Dubai Private Label Growth Manager

CALO; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CALO in Dubai is seeking a Private Label Manager to own the end-to-end strategy and product roadmap for multiple categories. You will identify opportunities from customer insights and market trends, leading development and launches from concept to commercialization.

Collaboration with Culinary, QA, Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance is essential to drive profitable growth. The role emphasizes supplier negotiations, pricing strategies, regulatory compliance, and portfolio optimization across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Food Science, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in Private Label, Category Management, Product Management, Buying, FMCG, Retail, or Food Manufacturing.
• Proven experience taking consumer products from concept through commercialization.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with experience managing product P&Ls or category performance.
• Experience working with manufacturers, suppliers, and contract producers.
• Strong understanding of food product development, packaging, labeling, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent project and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple launches simultaneously.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; experience with BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end private label strategy and product roadmap across multiple categories.
• Identify new product opportunities through customer insights, market trends, and competitor analysis.
• Lead the development and launch of new products from concept to commercialization.
• Source, evaluate, negotiate, and manage relationships with manufacturers and suppliers.
• Partner with Culinary, Nutrition, QA, Supply Chain, Commercial, Marketing, Growth, Operations, and Finance teams to bring products to market.
• Develop pricing and commercial strategies that balance customer value, competitiveness, and profitability.
• Manage product specifications, packaging, labeling, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor sales, margins, customer feedback, and category performance to continuously optimize the portfolio.
• Lead product launches and ensure smooth go-to-market execution across Marketplace and retail channels.
• Build business cases, forecast demand, and manage product profitability with Finance.
• Optimize the assortment by identifying opportunities to launch new SKUs and retire underperforming products.
• Track key portfolio KPIs and drive initiatives that improve revenue, margins, quality, and customer experience.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Supply Chain

Tools

BI tools

Job description

CALO in Dubai is seeking a Private Label Manager to own the end-to-end strategy and product roadmap for multiple categories. You will identify opportunities from customer insights and market trends, leading development and launches from concept to commercialization.

Collaboration with Culinary, QA, Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance is essential to drive profitable growth. The role emphasizes supplier negotiations, pricing strategies, regulatory compliance, and portfolio optimization across