Interior Designer - Showroom Planning
Posted date [2026-06-03]
(ID: 45990)
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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional family business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Job Description and Requirements
Interior Designer - Showroom PlanningJob Snapshot
Role: Interior Designer - Showroom Planning
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Retail
Function: Architecture-Interior Design
Experience: 3-5 years in interior design, showroom planning, home furnishing, or retail space design
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Interior Designer - Showroom Planning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Retail role focused on IKEA showroom presentation, home furnishing solutions, space planning, room set design, and customer-focused interior concepts. This opportunity is suited for a creative interior design professional who can translate furnishing ideas into practical showroom displays, maintain high visual standards, and support commercial activity through inspiring room layouts and functional design solutions.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Retail
Function: Architecture-Interior Design
Salary: 9000-15000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Interior Designer - Showroom Planning will support the visual and commercial strength of the IKEA furniture showroom by planning, implementing, and maintaining interiors that reflect brand standards and customer lifestyle needs. The role combines space planning, drafting, home furnishing knowledge, showroom inspections, room set decoration, and collaboration with Visual Merchandisers. By creating practical and attractive home furnishing solutions, the position helps improve customer inspiration, store presentation quality, and retail sales performance.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist in planning in-house showroom projects and prepare drawings, perspectives, and layout concepts in line with IKEA design principles.
* Implement and maintain interiors, room sets, displays, and showroom areas to ensure a clean, attractive, and commercially effective customer experience.
* Carry out daily showroom inspections and ensure damages, presentation issues, or display gaps are corrected quickly.
* Support the planning and execution of the store commercial calendar, seasonal activities, product focus areas, and showroom updates.
* Maintain store areas in accordance with IKEA standards, manuals, visual guidelines, and functional home furnishing principles.
* Develop room settings that demonstrate practical furnishing solutions for different home spaces, customer lifestyles, and budget needs.
* Support Visual Merchandisers during store projects, display changes, commercial activities, and showroom improvement initiatives.
* Present product range coordination, room ideas, and furnishing proposals that help customers visualize solutions for their homes.
* Plan and decorate inspirational room sets that support product storytelling, customer engagement, and stronger sales conversion.
* Assist customers by suggesting practical, stylish, and functional interior solutions for living rooms, bedrooms, dining areas, kitchens, and other home spaces.
* Work with store teams to ensure interiors remain fresh, relevant, well-maintained, and aligned with customer expectations.
* Stay aware of home furnishing trends, market preferences, lifestyle changes, and design ideas that can improve showroom relevance.
Ideal Profile
* Degree or Diploma in Interior Design, Architecture, Retail Design, or a related discipline.
* 3-5 years of experience in interior design, showroom design, furniture retail, visual presentation, or home furnishing environments.
* Proficiency in AutoCAD with strong drafting, layout planning, and technical drawing skills.
* Good understanding of space planning, architectural design, furnishing coordination, and customer-focused room solutions.
* Knowledge of home furnishing trends, market lifestyle patterns, fashion influences, and customer buying behavior.
* Strong creative ability with attention to proportion, color, materials, product placement, and practical room flow.
* Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
* Ability to work closely with Visual Merchandisers, store teams, commercial teams, and customer-facing colleagues.
* Detail-focused approach with the ability to maintain showroom standards and respond quickly to presentation issues.
* Practical mindset with the ability to balance creativity, functionality, brand standards, and retail commercial goals.
Skills Set
* Interior design
* Showroom planning
* Retail space design
* Home furnishing
* Room set design
* Space planning
* AutoCAD
* Drafting
* Perspective drawings
* Architectural design
* Furniture layout
* IKEA concept implementation
* Visual presentation
* Display maintenance
* Store commercial calendar
* Customer furnishing solutions
* Product range coordination
* Home styling
* Market trend awareness
* Color coordination
* Material selection
* Customer journey support
* Visual merchandising collaboration
* Retail standards
* Store inspections
* Creative design
* Layout planning
* Furniture showroom presentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives an interior design professional the chance to work in Dubai’s active home furnishing and retail sector while creating showroom spaces that influence customer decisions and improve the store experience. The role offers hands-on exposure to IKEA design standards, room set planning, retail presentation, customer lifestyle solutions, and collaborative store projects, making it a strong platform for a designer who wants to combine creativity with commercial impact.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim is a diversified UAE-based group with a strong presence across retail, automotive, financial services, real estate, and healthcare. Through its retail partnerships, including IKEA and other leading international brands, the group delivers customer-focused store experiences, practical lifestyle solutions, and modern retail environments across the region.
