Ikea for Business Interior Designer

**Job ID**: 296039
- **Date posted**: 30/07/2025

**What you'll need to have**As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA’s purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people. For this role you should have, A formal education in interior design, minimum 5 years of experience in Home Furnishing & Retail Design as an Interior Designer and a previous experience from sales and/or customer support is preferred.You should possess:

- Interior design competence is needed
- Deep and broad knowledge around the IKEA product range.
- Ability to use IKEA design tools-AutoCADD, Revit or similar design tools
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trustful relationships
- Ability to deliver within scope of tasks & budget and perform with quality and speed
- Ability to present and sell the design solutions
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Broad knowledge around how to live a more sustainable life at work
- Good knowledge around new ways of working e.g. activity-based workplace
- Knowledge around local architecture and style history
- Broad knowledge around materials (e.g. flooring, wallpaper)
- Deep knowledge of local rules, laws and regulations for both home and public e.g. offices, public areas furnishing (safety)
- Knowledge around design classics, designers and updated Home furnishing the IKEA way (living situations, style groups, furnish with light)
- Deep knowledge of business customer segments, business customer journeys and challenges to buy with IKEA
- Passion for interacting with the customer and finding the right solution for the business customer in front of you
- High interest in business and interior design trends
- Inspired by creating complete solutions which are truly tailored to the customer’s needs and dream
- Motivated by making plans into reality
- Education in visual merchandising, interior design, graphic design, architecture, industrial design or art
- Comfortable travelling to different parts of the city to customer homes and commercial spaces.
- Creative thinking supported by home and commercial design competence and a keen eye for aesthetics.
- Actively seeking improved methods of working with customers at their comfort zone i.e homes, offices etc.
- A practical hands-on approach to your tasks and the ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.

**Your responsibilities**Your responsibilities will include:

- To design, present and sell relevant, functional, aesthetic and complete interior design solutions for business customers taking into consideration the local legislations and market requirements on products and services within the frame of the customer’s budget.
- Understand business customers’ brand identity, their activities and needs and translate that information into interior design solutions that inspire and enable a better life at work, a better meeting with their customers and enhance business customers’ brand identity.
- Use our IKEA product range and interior design competence to create solutions for all types of business customers and the activities in the business space.
- Create a complete interior design solution with all aspects as e.g. function, architectural elements, scale, colour, material, shape, form, ergonomics, lighting, sustainability etc. in mind.
- Be able to establish and agree key deliverables together with the business customers incl. budget frame for the finalised solution.
- Lead the planning process from start to end, in close co-operation with IKEA for Business co-worker and business customer and after each project agree on improvements based on the follow up.
- Present and sell the design solution including services to the business customer and/or his stakeholder team in an inspiring and straight-forward way.
- Stay up to date and knowledgeable around interior design trends, the different business segments and trends and competitors with the purpose of using this knowledge to deliver excellent and relevant solutions.

**Our team within IKEA**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, têxtiles and furniture into inspiring environments that excite, engage and convince IKEA visitors that they can do it tooWE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or an