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Assistant Merchandiser

SUMWON STUDIOS

Dubai

On-site

AED 50,000 - 80,000

Full time

23 days ago

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Job summary

SUMWON STUDIOS is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to join our creative team in Dubai. In this role, you will analyze sales data, manage product pricing strategies, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive brand performance. You will be part of an innovative team working on leading fashion brands. Enjoy benefits like 30 working days of leave and employee discounts as you help redefine fast fashion.

Benefits

25 working days of annual leave
30% employee discount on all SUMWON STUDIOS brands
Learning and development opportunities
Company social events

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in merchandising, especially in e-Commerce.
  • Understanding of e-Commerce UX and performance measurement tools.
  • Able to analyze data for decision making and commercial objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze sales data to support product development decisions.
  • Support pricing strategies and manage multiple priorities.
  • Ensure compliance with operational standards and best practices.

Skills

Communication
Data Analysis
Commercial Awareness
Organizational Skills

Education

Proven working experience in merchandising
Hands-on experience with e-Commerce platforms

Tools

Shopify Plus

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Merchandiser

Location: Dubai

Company Overview

SUMWON STUDIOS is a fashion brand group, with an innovative and creative approach to developing & designing direct-to-consumer fashion brands for a diverse global customer base.

The current brands we run are MISSGUIDED, SUMWON, AiiRZ and KiZN.

Our team of talented designers, trend forecasters, and industry experts collaborate seamlessly to bring our vision to life.

We leverage our expertise in market research, consumer insights, and design excellence to create brands that resonate with consumers. We are proud to have forged a strategic and exclusive relationship with one of the largest fashion retailers in the world. This partnership enables us to expand our reach and distribute our brands to a global audience of over 150 million customers. Where others perceive limits, we perceive opportunities.

We're building our team - ready to challenge everything and embrace bold, new-age thinking. We honour and celebrate individuality, building an international space where everyone can feel inspired and thrive.

About the Role

As an Assistant Merchandiser at SUMWON STUDIOS, you’ll be responsible for building and merchandising digital content, ensuring the content is presented with quality and accuracy, and verifying that the merchandised product aligns with the event theme. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a cross-functional team driving digital brand experience and sales performance.

What you'll do

Planning

  • Support with the analyse of historical and current sales data, identify trends and support decision making regarding future product development.
  • Develop commercial awareness and suggest ways to improve sales, hit rate and other key performance indicators.
  • Present insights, forecasts and recommendations to the Merchandiser.

Trading

  • Exhibit commercial awareness to maximise on trade reactions maintaining a buy now wear now mentality.
  • Have an appreciation of the latest fashion trends to inform the trading strategy.
  • Understand seasonality, promotional calendars and key selling periods, supporting the merchandiser to manage risk and deliver maximum profitability.
  • Support in the production of weekly trade packs, adhoc analysis and reporting.
  • Process innovation and ways of working.
  • Support in innovation, suggesting ways to improve our ways of working.
  • Understand our internal wiki, ensuring compliance and delivery of best practice.

CPT Management

  • Support in critical path management - highlighting opportunities for improvements in the time to online ensuring supplier and team compliance.
  • Work closely with the Studio team to ensure prioritisation and correct handling of samples.

Onsite Management & Pricing

  • Assist the onsite and pricing team with setting of initial pricing and discount strategies to maximise margins.
  • Review our onsite offer regularly – highlighting opportunities and solutions to increase sales and UPT.

Team Development & Leadership

  • Assist merchandisers to ensure strong cross-functional communication is maintained with our partners and other business areas to deliver merchandising strategies & wider business goals.

What you’ll bring

  • Proven working experience in merchandising on a similar role.
  • Hands-on experience of an e-Commerce platform – Shopify Plus.
  • Knowledgeable of analytical tools for performance measurement, determine improvements and innovations.
  • An understanding of e-Commerce UX, content and development projects, and intuitive knowledge of how users interact and shop in a digital environment.
  • Excellent ability to analyze data and propose commercial objectives.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Basic understanding of performance tracking and A/B testing.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a demanding environment.
  • Experience working with / at a fashion retailer or marketplace (preferable).

What we'll bring

  • 25 working days of annual leave, going up to 30 working days after 1 year
  • 30% employee discount on all SUMWON STUDIOS brands (SUMWON, Missguided, AiiRZ)
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Company social events
  • The coolest colleagues you can find

Why Join Us?

SUMWON STUDIOS is redefining fast fashion with a forward-thinking approach. Join a creative, ambitious team, and help us build a brand that resonates.

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