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Shop Design Specialist

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  • Sesvete Kraljevec Sop, Grad Zagreb, Croatia
  • Interior Design & Visual Merchandising
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 327202

  • Date posted: 06/02/2026

    • Why we will love you

    You have:
    • Education and/or professional background in visual merchandising/shop design, art, architecture, industrial/interior/fashion design or landscape architecture.
    • Deep passion, curiosity and understanding of home furnishing and people’s everyday life at home.
    • Basic knowledge of space planning or any drafting software (e.g., Revit, AutoCAD or SketchUp).
    • Desire to spend most of your working day diving into physical tasks including operating power tools, climbing ladders, painting furniture and implementing solution(s).
    • Ability to handle multiple and changing priorities and deadlines/work in a fast retail environment.
    • Ability to generate and communicate new ideas and concepts while working both as an individual and part of a team.
    • Proficiency in Croatian and good knowledge of English language.
    • Driver’s license (B category).

    What you'll be doing day to day

    About the job:
    To create inspiring store solutions (based on psychology of shopping) for an easy and convenient shopping experience and increasing vitality by translating deep knowledge about consumer buying behavior, store layout, range presentation and local market knowledge 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.

    About the assignments:
    • Daily cooperation and alignment with store partners (Communication and Interior Design, Sales, Food and Logistics, Customer relations) to plan, organize, physically implement and maintain your assigned product area in the store.
    • Provide commercial display solutions for a single product or a combination of products to improve people’s life at home and shopping experience.
    • Plan and implement relevant commercial range presentation solutions that reflect a wide variety of styles and price levels that meet many individual tastes.
    • Secure effective use of the store layout to create strong visual impact, good product overview and a smooth buying process, in line with global and national guidelines.
    • Utilise global tools and concepts to apply IKEA visual merchandising standards while adapting solutions to local and national priorities.
    • Respect routines and responsibilities, and work together with all departments, especially Sales and Logistics to act quickly, exploiting commercial opportunities and understand the impact of those actions.
    • Secure high quality, simplicity, efficiency and cost consciousness in planning and implementing all solutions.

    Apply now!

    We are expanding our team and we are hiring more than one co-worker.
    You will be offered a one-year contract with a six-month probation period and the possibility to continue in an indefinite role. The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and based in Zagreb.
    In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Shop Design Specialist II.

    In this role, you will report to Store Shop Design Manager.

    We kindly request that you submit your application (CV, Motivation Letter and Portfolio) no later than February 16, 2026.

    We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and look forward to reviewing your application.

    Why is working in IKEA so much more than a job?

    We're a company that cares about the lives of our co-workers. It's important for us that you feel respected, acknowledged, and included. No matter what position we hold at IKEA, you'll have a variety of benefits. Here are just some of them:

    • We understand the importance of work-life balance and our Monday to Friday working week ensures that you have time to recharge and pursue your passions outside of work.
    • We will support you financially with transportation and additionally organize an IKEA bus which is adjusted to our most common working shifts. 
    • You can use our co-worker's restaurant with affordable meal prices, and you have unlimited access to free refreshments (coffee, juices).
    • Is there an additional room you would like to refurbish? As an IKEA co-worker, you have discounts on all our products.
    • Your health and well-being are our top priorities, so we provide you with additional and supplementary health and life insurance.
    • There are many opportunities to grow and develop, and if you want to change your career or position, you don't need to change company to change jobs – there are many opportunities to change positions, career, or even country.
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