Head of Buying and Merchandising

Career Raiser; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Dubai is looking for a skilled professional to develop and lead the Buying Team. The role includes strategic product planning, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring a commercial approach to brand standards. Strong leadership and analytical skills are essential, with direct reporting to the CEO. The position offers competitive incentives along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Incentives

Benefits along with salary

Qualifications

• Proven international track record in developing and leading teams.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Buying Team's capability.
• Communicate and manage relationships with suppliers.
• Implement the category plan across the business.
• Produce a buying and trading calendar for product launches.
• Accountable for profit and loss management.

Skills

Commercial analytical skills

Team leadership

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Description

• Fashion, Beauty, Health and Home development and a sympathetic approach to the brand standards.
• To develop the capability of the Buying Team in order to ensure a commercial brands, range and product selction process.
• Ensure communication and relationship management is maintained with all key suppliers, internal marketing teams and Store Operations.
• Fully responsible for building and implementing the category plan across the business.
• Product planning - using comprehensive department analysis to develop a strategic view at the most appropriate product level, for key KPI’s and key customer drivers.
• Produce a buying and trading calendar, including a critical path for all product launches.
• Planning of all promotional activity for the season.
• Fully accountable for WSSI and commercial gross margin profit and loss management.
• Should be proactive and and fired up attitude and driven, with strong commercial and analytical skills.
• Should have a proven international track record in developing and leading teams and excel in both written and verbal communication.
• Should have managed a team of around 15 to 45
• Incentives, benefits along with the salary
• will report the CEO directly