IKEA is a global leader in the home furnishing industry, renowned for its affordable, functional, and well-designed products. Operating as a multinational conglomerate, the company manages hundreds of stores across more than 60 countries, employing over 200,000 people worldwide. Its business model focuses on sustainability, democratic design, and a unique retail experience that includes large-format stores, planning studios, and a robust e-commerce platform.

In Spain, IKEA maintains a massive footprint with a presence in nearly every major autonomous community, including Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia, and the Basque Country. For international professionals, IKEA offers a diverse work environment rooted in Swedish values such as togetherness and simplicity. While customer-facing roles typically require fluency in Spanish, the company frequently recruits for management, logistics, and specialized design positions where international experience and multilingual skills are highly valued.

Founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden, IKEA began as a small mail-order business. It has since grown into the world's largest furniture retailer, revolutionizing the industry with its flat-pack furniture and warehouse-style stores.

For international professionals

IKEA is known for its strong corporate culture based on Swedish values, promoting a healthy work-life balance and flat hierarchies.
The company offers extensive internal mobility programs, allowing employees to transition between different departments or even international locations.
Many management and specialized roles in Spain, such as Logistics or Interior Design Managers, may accommodate English speakers, though Spanish is generally required for local operations.
IKEA Spain has been repeatedly recognized as a 'Top Employer,' highlighting its commitment to employee development and inclusive workplace policies.

Visual Merchandiser IKEA Barakaldo, full-time permanent

IKEA

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Why you will love us

Because we are much more than a company. We seek a positive impact on homes, society, and the planet, and we like helping people improve their daily lives at home, doing so in a simple and accessible way for the majority.
Do you want to make millions of people look forward to coming home? BRING YOUR TALENT TO IKEA!

We are looking for people with:
-Studies related to the world of design (Visual Merchandising preferred)
-Ability to sketch easily and quickly
-Advanced level of Autocad
-Intermediate level of REVIT
-Sketch up
-English is an advantage
-Spatial vision, aesthetic sense, and analytical capacity
-Communication and influence skills, ability to lead projects
-Ability to work with quality at a fast pace

Requirements:

-CV, portfolio, motivation letter, and cover letter are essential.

What you will do day-to-day

I collaborate in positioning IKEA as the leading choice for home decor in my primary market area (PMA), maximizing sales and long-term profitability. Based on knowledge of local lifestyles and needs, I present decoration solutions that highlight the exclusivity of the IKEA range and make a difference.

I work on the planning and implementation of versatile ideas in design, functionality, and pricing to attract diverse tastes, improving the customer experience and encouraging repeat visits. Additionally, I generate vitality in all store spaces and facilitate an efficient shopping process, always focused on exceeding visitor expectations and offering solutions that transform their homes.

-As part of the store's Com&In team, you use your extensive knowledge of everyday domestic life and your high level of competence in home decor to present and communicate the IKEA product range in an attractive and relevant way for your local market.
-Promote the mechanical sales system and the customer shopping process.
-Contribute to making the IKEA store the first choice for home decor in your local market.
-Provide home decor solutions for a product or product range that improve people's lives at home.
-Demonstrate the exclusivity of the IKEA product range through your competence in visual merchandising and display techniques across various store media and activity areas to set us apart from the competition.
-Constantly present new and inspiring home decor solutions that encourage people to visit the IKEA store more frequently.
-Ensure the use of store layout to create a good overall impression and a strong visual impact that facilitates the shopping process.

Our team at IKEA

At IKEA, we are committed to creating a better everyday life for the many people. All IKEA co-workers enjoy a comprehensive benefits package available to them from day one.

IKEA is MUCH+ find out everything IKEA offers you

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Por qué nos vas a encantar

Porque somos mucho más que una empresa. Buscamos un impacto positivo en los hogares, la sociedad, el planeta y nos gusta ayudar a las personas a mejorar su vida diaria en el hogar, además de hacerlo de una manera sencilla y accesible para la mayoría.
¿Quieres hacer que millones de personas estén deseando llegar a casa? ¡TRAE TU TALENTO A IKEA!

Buscamos personas con:
-Estudios relacionados con el mundo del diseño (deseado Visual Merchandising)
-Bocetar con facilidad y rapidez
-Autocad nivel avanzado
-REVIT nivel medio
-Sketch up
-Valorable Inglés
-Visión espacial, sentido estético y capacidad analítica
-Capacidad de comunicación e influencia, capacidad de liderar proyectos
-Capacidad de trabajar con calidad a un ritmo elevado

Requisitos:

-Imprescindible CV, portfolio, carta de motivación y carta de presentación.

Qué harás día a día

Colaboro en posicionar IKEA como la opción líder en decoración del hogar en mi área de mercado principal (PMA), maximizando ventas y rentabilidad a largo plazo. Basándome en el conocimiento del estilo de vida y las necesidades locales, presento soluciones de decoración que destacan la exclusividad de la gama IKEA y marcan la diferencia.

Trabajo en la planificación e implementación de ideas versátiles en diseño, funcionalidad y precios para atraer a diversos gustos, mejorando la experiencia del cliente y fomentando visitas recurrentes. Además, genero vitalidad en todos los espacios de la tienda y facilito un proceso de compra eficiente, siempre enfocado en superar las expectativas de los visitantes y ofrecer soluciones que transformen sus hogares.

-Formando parte del equipo de Com&In de la tienda, utilizas tus amplios conocimientos sobre la vida doméstica cotidiana y tu elevado nivel de competencia en decoración del hogar para presentar y comunicar la gama de productos de IKEA de una forma atractiva y relevante para tu mercado local.
-Fomentar el sistema de ventas mecánico y el proceso de compra del cliente.
-Contribuir a que la tienda IKEA sea la primera elección para la decoración del hogar en tu mercado local.
-Proporcionar soluciones de decoración del hogar para un producto o una gama de productos que mejoren la vida de las personas en el hogar.
-Demostrar la exclusividad de la gama de productos de IKEA mediante tu competencia para el merchandising visual y las técnicas de exposición en distintos medios de la tienda y áreas de actividades con el fin de desmarcarnos de la competencia.
-Presentar constantemente soluciones de decoración del hogar nuevas e inspiradoras que animen a las personas a visitar la tienda IKEA con más frecuencia.
-Garantizar el uso de la distribución de la tienda para crear una buena impresión general y un fuerte impacto visual que facilite el proceso de compra.

Nuestro equipo en IKEA

Desde IKEA tenemos el compromiso de hacer un mejor día a día para la mayoría de las personas. Todos los colaboradores/as de IKEA disfrutan de un amplio paquete de beneficios que están a su disposición desde el primer día.

IKEA es MUCHO+ conoce todo lo que IKEA te ofrece