"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

- Location

Bengaluru

- Employment type

Full Time Permanent

- Department

Interior Design & Visual Merchandising

- Deadline

2026-08-04

- Mobility support

Domestic

Candidate profile (title) Who you are

Candidate profile (text) - Default language You are a creative and inspiring leader with a passion for home furnishing, design, and how people live at home. You have a strong eye for aesthetics, enjoy leading creative processes, and are skilled at transforming ideas into engaging visual experiences that inspire customers. You love working in a fast-paced retail environment and are motivated by developing people and bringing ideas to life through collaboration.
You have:

- A design-based education and significant experience working as a visual merchandiser.
- Proven experience in managing and leading creative teams and processes.
- A deep understanding of visual merchandising, store layout, and range presentation the IKEA way.
- Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to set direction and follow up on goals.
- A customer-focused mindset and the ability to translate insights into commercial visual solutions.
- Proficiency in relevant design tools (e.g., AutoCAD) and good command of English

Key responsibilities (title) Your responsibilities

Key responsibilities (text) As a Visual Merchandising/Activity Manager,



you will lead and develop a team of Visual Merchandising/Activity co-workers to create inspiring and commercial range presentation solutions that enhance the IKEA shopping experience.
You will:

- Lead, inspire, and challenge your team to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA identity through range presentation solutions.
- Translate insights about life at home and local market needs into relevant and inspiring visual merchandising activities.
- Ensure a robust visual impact in the store that surprises visitors and converts them into customers.
- Drive vitality by creating an ever-changing store environment that encourages repeat visits.
- Support the Com&In; Manager in implementing the department action plan and commercial calendar.
- Recruit, train, and develop co-workers to build competence and succession within the team.
- Stay updated on home furnishing trends and retail developments to bring fresh ideas to the store.
- Actively collaborate with other functions to ensure seamless execution and commercial success.

Team vision ( title) Together as a team

Team vision (text) Where others see home furnishing products, we see smart solutions to create a better everyday life. With a great deal of passion, imagination and brainstorming we turn colours, textiles and furniture into inspiring environments that excite, engage and convince IKEA visitors that they can do it too!

The Communication & Interior Design (Com&In;)



team is responsible for ensuring that the IKEA store communicates the uniqueness of the IKEA Brand and inspires people to create a better everyday life at home. Together, we create a welcoming and inspiring store experience that makes it easy for customers to shop and fall in love with the IKEA range.

We are an equal chance employer:

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Chance employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!

📌 Visual Merchandising/Activity Manager (India)
🏢 Ikea
📍 India