Store Interior Design Manager – IKEA Aarhus (maternity leave)

Job title: Store Interior Design Manager – IKEA Aarhus (maternity leave)

Company: IKEA


Job description: Store Interior Design Manager – IKEA Aarhus (maternity leave)“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.”LocationAarhusEmployment typeFull Time TemporaryDepartmentInterior Design & Visual MerchandisingDeadline2025-08-07You already applied for this job.Candidate profile (title) Who you areCandidate profile (text) – Default language We are looking for you who can position the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in the Aarhus market. You see the connection between an exciting and inspiring customer journey, maximizing sales and long-term profitability. You understand the importance of constantly updating your team’s knowledge around people’s life at home, trends in the market and competence within home furnishing.You are a natural and experienced leader, and you understand that good, solid leadership is the key to constantly developing your team and the business. You have good experience when it comes to setting clear goals and know how to get the team to work towards common goals.You understand the importance of good corporation and you are a good communicator who is always clear in your expectations. Working in a structured way and delegating tasks and responsibility is natural for you.You acknowledge and use people’s experience and competencies and always secure development within your team. You use your abilities to maximize the impact of our store to ensure that visitors are converted into satisfied customers. It is preferred that you have solid knowledge of home furnishing and a strong visual eye.We further prefer that you have:

• A commercial mindset and experience within retail
• Strong communication skills
• A structured approach to your work
• Experience in driving projects independently
• A genuine interest in people and in life at home

Key responsibilities (title) A day in your life with usKey responsibilities (text) As Interior Design Manager, your core responsibility will be to lead and guide the team and create an open and confident atmosphere.You will have daily follow-ups on daily tasks. You and the team will strive to strengthen the IKEA Aarhus store’s positioning by combining the global strategies with national and local priorities and, as such, secure the relevance, attractiveness, and competitiveness of the IKEA brand in our market.More specifically, your main responsibilities will be:

• Optimizing the use of the store media by developing and implementing range presentation solutions that strengthen the connection between our product range and people’s life and needs at home
• Securing extensive knowledge of the store areas and clarifying each area’s purpose to the customer journey
• Reflecting the IKEA Brand identity and creating a strong visual impact in all commercial and sales support areas.
• Constantly being updated on market trends and people’s life at home

Team vision ( title) Our team within IKEATeam vision (text) Where others see home furnishing products, we see functional solutions to create a better everyday life for the many people. 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.
As a team, you will work closely together and build on each other’s competence to become even stronger in the IKEA identity and home furnishing solutions.Let’s connect Questions and support? Let’s connect!Let´s connect If you have any questions, please contact, Communication & Interior Design Manager, Camilla Fugmann Kristensen, camilla.fugmann@ingka.ikea.com.
If questions about the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Mette Forsberg, mette.forsberg@ingka.ikea.comPlease note we do not receive applications through email, but only through our recruitment portal on www.ikea.dkLocal section (title) Further informationsLocal section (text) • You will be on an individual, flexible contract for 37 hours per week.

• There will be evening and weekend work
• The role will be seated in our Aarhus Store
• Salary within IKEA’s salary policy based on your competencies and including pension.
• We have various benefits such as Health insurance, massage, canteen, staff discount, discounts club with external partners, yearly gift, and bonus.
• You’ll be referring to Communication & Interior Design Manager, Camilla
• We aim for a start date of October 1st, 2025, or by agreement
• Apply no later than August 7th, 2025

We do not have any Mobility package (relocation) for this position.Why you will love usFrom 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!

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Location: Aarhus, Midtjylland

Job date: Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:53:56 GMT

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