Marketing Manager - IKEA - Oman
Al Futtaim Private Company LLC, Oman
Job Description
About you
You have a deep business knowledge and are energized by working in a changing complex environment and you navigate with confidence in an agile way. You have excellent skills in communication, negotiation and have a strong engagement and commitment to develop the business by optimizing performance through people. You appreciate the mix of strategic, tactical and operational thinking and demonstrate an open mind-set. You are a strong communicator with the ability to influence and inspire across all levels.
•What’s more, we believe that you have the following knowledge, capabilities and motivation:
•Live and share the IKEA values every day
•Bachelors Degree in Marketing
•You have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in related field, preferably in retail marketing
•You possess analytical and strategic skills for potential succession planning
•You are a multi-tasker and have a strong team spirit
•You are computer literate (All Microsoft Programs)
•Arabic not required but is an added advantage
ROLE PURPOSE:
Support the store’s commercial objectives (Vitality Calendar) through the effective planning and implementation of specific marketing initiatives within the store’s primary marketing area (PMA) in coordination with the Marketing team – SO, as well as developing and implementing any Local marketing activities in support to drive footfall and repeat visitation to the store.
Member of Management and Commercial team.
Owner of the IKEA FAMILY program and family section with support of Sales, Comm-In and Logistics to drive enrolment and ensure customers’ loyalty. Act as the in-store main point of contact for in store survey and research either as part of a national or local initiative
IKEA Store assignment:
•Coordinate and liaise with the Marketing team in Service Office for supporting national marketing initiatives (e.g.: catalogue & catalogue distribution, promotions on local web pages, soft toy campaign and other offline initiatives) for driving traffic and supporting the Vitality calendar.
•Optimize sales by executing any local marketing initiatives to drive traffic
•Support, create and contribute the vitality calendar by coordinating with the Marketing team – SO to execute details of national marketing initiatives
•Partner with other store management team and organize general meetings, activities linked to the launch of business plans, seasonal parties and other events.
•Obtain relevant product and service information from the various departments and communicate it to the store’s co-workers, allowing them to communicate to our customers in an accurate and timely manner
•Develop, identify, utilize and update communication channels for delivering key messages (i.e. Intranet, monthly store newsletter, etc.).
•Manage local CSR initiatives and support the development and implementation of local sustainability and corporate social responsibility plans and activities for your store and within your local community.
•Act as the local market ‘specialist’ understanding customers by utilising key data sources, including Brand Capital, ICSS, and IKEA FAMILY, sharing this information to assist with store decision making and recommendations
•Coordinate with the Research function in SO as well as managing any local driven research.
•Prepare post-campaign reports for local market campaigns, drawing conclusions and providing future recommendations.
•Undertake any additional activities as directed by the Local Store Manager
•Responsible to perform Duty Manager tasks on weekends as per the schedule provided (morning or evening).
•Able to work on weekends.
•Responsible of the IKEA FAMILY program as a marketing activity as well as a commercial activity.
•Work closely with other store functions (e.g.: commercial team) to ensure we communicate the IKEA FAMILY strategy, concept and benefits and that all IKEA FAMILY offers are available and visible throughout the store, presented & communicated in the best possible way:Offers on Products
IKEA FAMILY shop is in shape as new at all time.
Offers on Services
Offers on IFB
Inspirational activities, such as seminars
•Work with other store functions and IKEA FAMILY country manager to plan and implement local commercial activities and seminars, to drive customer traffic to the store and to ensure the vitality of the program
•Ensuring internal awareness in store and the impact of the IKEA FAMILY membership has on our long-term growth and profitability
•Ensuring that the IKEA FAMILY offers from external partners are communicated as additional benefits to our members
•Work with IKEA FAMILY countr
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