Communication & Interior Design Manager Trainee (m / w / d) 38,5h / w – IKEA Vienna Market

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Date posted : 14 / 06 /

Who you are

You are passionate about retail and eager to start your career with a global leader in home furnishings.

You possess design-based educational qualification and a solid background of working in a design-oriented role.

You can drive the design and development of the experience & visualization of the IKEA offer in the local retail environment.

You have strong communication skills (both German and English), and ideally you have experience as a Leader who can coach, empower, engage, and influence a team of co-workers and colleagues.

You are passionate about creating an IKEA fit for the omnichannel-retailing reality and living the change process that comes with it.

You are interested in home furnishing and identify with our IKEA values.

Your responsibilities

As a Communication & Interior Design (ComIn) Manager Trainee, you will support the senior ComIn Manager in :

Contributing to the business plan, commercial strategy and commercial calendar process.

Contributing to the growth agenda through knowledge and insights about home furnishing, customer´s shopping behavior and latest trends.

Visualizing the uniqueness of the IKEA offer to distinguish us from the competition.

Securing the use of the store layout as a commercial tool to plan and implement commercial strategies.

Managing and coordinating people resources (Interior Designer, Visual Merchandiser & Graphics) and Budget.

Leading and developing teams, identifying talent, and ensuring succession planning.

About this work area

IKEA offers a unique 18-month trainee program designed to prepare you for the role of Communication & Interior Design Manager (ComIn). During this period, you will work in each of our Viennese units (IKEA Vienna North, IKEA Westbahnhof, IKEA Vösendorf) for six months. This rotational program provides comprehensive exposure to our business operations and strategic decision-making processes. You will receive training and mentoring from experienced managers, ensuring you gain the skills and knowledge needed for the role.

Apply now!

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the worlds leader at life at home, you will have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.

For this limited fulltime position, we offer you a monthly gross salary starting from (on fulltime base with an ALL-IN contractual agreement). We are willing to pay more depending on experience and qualification.

We welcome all applications and especially applications from people with disabilities as well as from different ethnic backgrounds. Please apply online and dont forget to attach your motivation letter (we think a good and interesting motivation letter often says much more about you than many degrees).

Recruitment process details :

The full recruitment process will cover four steps : screening (first step); assessment center (second step) and grandparent interview (third step). If you have specific questions, please contact Tim Siegmund at .