Product Category Manager / Vendor Manager, Microsoft

ALSO Holding AG; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flex-Work environment

Health insurance

Visas for staff & family

Personal development opportunities

Work with international team

Job summary

ALSO is actively seeking a Product Category Manager / Vendor Manager to oversee vendor relationships and product portfolios, ensuring competitive pricing and supporting growth opportunities in the Dubai market.

Ideal candidates have a business or technology degree and experience with Microsoft solutions (365, Azure, Security, AI, Dynamics), plus knowledge of the UAE cloud reseller landscape. Hybrid work setup with an international team is offered.

Qualifications

• University or College degree in business or technology.
• Informative, structured, creative and service-oriented personality
• Adapt, cooperate and create relevant solutions
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft business solutions (365, Azure, Security, AI, Dynamics)
• Knowledge of the UAE Cloud reseller channel
• Integrity, independence and entrepreneurial spirit
• Strategic insight, analytic and creative thinking
• English and Arabic required

Responsibilities

• Put the Customer First!
• Key contact person for ALSO & Microsoft engagement.
• Negotiate rates/prices with vendors, responding to vendor requests
• Ensure that all living products are visible with correct specifications on ACMP
• Ensure that complaints routines and warranty conditions are updated
• Works closely with marketing and sales to ensure continuity in offering
• Undertake activities associated with improving market access and profitability
• Provide analysis that support development, promotion and market penetration
• External reporting to vendors according to given requirements
• Actively work to achieve efficiency in work routines with high quality standard

Skills

Microsoft solutions knowledge

Education

University or College degree in business or technology

Job description

Product Category Manager / Vendor Manager, Microsoft

ALSO looks forward to working with you as a

This job advertisement is posted in the local language, as fluency in the local language is required.

Job Description

Job Location: Dubai, UAE

Work Setup: Hybrid

ALSO is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry in Europe. Our purpose is to increase the quality of life for everyone through technology. This is why we are passionate about our work, always striving to find the best solution and make the best offer to our customers.

We are a small team, nimble like a startup, running an international company.

Each employee’s work has a big impact, which is why we are looking for talented and ambitious new colleagues for our start-up inUAE.

We are looking for team players who appreciate independency and self-determination, enjoy a challenge and love to work in an international company provisioning the latest IT technology and solutions to its customers.

AsProduct Category Manager you will be responsible for managing the vendor relationship & product portfolio, ensuring the right products are available at competitive prices, and supporting business growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Put the Customer First!
• Key contact person for ALSO & Microsoft engagement.
• Negotiate rates/prices with vendors, responding to vendor requests
• Ensure that all living products are visible with correct specifications on ACMP
• Ensure that complaints routines and warranty conditions are updated
• Works closely with marketing and sales to ensure continuity in offering
• Undertake activities associated with improving market access and profitability
• Provide analysis that support development, promotion and market penetration
• External reporting to vendors according to given requirements
• Actively work to achieve efficiency in work routines with high quality standard

Your Profile:

• University or College degree in business or technology.
• Informative, structured, creative and service-oriented personality
• Adapt, cooperate and create relevant solutions
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft business solutions (365, Azure, Security, AI, Dynamics)
• Knowledge and relevant experience with the UAE Cloud reseller channel.
• Integrity, independence and entrepreneurial spirit
• Strategic insight, analytic and creative thinking
• English and Arabic required

What we can offer:

• Competitive remuneration package. Basic + Bonuses + Benefits.
• Flex-Work environment.
• Health insurance, Visas for staff & family.
• Opportunity for personal development, both nationally and internationally
• Work with technology innovation, surrounded by high skilled international team and quality vendors
• Work in financial stable company noted on the Swiss stock
• A growth role where you can make an impact!

Information at a Glance HYB, Level of Experience: Mid-Career Job Function: Sales Required Travel: less then 25%

About ALSO

ALSO is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry currently active in 30 countries in Europe and in a total of 144 countries worldwide. In 2024, net sales of the Swiss-based company, which employs about 4 200 people, amounted to 11 billion euros. The ALSO ecosystem offers around 135 000 resellers hardware, software and IT services from more than 800 vendors in over 1 570 product categories. In the spirit of the circular economy, the company provides all services from provision to refurbishment from a single source.

ALSO has three business models: The Supply division comprises the transactional range of hardware and software. The Solutions division supports customers in the development of customized IT solutions and ready-to-use IoT applications. Subscription-based cloud offerings for soft- and hardware as well as platforms for cybersecurity, IoT, virtualization and AI are the focus of the Service area.

For more information visit: www.also.com

ALSO Values

It is one of our fundamental values to respect human rights and to ensure that they are respected. This includes, in particular, respecting the personal dignity and privacy of each individual. Ethical behaviour is also expected of all our employees in business dealings with our partners. We are committed to fair, unrestricted competition and do not allow our decisions to be influenced by gifts or invitations, let alone financial benefits. Improving the lives of all people through technology - that is ALSO's goal. This also includes protecting our environment and making careful use of the limited resources we have. For further reference, please refer to our Code of Conduct.

• Finance
• Human Resources
• IT
• Legal
• Logistics/Warehouse
• Marketing
• Product Management
• Purchase
• Sales