Product Merchandiser Assistant - VIE

Dior; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury fashion brand is seeking a Product Merchandiser Assistant to support the Women's Product Manager in driving sales and implementing business initiatives in the Middle East. The ideal candidate should have experience or understanding of fashion retail, excellent analytical skills, and a passion for the brand. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential. Fluency in French is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of fashion retail (ideally product merchandising in luxury goods).
• Passion for Christian Dior and its collections.
• Strong understanding of retail business operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Women’s Product Manager in building the success of the Middle East results.
• Drive sales and implement business initiatives effectively.
• Perform product analyses to strengthen sales.

Skills

Excellent analytical and communication skills

Sales-driven mindset

Emotional intelligence

Strong knowledge of fashion and trends

Fluency in a second language (French preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Product Merchandiser Assistant - VIE

Position

The Product Merchandiser Assistant will support the Women’s Product Manager in building the success of the Middle East results.

The objective of the role is to drive sales and implement business initiatives effectively.

Job Responsibilities

The mission :

The Product Merchandiser Assistant will support the Women’s Product Manager in building the success of the Middle East results.

The objective of the role is to drive sales and implement business initiatives effectively.

• Performing products and take further action to strengthen sales (re-orders and transfers).
• Identify low-performing products and propose solutions and actions (incentives, PR & marketing support, cancellations, feedback to buyers).
• Support store stock requests and rebalance stock depending on store performance.
• Execute and follow up on internal transfers to support global sell-through and maximize sales.
• Prepare competition analyses on product offerings and pricing.
• Generate weekly and monthly sales reports for all product categories.
• Monitor and analyze business sales performance.
• Identify high-on consolidation.
• Provide retail support to increase sales turnover.
• Implement action plans.
• Prepare support materials for buying sessions (sales reports, forecasting tools, and presentations for Store Managers).
• Prepare newsletters for stores (product focus, challenges, etc.).
• Provide regular and ad hoc business reports to drive profitability, product performance, competitive trends, and new product arrivals.
• Display a positive, can-do attitude and be solution-focused, always aiming to satisfy business needs.

Profile

Skills required

Excellent analytical and communication skills, emotional intelligence, sales-driven mindset, dynamism, competitive awareness, excellent grooming, leading by example, humility, and humanity.

Experience Required

• Experience or understanding of fashion retail (ideally product merchandising in luxury goods).
• A passion for Christian Dior and our collections.
• Strong understanding of retail business operations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Quick adaptability to new software / systems.
• Excellent time management, commitment, flexibility, and self-motivation.
• Strong knowledge of fashion and trends.
• Fluency in a second language (French preferred).