Visual Merchandiser/Activity Manager-100% — IKEA
- Location
- Dietlikon
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Who you are
You have a degree in Visual Merchandising, Industrial Design, or a related field, combined with proven experience in creating inspiring and commercially successful retail environments.
You are a strong and inclusive leader who can inspire, motivate, coach, and develop people, enabling your team to achieve business goals, drive growth, and contribute to long-term profitability.
- Who you are
- You have a degree in Visual Merchandising, Industrial Design, or a related field, combined with proven experience in creating inspiring and commercially successful retail environments.
- Your responsibilities
- As a Visual Merchandising Team Leader, you will play a key role in strengthening the IKEA brand and creating an inspiring shopping experience that makes IKEA the first choice for home furnishing in the local market. You will:
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- As a Visual Merchandising Team Leader, you will play a key role in strengthening the IKEA brand and creating an inspiring shopping experience that makes IKEA the first choice for home furnishing in the local market. You will:
- Lead, recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing Visual Merchandising team, creating an environment where people can grow and perform at their best.
- Create and implement inspiring home furnishing solutions that showcase the IKEA range and help customers improve their everyday life at home.
- Use the store layout and visual merchandising tools to support commercial priorities, drive sales, enhance customer flow, and create a strong visual impact throughout the store.
- Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across the store to align commercial priorities, ensure seamless execution, and achieve common business goals.
- Secure the implementation and continuous development of IKEA visual merchandising standards, concepts, and ways of working.
- Drive commercial growth and profitability by combining creativity, customer insight, and business understanding.
- Challenge and inspire your team to continuously improve, strengthen the IKEA brand, and exceed customer expectations.
- Contribute to delivering an outstanding customer experience by creating inspiring, relevant, and affordable home furnishing solutions for the many people.
Application process
- Please submit your full application online via our website, please note however that we cannot consider applications and documents sent by email or post.
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Additional details
- As a Visual Merchandising Team Leader, you will play a key role in strengthening the IKEA brand and creating an inspiring shopping experience that makes IKEA the first choice for home furnishing in the local market.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who is passionate about people, home furnishing, and creating commercial solutions that inspire customers every day.
- It also means saying 'thank you'! Our way of saying thank you:
- 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers Very attractive social benefits
- We pay between 85% and 100% of your yearly travel ticket Free parking facilities
- Affordable and healthy meals in our staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes) Bonus payments for all employees
Notes and original content
- Good to know
- It also means saying 'thank you'!
- Our way of saying thank you:
- 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers
- Very attractive social benefits
- We pay between 85% and 100% of your yearly travel ticket
- Free parking facilities
- Affordable and healthy meals in our staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes)
- Bonus payments for all employees
Questions about this listing
What salary does IKEA offer for this role?
IKEA lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Dietlikon. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does IKEA offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with IKEA during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at IKEA?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to IKEA's original listing at jobs.ikea.com, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
