Assistant / Specialist

IE Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

IE Solutions in Dubai seeks a detail-oriented Assortment Planning Assistant to support development and optimization of product assortments based on customer needs, market trends, and business objectives. You will help ensure the right products, styles, sizes, colors, and quantities are planned across categories and channels, collaborating with merchandising and purchasing teams.

The role requires strong analytical skills, excellent Excel proficiency, and the ability to translate insights into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Retail Management, Merchandising, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret sales, inventory, and product data.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel or similar data-analysis and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support assortment planning and product range development across assigned categories.
• Analyze sales performance, product trends, inventory levels, and customer demand to support assortment decisions.
• Assist with product selection, range building, SKU planning, and assortment optimization.
• Evaluate product performance and identify opportunities to expand, reduce, replace, or discontinue items.
• Support seasonal, promotional, and new product assortment planning.
• Monitor product availability, stock levels, sell-through, and inventory coverage.
• Help maintain assortment plans, product master data, planning files, and reporting dashboards.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify relevant products and emerging trends.
• Collaborate with category, merchandising, purchasing, supply chain, and sales teams to align assortment plans.
• Support forecasting and demand planning activities where required.
• Prepare regular assortment performance reports and communicate key findings.
• Identify assortment gaps, duplication, over-assortment, and potential inventory risks.
• Contribute to improving assortment planning processes, tools, and analytical methods.
• Ensure assortment decisions remain aligned with customer preferences, commercial targets, and brand strategy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Retail or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Role Description

We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytical, and commercially minded Assortment Planning Assistant / Specialist to support the development and optimization of product assortments based on customer needs, market trends, and business objectives. In this role, you will help ensure the right products, styles, sizes, colors, and quantities are planned across relevant categories and sales channels. You will work with merchandising, category management, purchasing, marketing, and other teams to create balanced assortments that support sales, profitability, inventory efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Support assortment planning and product range development across assigned categories.
• Analyze sales performance, product trends, inventory levels, and customer demand to support assortment decisions.
• Assist with product selection, range building, SKU planning, and assortment optimization.
• Evaluate product performance and identify opportunities to expand, reduce, replace, or discontinue items.
• Support seasonal, promotional, and new product assortment planning.
• Monitor product availability, stock levels, sell-through, and inventory coverage.
• Help maintain assortment plans, product master data, planning files, and reporting dashboards.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify relevant products and emerging trends.
• Collaborate with category, merchandising, purchasing, supply chain, and sales teams to align assortment plans.
• Support forecasting and demand planning activities where required.
• Prepare regular assortment performance reports and communicate key findings.
• Identify assortment gaps, duplication, over-assortment, and potential inventory risks.
• Contribute to improving assortment planning processes, tools, and analytical methods.
• Ensure assortment decisions remain aligned with customer preferences, commercial targets, and brand strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Marketing, Retail Management, Merchandising, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of assortment planning, merchandising, category management, retail, or product management concepts.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret sales, inventory, and product data.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel or similar data-analysis and reporting tools.
• Ability to work with large product datasets and maintain accurate planning information.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Understanding of SKU management, product lifecycle, sell-through, stock coverage, and inventory planning is a plus.
• Ability to identify customer and market trends and translate insights into practical assortment recommendations.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and prioritization abilities.
• Commercially aware, customer-focused, and data-driven mindset.
• Proactive approach with a strong interest in products, consumer behavior, and market trends.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and consistency.

If you are passionate about products, customer needs, data, and creating the right product mix, this role provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to smarter assortment decisions and sustainable business growth.