Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Our client, Kenya’s largest furniture retailer with a prominent presence in three major cities—Nairobi, Mombasa, and Eldoret—is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to lead creative design initiatives, enhance showroom aesthetics, and provide expert consultation.

Job Purpose

The role of Senior Interior Designer is to design and create attractive visual displays for showrooms and studio with the aim of increasing sales, getting the buyer’s attention, and providing excellent in-store experience. In addition to training and supervising the visual merchandisers in their work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct bay checks to identify empty spaces, create space for new items and rectify any display set up.
• Display new furniture and remove already sold items in display.
• Ensure the showrooms have attractive and creative displays for items to be well merchandised or promoted.
• Ensure the visual merchandisers work as per work procedures and maintain visual merchandising standard checklists in their bays.
• Ensure to have monthly/weekly meetings with the visual merchandisers
• Address all display related issues brought forth in a timely manner.
• Ensure neatness and cleanliness is maintained in the showroom, the walls of the showroom are kept free of soil marks and nail marks, once the wall hanging/ wall art has been moved
• Have weekly checks of all showrooms to ensure product display standards are maintained
• Monitor the accessories distribution list to ensure all showrooms have accessories.
• Assist in photoshoot of products for the websites and social media platforms through setting up product display.
• Guide the loaders in the showroom while working with the visual merchandisers on display arrangements.
• Provide recommendations to clients upon request – onsite or offsite.
• Ensure the floor technicians correct any damage or malfunctional products on display.
• Recommend display options for new showrooms and improvements for existing showrooms.
• Ensure displays are as per set merchandizing standards.
• Perform any other tasks relevant to the role that may be assigned from time to time.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND TRAITS

• Bachelor’s degree in interior design/ Fashion design/ Clothing, Textiles & Interior design or related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of international experience or experience working with an international retailer.
• Strong visual design skills, including a keen sense of proportion and aesthetics.
• Proficiency in CAD software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, with outstanding problem-solving and organizational abilities.
• Basic understanding of building codes and inspection regulations related to interiors.
• Leadership capabilities with experience mentoring and training teams

All applicants are advised to adhere to the application guidelines for consideration. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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