Brand Manager - Al-Futtaim Group - Dubai, UAE

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,880 - 267,840; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development opportunities

Collaborative workplace environment

Job summary

AlFuttaim in Dubai is seeking a Brand Manager to oversee business performance and brand integrity across retail stores. This role entails achieving profitability, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering a consistent customer experience aligned with brand values.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing and have proven retail brand management experience, ideally in fashion. This position offers an opportunity to lead teams and collaborate with stakeholders for commercial success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in retail brand management, preferably in the fashion sector.
• Strong strategic planning, analytical, and financial management skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of retail operations and market trends.

Responsibilities

• Drive brand performance and profitability by setting clear sales and margin objectives.
• Define commercial strategies for short, medium, and long-term business growth.
• Develop and monitor budgets, operational costs, and financial targets for all stores.
• Ensure store operations maintain brand standards in visual merchandising, stock control, and customer service.
• Lead and train store managers and sales teams to achieve business goals.

Skills

Retail brand management

Business strategy and planning

Financial and operational control

Team leadership and development

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Brand Manager – Al‑Futtaim Group – Dubai, UAE

Position Overview

The Brand Manager oversees business performance and brand integrity across all retail stores. This role focuses on achieving profitability, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering a consistent customer experience that aligns with brand values. The position requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and coordination with senior management and stakeholders to drive commercial success and market growth.

Job Details

Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Retail
Function: Brand‑Product Marketing
Salary: 18000‑24000 monthly (market estimated)
Job Type: Full‑time

Key Responsibilities

• Drive brand performance and profitability by setting clear sales and margin objectives.
• Define commercial strategies for short, medium, and long‑term business growth.
• Develop and monitor budgets, operational costs, and financial targets for all stores.
• Ensure store operations maintain brand standards in visual merchandising, stock control, and customer service.
• Lead and train store managers and sales teams to achieve business goals.
• Support and enforce company procedures to ensure system integrity and loss prevention.
• Collaborate with HR on manpower planning, employee engagement, and compliance.
• Develop and execute succession planning and coaching for high‑potential employees.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with brand partners and corporate stakeholders.
• Manage expansion initiatives, including market entry and new store openings.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in retail brand management, preferably in the fashion sector.
• Strong strategic planning, analytical, and financial management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision‑making skills.
• Strong understanding of retail operations and market trends.

Skills Set

• Retail brand management
• Business strategy and planning
• Financial and operational control
• Team leadership and development
• Stakeholder management

Why Join Us

• Be part of one of the region's most reputable and diversified business groups.
• Work with leading global retail brands under a high‑growth organization.
• Opportunity to develop leadership skills in a dynamic, multi‑brand environment.
• Collaborative workplace guided by integrity, respect, excellence, and teamwork.

About the Company

Founded in the 1930s, Al‑Futtaim Group is one of the Middle East's most diversified and successful privately held conglomerates. Headquartered in Dubai, the Group operates across automotive, retail, real estate, finance, and healthcare sectors, partnering with more than 200 world‑class brands. With a workforce exceeding 35,000 across 20 countries, Al‑Futtaim continues to deliver innovation and customer‑focused excellence across all its businesses.