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Design, Creation & Communication

Visual Merchandising/Activity Manager

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  • Bengaluru, India
  • Interior Design & Visual Merchandising

Job Description

  • Job ID: 310161

  • Date posted: 28/07/2026

    • Who you are

    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

    Your responsibilities

    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 strong 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.

    Together as a team

    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 opportunity 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 Opportunity 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.








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