 2 semanas

Publicado por:

Rodrigo Fernández

Reclutador de talento para beBee

Descripción

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 Mexico - 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 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.

Job Description:

To lead, develop and inspire a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity co-workers in creating exciting range presentation solutions that provide an easy and convenient shopping experience and increase vitality thereby contributing to positioning the IKEA Brand in the local market as the home furnishing specialist and the IKEA store as an up-to-date and innovative destination that always offers something new.

Responsibilities of the Job

Lead and manage a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity coworkers and inspire and challenge them to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA identity in range presentation solutions in the store.
Responsible for gathering and translating knowledge of people's needs and dreams in the local market into relevant and inspiring range presentation solutions that support a convenient shopping experience and reflect the local needs of life at home.
Lead a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity Coworkers in creating relevant, inspiring, affordable and commercial range presentation solutions that reflect a wide variety of styles, price levels, meet many individual tastes and exceed visitor's expectations.
Keep up to date and knowledgeable about retailing, home furnishing and trends in order to support the Com&In manager/Visual merchandise specialist to facilitate and/or support workshops that generate creative directions that inspire and surprise visitors with a strong visual impression.
Provide active support in developing the department action plan using layout as a commercial tool as well as range presentation and vitality initiatives that are focused on growing the business and supporting longterm profitability and execute agreed plans together with the Com&In team and other functions.
Act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and ensure the Visual Merchandising/Activity coworkers understand the impact of Com&In actions on the financial result.
Ensure the team always keep visitors in mind, minimise disruption and communicate changes when working on the shop floor.
Actively contribute in the national Visual Merchandising/Activity Managers network and share national directions and global tools with the Visual.

Qualifications:

Motivation

The IKEA values truly reflect personal values.
A passion for fastpaced, futureoriented retailing and the IKEA product range.
Provide range presentation solutions that improve people's life at home and exceed visitors' shopping experience.
Passionate about developing people and personal competence.
Driven to exceed goals and a desire to improve ways of work by helping the team succeed and develop.

Knowledge

Understand life at home in the local market and the outcome of market research, e.g. IKEA Customer Satisfaction Survey, IKEA Brand Capital.
The work method for presenting the IKEA range.
Global tools and solutions.
Understand trends that influence home furnishing and retailing.
Understand how to lead creative processes.
Understand how to build visual merchandising and activity competence.
Understanding of all the basic IKEA trainings: layout as a commercial tool, commercial lighting, store communication, store media, display technique, IKEA mechanical sales systems, commercial calendar and store activities, home furnishing the IKEA way, life at home at the local market, range presentation the IKEA way, IKEA concept and IKEA brand objectives.
Knowledge about relevant processes and IKEA ways of working.
Understanding relevant software and production tools designed for visual merchandising.

Capabilities

Ability to create a trustful and creative environment.
A natural ability to move smoothly from assessing the bigger picture to seeing the small details.
Good analytical and strategic skills and the ability to steer the store business over the short, mid

- and long term.

Steer and manage the team in the way to reach each personal competence and development.
Fluent written and verbal communication in English with the capability to work internationally with cultural sensitivity.
Lead and manage with IKEA values.
Ability to understand the complexity of IKEA business and the role of commercial as an integrated part of the business.
Good leadership capabilities incl