Job Opportunity in Qatar as a Comm-In Activity Specialist

Alfuttaim offers a job opportunity in Qatar as a Comm-In Activity Specialist.

You will be responsible for:

• Inspire and surprise visitors by presenting and communicating the IKEA Home furnishing offer with strong visual impressions that exceed visitor’s expectations. This will strengthen the IKEA Brand and convert more visitors into customers.
• Ensure that external MEDIA & DIGITAL ADVERTISING and Store communication is aligned with Local Marketing program (in coordination with Com & in team and Marketing team) and researched, formulated and delivered in an accurate, timely, high quality and effective manner to have the same tone of voice in the customer journey.
• Lead, develop and inspire the Store CAT team, other store functions and the Communication and Interior Design co-workers in increasing vitality and seasonality, knowledge of life at home and local market.
• Lead and inspire the Visual Merchandising and Interior Design/Activity co-workers and develop their visual merchandising and range presentation competence in order to strengthen the uniqueness of the IKEA identity in the stores.
• life at home activities with seasonal relevance connected to the commercial activities
• Contributes in delivering the department action plan and ensures that specific store design initiatives are focused in order to grow the business and supporting Vitality/Activity commercial calendar. 
• You will be part of the Commercial CAT team in the store and take all the necessary steps to get an activity implemented.
• Ensure IKEA uniqueness and IKEA Brand identity in range presentation and store communication in order to distance the company from the competition. Taking ownership for how the company is working with its Vitality calendar and Store activities.
• Using knowledge of the IKEA Concept, strategic messages and the IKEA Swedish identity to plan, create and implement store solutions that support the commercial priorities and facilitate the mechanical sales system.
• Optimize sales by supporting local marketing initiatives, drive traffic to the store by supporting commercial calendar, communicates with Com&In and Marketing team so before executing details of marketing initiatives. 
• Partner with other functions to organize Vitality/Activity meetings and activates local activities including new launches, seasonal celebrations and/or events.
• Obtain relevant product and service information from the various departments and communicate it to the co-workers, allowing them to communicate to the customers in an accurate and timely manner.
• Develop, identify, utilize and update communication channels for delivering key messages (i.e. Intranet, monthly newsletter, etc.).
• Assist store management in a crisis situation by creating key communication messages and FAQs.
• Identify co-worker target groups and ensure that their information needs are met
• Support all IKEA FAMILY initiatives.
• Work closely with other departments to ensure IKEA FAMILY concept and benefits are available and visible throughout the store.
• Products offer.
• Services offer.
• Working with store sales/shopkeepers to make sure that the IKEA FAMILY shop is in shape as new at all time.
• Implement local commercial activities, IKEA FAMILY seminars and workshops.
• Ensuring that IKEA FAMILY offers together with external partners are communicated as additional benefits.
• Contribute to deliver the IKEA FAMILY action plan based on local potentials.
• Clearly communicating the agreed action plan to the store management and commercial team.
• Work with IKEA FAMILY responsible to create new ideas and increase IKEA FAMILY membership.
• Support and execution of projects that support the Marketing business plan.

You must have:

• Live and share the IKEA values every day.
• University graduate is preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in related field, preferably in retail marketing.
• Significant experience of working as a Visual Merchandiser/Activity leader in an IKEA Store or Service office. A higher education qualification in Interior design and Visual Merchandise.
• Analytical and strategic skills for potential succession planning.
• Must be a multi-tasked and have a strong team spirit.
• Must be computer literate (All Microsoft Programs).
• Arabic not required but is an added advantage.

About Al-Futtaim:

Al-Futtaim’s family business traces its origins back to the 1930s on the banks of the Dubai Creek, a trailblazer for innovative trading concepts designed to enrich lifestyles. Today, Al-Futtaim is present in 29 countries, represents over 200 companies spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, and it is now 42,000 people strong. Currently spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, Al-Futtaim’s diverse and far-reaching portfolio of brands and companies are ever-present in people’s lives, from the shores of Singapore to the sands of the UAE.

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