Al Futtaim Jobs - Graphic Design Specialist | IKEA | Regional Service Office - Jebel Ali, Dubai (Dubai, AE)

About Al-Futtaim Private Company LLC

 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

About Al-Futtaim IKEA

 

GROWING TOGETHER...

 

We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.

 

Al-Futtaim IKEA holds the franchise rights for IKEA in Egypt, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

 

 

About you

 

You have the ability to priorities and organize own work in order to make the most efficient use of time available. You have the ability to work in a fast retail environment. You are driven to exceed goals and possess a desire to improve ways of working. You have interest for home furnishing, people life at home, and the IKEA range.

 

What’s more, we believe that you have the following knowledge, capabilities and motivation:

• Live and share the IKEA values every day
• Degree / Diploma in Graphic Design, media and Typography 
• 3 - 5 years’ experience within the Communication & Interior Design department, ideally in Home furnishing or Retail industry, IKEA experience is highly preferred.
• Graphic Design & Communication experience gained in expansion or preopening, ideally in home furnishing or retail or Advertising industry. 

• Understands customer buying behaviour and buying decisions.

• Knows the competition on the local market.
• Handcraft ability to handle adhesive vinyl, cardboard cutting and the appropriate tools and materials.
• Must have skills in using sign making equipment and preferably experience in working with MAC graphic software such as Google Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
• Proven ability to visualise, creative design and communicate home furnishing and retail solutions
• Attention to detail with a keen eye for aesthetics
• Proven commitment to high quality execution within limited time frames
• Travelling on projects for long periods in the UAE or Overseas.
• Passion for interior design, home furnishings and graphic design.

 

 

About the role

 

You are responsible to contribute to positioning the IKEA store as the “Leader in life at home” in our market in order to maximize sales and long-term profitability; securing the effective implementation of global solutions using knowledge of people’s life at home and consumer buying behaviour in the market and my graphic and digital communication design skills to adapt these to meet our regional needs.

 

The main responsibilities are:

• To ensure we communicate and visualize the uniqueness of the IKEA Brand, inside and outside the IKEA store to strengthen the IKEA brand and distance us from the competition by: communicating the IKEA Concept, our Swedish roots and unique services enabling the IKEA mechanical sales system, which is a prerequisite to fulfill the IKEA Business idea/promise of the store and for customers to buy supporting sales steering to commercial priorities.
• Develop and implementing efficient and effective store communication, supporting self-choice and the mechanical sales system.
• Create, produce and implement all store communication of the assigned project during the commercial planning and commercial buildup of a new store, as well as in any other projects.
• Reflecting the IKEA brand identity and creating visual impact in all commercial, sales support and co-worker areas.

 

Key Specific Accountabilities:

Regional Support

• Actively support the country GC leader in implementing the country business plan and the country Com&In plan to support the optimization of sales and our long-term growth. 
• Support the stores to ensure the uniqueness of the IKEA Brand identity in range presentation and  communication in all customer touch points in order to distance us from the competition. Taking ownership for how we are working with communication in each country. 
• Using communication to strength the connection between life at home, the needs of people living in our market and the solutions we show in all store media. 
• Using knowledge of the IKEA Concept, strategic messages and the IKEA copy and visual identity to plan, create and communicate to the graphic solutions that support the commercial priorities and facilitate the mechanical sales system in  the store and in other media. 
• Working with SO Com&In colleagues, Sales leaders, In-store Logistics and other SO functions to agree and focus on our national priorities. Together developing solutions that present and communicate the IKEA product range in a way that reflects its width and depth and strengthens our low-price profile on all levels. 
• To working closely with the Com&In country activity leader, country marketing department colleagues and other SO colleagues to ensure the country business calendar messages are communicated in a clear, consistent and inspiring way, supporting commercial priorities and reflecting seasonality. 
• To work with the SO commercial team and store Com&In managers to ensure they have a deeper knowledge and understanding of how the effective application of the store layout as a commercial tool, range presentation and communication give us a competitive advantage. 
• Working with SO Com&In colleagues and the commercial team to plan and implement new stores and rebuilds to secure that the IKEA Concept reflects our local market needs. 

 

Store Support

• Work with the store graphic communications leaders to develop and implement store communication to meet and exceed visitor's expectations on the IKEA shopping and buying experience, strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA product range, graphic identity and tone of voice.
• Demonstrate a deep knowledge and understanding of people’s needs and wants, their living situations and living conditions and consumer buying behaviour in my national market and I am inquisitive to find out more. 
• To use graphic communication skills and this knowledge to provide relevant graphic communication to secure one IKEA identity. 
• Support the country graphic communicator leader to ensure consistency in how we communicate throughout our stores. 
• Supporting the stores to ensure the implementation of store communication using the layout to create optimal visual impact, a good overview and support our commercial priorities. 
• Working with my SO Com&In colleagues to ensure that all we communicate to the stores is consistent, understandable and cost-effective for them to implement. 
• Work to key performance indicators (KPIs) Evaluate the return on investment (quantitative and qualitative) of any country graphic communication initiatives to ensure value for money and the achievement of our stated objectives. Ensure all graphic communication initiatives grow our business and support sustained long-term profitability. 

 

Projects

• Support with the regional expansion plans whenever necessary including translations, commercial planning, build up and opening phases.
• Supporting with current ways of working and business practices.

 

 

 

 

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