Marketplace & Category Growth Leader

GMG; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

GMG in Dubai seeks an experienced Category Manager to drive growth across assigned categories by delivering strategic product assortments, pricing, and channel alignment. You will partner with Wholesale, Retail Merchandising and Brand Marketing to maximize profitability across marketplaces.

The role requires leadership in forecasting, data-driven decision making, and strong stakeholder collaboration to achieve sales and profitability targets across all channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business/marketing or related field.
• 4–5 years of relevant experience with at least 2 years in managing brand/category products.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Create assortments informed by marketplace capacity and insights for integrated marketplace.
• Drive sales from the assigned category with comprehensive business plans and long-term strategy.
• Lead pricing and intake profitability benchmarks with data-driven insights for planning.
• Develop assortment frameworks aligning category, consumer and channel mapping.
• Lead seasonal forecasting to secure product access and manage inventory.
• Ensure data-driven insights guide brand/category decisions including new products.
• Monitor market intelligence for pricing, launches and category trends.
• Collaborate with Wholesale to form category strategy for accounts.

Skills

Product knowledge

Presentations

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Business Management/ Marketing or Buying & Merchandising

Job description

GMG in Dubai seeks an experienced Category Manager to drive growth across assigned categories by delivering strategic product assortments, pricing, and channel alignment. You will partner with Wholesale, Retail Merchandising and Brand Marketing to maximize profitability across marketplaces.

The role requires leadership in forecasting, data-driven decision making, and strong stakeholder collaboration to achieve sales and profitability targets across all channels.