Personal Shopping Assistant - Maison

Ounass; Dubai; On-site; AED 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Employee discounts

Benefits package

Professional development

Job summary

Ounass Maison in Dubai is seeking a Personal Shopper Assistant to support client experiences and back‑of‑house operations, delivering a seamless luxury journey for Maison clients, VICs, brand partners and stakeholders.

You will schedule in‑store Personal Shopping appointments, assist shoppers during sessions, maintain premium visual merchandising, coordinate transfers and stock, and communicate with internal teams to ensure exceptional service and timely follow‑ups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion or related field.
• 1-2 years in luxury retail, e-commerce or client-facing sales.
• Strong knowledge of luxury fashion trends.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with clients.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage all in-store Personal Shopping appointments
• Respond to store inquiries regarding orders and appointments
• Assist Personal Shoppers before and during in-store appointments
• Build and maintain relationships with Ounass VICs and walk-in clients
• Communicate on behalf of Personal Shoppers via phone, chat or email, ensuring exceptional service
• Manage client and Personal Shopper requests, escalations and service cases, including returns and exchanges
• Maintain client information database and notify upcoming events
• Coordinate in-store alterations, transfers, reservations and other client services
• Maintain luxury VM and product displays
• Support back-of-house with stock, supplies and replenishment
• Coordinate stock transfers and warehouse returns with relevant departments
• Introduce clients to brands with storytelling and product propositions
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, cash handling, AML, food safety and internal controls
• Maintain relationships with Mandarin Oriental stakeholders
• Represent Ounass and Personal Shopping to guests
• Attend training and product knowledge refreshers
• Provide cover for assigned Personal Shopper during leave

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Attention to detail

Organized

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion or related field

Job description

Job Overview -

The Personal Shopper Assistant supports the day-to-day running of customer experiences and back of house operations at Ounass Maison, to provide a seamless luxury journey for Maison clients, digitally assigned clients, brand partners and other stakeholders. Working with the in-house and digital Personal Shopping teams, the role supports hosting of clients for browsing, styling appointments, and events, luxury standards maintenance, VM rotation, delivery processing, appointments and rooms bookings, catering of refreshments, and other ad-hoc work to support the customer journey and the Personal Shoppers' work.

What you'll be doing -

• Scheduling and managing all in-store Personal Shopping (PS) appointments, including room booking, timely receipt of product transfers and catering readiness
• Monitoring and responding to store telephone enquiries regarding orders and appointments
• Assisting Personal Shoppers before and during in-store appointments
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Ounass Very Important Clients (VICs) and walk-in clients
• Communicating on behalf of Personal Shoppers by telephone, chat or email, ensuring exceptional client service and timely follow-up
• Proactively managing client and Personal Shopper requests, escalations and service cases (order status, exchanges, returns and cancellations), in-store or remotely, including processing in-store returns and exchanges and liaising with the relevant internal departments
• Maintaining the client information database in the internal tracking system, and notifying Personal Shoppers of upcoming client events based on its records
• Coordinating in-store alterations, product transfers, reservations and other client services as required, such as gifting and product sourcing
• Maintaining luxury visual merchandising and product display standards consistent with the positioning of Ounass and its showcased partner brands
• Supporting the back-of-house team in maintaining adequate stock of supplies, stationery and cleaning products, and raising replenishment requests
• Supporting the back-of-house team with stock transfers, product receipt, appointment preparation, presentation and timely warehouse returns, ensuring products are organised, protected, accurately documented and reconciled, and participating in scheduled stock counts
• Coordinating with Warehouse, Operations and Logistics to resolve delays, discrepancies, damage and return requirements
• Introducing clients to displayed brands through informed and engaging storytelling, covering heritage, ethos, creative direction and product proposition, and supporting the Maison team in communicating these narratives accurately and consistently
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety, trading, cash-handling, anti-money-laundering, food-safety and internal-control requirements
• Maintaining collaborative relationships with Mandarin Oriental stakeholders
• Representing Ounass and Personal Shopping when hosting clients, brand executives, senior leadership and other high-profile guests
• Attending seasonal training and brand and product knowledge refreshers as required
• Providing cover for the assigned Personal Shopper's responsibilities and client handover during periods of leave or absence

What We're Looking For -

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Fashion or any related field
• 1-2 years of experience in luxury retail, e-commerce, or a client-facing sales role
• Understanding of the luxury sector, with particular focus on luxury retail and fashion and its common practices
• Understanding of customer expectations, interests and needs in a luxury retail shopping environment and during customer events
• Strong knowledge of current luxury fashion trends, designers and brands, particularly womenswear
• Understanding of the Personal Shopping model and service by appointment
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail, with the ability to translate insight into practical service and sales support
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with luxury clients, high-net-worth individuals, senior leaders, high-profile guests, and internal stakeholders of all levels
• Proactive problem solving, adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

What We Offer -

• Dynamic and collaborative workplace culture.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Employee discounts and access to exclusive product promotions.