Lina El-Gammal

Ikea

• Senior visual Merchandise SpecialistFull Time

  Jan 2023 - Present -2 yrs, 5 months

  Egypt , Cairo
• Visual Merchandise SpecialistFull Time

  Feb 2021 - Dec 2022 -1 yr, 10 months

  Egypt , Cairo

  • Job Details:-Responsible for delivering 'IKEA Home Knowledge' induction to IKEA’s new hires and training of interns. -A proven ability to maximize IKEA products sales and inspire customers by utilizing store layout to design and apply creative display techniques in different store and activity medias. -Leading two projects, ‘Stock Aging’ and ‘End date sale’. I managed to come up with creative ideas, set goals, and assign tasks to each one in my team of 10 members. Sticking to the deadline, supervising, motivating, giving constructive feedback to each team member, and working with the Sales and In-Store Logistics teams, have reflected in meeting our target of clearing most of the projects’ lists -Supporting activity leader in designing and executing IKEA’s new launches and activities. -Designed, prepared, and implemented the rebuild project of the living room storage area by grouping the furniture by function, style, and size. Considered PQL, commercial messages, add-on bins, customer flow and shopping tools' location on the layout. -Led the ‘Family Friendliness’ project & followed up with the carpenters & graphic designers. -Worked with the marketing team on a video of me creating a Christmas gift box on IKEA’s IG. -Was awarded a certificate of appreciation for my commitment, excellence and hard work. (Best Co-worker) -Was selected by my managers and L&D team to enroll in the 6-months regional leadership program ‘Retail Supervisor’, to develop my leadership skills for the next position. (Jan 2023) -Got hired immediately after I proved myself in my internship at IKEA, in January 2021.
• Visual merchandiser | Interior designerInternship

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2021 -1 month

  Egypt

  • Job Details:IKEA’s internship made me grow and see things differently. I have learnt about retail design, display design, room set design and home styling. I was able to display and maintain products with creative solutions, which make the shopping experience interesting and enjoyable, and supervise the rooms’ rebuild during the implementation phase.