Assistant Manager - Retail Logistics

Landmark Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail organization based in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a candidate to manage reporting and analysis related to performance gaps, stock management, and marketing initiatives. The successful applicant will be responsible for preparing IOC reports, conducting product performance analyses, and ensuring efficient stock management practices. This role requires collaboration with various teams to enhance campaign productivity and implement effective strategies for improved performance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze IOC reports to identify performance gaps and improvement areas.
• Monitor outlet performance and campaign productivity.
• Review stock cover and provide actionable feedback.
• Conduct ICT checks and approvals.
• Collaborate with marketing for sale/promo planning and product selection.
• Monitor outlet performance and campaign productivity.
• Ensure timely implementation of new store displays and stock availability to VM as per guidelines.
• Push newness representation and ageing stock clearance strategies in stores.
• Address quality-related issues and manage RTVs.
• Provide clearance discounts, and broken range consolidation.
• Review stock cover and provide actionable feedback.
• Monitor rolling availability in furniture and coordinate stock consolidation in household.
• Manage slow movers, last-piece, expired stock, and liquidation of discontinued products.
• Collaborate on assortment allocation and pipeline (UDA) reviews.
• Coordinate mattress range reviews and mattress CNC order creation.
• Conduct ICT checks and approvals.
• Manage store queries on ranging, de-ranging, and pricing updates.
• Support B2B stock requirements and warehouse coordination.
• Handle sample clearance and Trouble code stocks liquidation.
• Strong control on SED approval processes and checks with follow up on ASN checks.
• Plan stock plan and liquidation for new store openings and refits.
• Coordinate with warehouse, QET, buying, and marketing teams.
• DSD related payments support to vendors to be provided.
• Collaborate with marketing for sale/promo planning and product selection.
• Support ecommerce photoshoots and online product/price updates.
• Ensure store standards are maintained as per brand and stock guidelines.
• Participate in SOP creation and reviews.
• Suggest improvements to min-max levels and stock parameters.
• Manage trouble codes and yearly stock write-offs.
• Lead warehouse sales (once or twice a year) to ensure stock liquidation.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and analyze IOC reports to identify performance gaps and improvement areas.
• Conduct product performance analysis (top sellers and slow movers).
• Provide feedback on markdown and pricing strategies.
• Checking DCS and checking gaps in display in stores.
• Generate regular and ad-hoc reports including stock take preparation, damage reviews.

Store & Campaign Execution

• Monitor outlet performance and campaign productivity.
• Ensure timely implementation of new store displays and stock availability to VM as per guidelines.
• Push newness representation and ageing stock clearance strategies in stores.
• Address quality-related issues and manage RTVs.
• Provide clearance discounts, and broken range consolidation.

Stock Management & Optimization

• Review stock cover and provide actionable feedback.
• Monitor rolling availability in furniture and coordinate stock consolidation in household.
• Manage slow movers, last-piece, expired stock, and liquidation of discontinued products.
• Collaborate on assortment allocation and pipeline (UDA) reviews.
• Coordinate mattress range reviews and mattress CNC order creation.

Operations Coordination

• Conduct ICT checks and approvals.
• Manage store queries on ranging, de-ranging, and pricing updates.
• Support B2B stock requirements and warehouse coordination.
• Handle sample clearance and Trouble code stocks liquidation.
• Strong control on SED approval processes and checks with follow up on ASN checks.
• Plan stock plan and liquidation for new store openings and refits.
• Coordinate with warehouse, QET, buying, and marketing teams.
• DSD related payments support to vendors to be provided.

Marketing & Visual Merchandising

• Collaborate with marketing for sale/promo planning and product selection.
• Support ecommerce photoshoots and online product/price updates.
• Ensure store standards are maintained as per brand and stock guidelines.

Strategic Planning & SOPs

• Participate in SOP creation and reviews.
• Suggest improvements to min-max levels and stock parameters.
• Manage trouble codes and yearly stock write-offs.
• Lead warehouse sales (once or twice a year) to ensure stock liquidation.