Retail Merchandiser

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chalhoub Group is seeking a seasoned Retail Merchandiser with 5+ years in fashion brand merchandising, including RTW. You will tailor buying to local Dubai markets, leveraging local insights to optimize sales and assortment decisions across store networks.

You will analyze local market needs, provide feedback to HO, and collaborate with allocators and support teams to drive sell-through and timely stock allocations. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years experience in Retail merchandising or collection merchandising in a fashion brand. RTW experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with various stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• High level of organizational and time management skills.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft office including excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to help tailor the buying approach to the local markets and optimize sales locally
• Local Market expertise
• Knowledge of clients specificities at store level both international and locals
• Regular feedback on local market needs and trends
• Price and competitor analysis to share with HO team
• BuyingBased on AU buying team recommendations and guidelines give feedback on local needs and adapt the buy
• Propose depth and size grid that matches the needs of the markets and clients
• Propose assortment store by store to answer the need of differentiation
• Review and carry over sales plan recut requests when relevant
• Stock deliveries and allocationsClose follow-up of the deliveries
• Work with allocator to ensure timely allocations
• Monitor of the stock levels of the region to request stock
• Sales optimization
• Analyze the performance of all products at the region and store level
• Derive action plan to push and optimize Sell through working closely with all support teams
• Work with allocator on consolidation or recalls
• Network animation
• Training of local teams on products at the beginning and throughout the season
• Discussion with the sales team on Sale through sales performance
• Based on sales analysis propose local actions incentives training VM pushes to optimize Sell through

Skills

Retail merchandising

Collection merchandising

RTW experience

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible to help tailor the buying approach to the local markets and optimize sales locally
• Local Market expertise
• Knowledge of clients specificities at store level both international and locals
• Regular feedback on local market needs and trends
• Price and competitor analysis to share with HO team
• BuyingBased on AU buying team recommendations and guidelines give feedback on local needs and adapt the buy
• Propose depth and size grid that matches the needs of the markets and clients
• Propose assortment store by store to answer the need of differentiation
• Review and carry over sales plan recut requests when relevant
• Stock deliveries and allocationsClose follow-up of the deliveries
• Work with allocator to ensure timely allocations
• Monitor of the stock levels of the region to request stock
• Sales optimization
• Analyze the performance of all products at the region and store level
• Derive action plan to push and optimize Sell through working closely with all support teams
• Work with allocator on consolidation or recalls
• Network animation
• Training of local teams on products at the beginning and throughout the season
• Discussion with the sales team on Sale through sales performance
• Based on sales analysis propose local actions incentives training VM pushes to optimize Sell through

Qualifications

• Over 5 years experience in Retail merchandising or collection merchandising in a fashion brand. RTW experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with various stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• High level of organizational and time management skills.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft office including excel and PowerPoint.