Head of Buying and Merchandising

Career Raiser; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Raiser is seeking a Senior Buying Manager to lead fashion, beauty, health and home product strategy in Dubai. You will develop category plans, manage supplier relationships, and drive commercial performance across the brand's range.

You will build capability within the buying team, plan assortments, drive calendar milestones for launches, and oversee promotions, margins and profitability while reporting directly to the CEO.

Qualifications

• Experience building and implementing category plans across the business.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills with a proactive, driven attitude.
• Proven track record in developing and leading large teams (15–45).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the category plan across the business.
• Manage product planning and category performance using KPI analysis.
• Produce buying and trading calendars and calendars for product launches.
• Plan seasonal promotions and manage WSSI and gross margin.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Analytical ability

Team leadership

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