Retail Merchandiser - Zimmermann

FashionUnited; Dubai; On-site; AED 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Zimmermann in Dubai is seeking a Retail Merchandiser to tailor buying strategies for local markets and optimize store performance. The role focuses on local client needs, market trend feedback, and competitive analysis to inform the regional buying approach.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years in fashion retail merchandising (RTW preferred), excellent communication, and strong organization. This position involves coordinating stock deliveries and store-specific assortments, with a focus

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

• Tailor the buying approach to the local markets and optimize sales locally.
• Understand clients’ local and international specifics and provide feedback on market needs.
• Provide regular feedback on local market needs and trends.
• Conduct price and competitor analysis to share with HO team.
• Assist in proposing depth/size grids and assortments by store.
• Monitor stock deliveries and allocations, analyze region/store performance, and drive action plans to push sell‑through.
• Train local teams on products and discuss sales performance with the sales team.
• Propose local actions (incentives, training, VM pushes) based on sales analysis to optimize sell‑through.

Skills

Retail merchandising

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

On behalf of Zimmermann, we are hiring for a Retail Merchandiser in Dubai!

Zimmermann is one of Australia's leading and most respected fashion designer brands. Zimmermann's ready-to-wear and swim and resort collections are sold through Zimmermann boutiques and high-end retailers both in Australia and internationally. We maintain stand-alone retail stores throughout Australia, Europe, UK, USA and China and a successful online business.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible to help tailor the buying approach to the local markets and optimize sales locally.
• 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

Buying

• Based 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 allocations

• Close follow-up of the deliveries
• Work with allocator to ensure timely allocations
• Monitor of the stock levels of the region to request stock
• 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

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• 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

What you’ll need to succeed

• 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.

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