Address
Form of workWhy we will love 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 your uniqueness. Join our team and start a better life for yourself.
What you'll be doing day to day
Now is an exciting time to join IKEA and be part of its retail growth strategy! As a Retail Store Design Architect, responsible for the planning and the conceptual design of new Customer Meeting Point stores, you will: Collaborate with Group Expansion, Retail Concept, and external consultants to design the Customer Meeting Point (CMP) based on conceptual drawings, ensuring it embodies IKEA's visual identity in line with market input and guidelines Design the interior of the building in alignment with IKEA's architectural concepts, ensuring an efficient and effective commercial layout informed by market input. Optimize the main flows of the Customer Meeting Point for high operation efficiency (on a high level) Responsible for the design work for Store In Shape As New Investments which impact the store architecture. Ensure cost-effective execution while adhering to local regulations. Manage multiple CMP projects simultaneously with well-defined timelines. Work across functions within Ingka Group and Retail Concept and collaborate with other IKEA units. Drive an open and sharing climate, being a role model of the IKEA values. Contributes to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.
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!
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree. AIA Certification. Advanced training in architecture, Store design or equivalent. Minimum 5 years of experience in executing Expansion Planning & Store Design and Retail Establishment Process. Experience of the IKEA Retail Establishment process and responsibility for large projects. Experience with Auto-cad/Archi-cad/Revit. Knowledge of green building practices.
