Senior Buyer

Gloria Jeans; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full visa and relocation support

Accommodation during settling in

Private medical insurance

Annual leave

AI tooling to support your work

International sourcing trips

Entrepreneurial, international team

Job summary

Gloria Jeans is seeking a Senior Buyer for Dubai-based operations, overseeing a key product category end-to-end from assortment to supplier management and product development. The role requires relocation to Dubai and involves international travel to factories and sourcing offices.

You will own the buying strategy, manage multi-country supplier relationships, negotiate terms, and forecast demand to optimise sell-through and margins across categories in a fast-fashion context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as a Buyer in apparel or fashion retail with full ownership of assortment and supplier relationships.
• Experience at headquarters, not only regional or supplier-facing offices.
• Proven supplier negotiation experience across international markets (Europe, Asia, Turkey).
• Strong analytical skills with sales, margin and KPI analysis (Excel, PLM).
• Fluent English (C1); Russian or Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the buying strategy for your category, analysing the business to build balanced collections.
• Own category assortment planning, range architecture, price tiers and depth of offer.
• Manage a multi-country supplier base and travel to factories and sourcing offices.
• Negotiate pricing, costs and commercial terms with suppliers.
• Monitor product development, fittings and quality through bulk approval with design/technical teams.
• Forecast demand and manage in-season inventory, orders and re-orders to protect sell-through and margin.
• Track sales performance and KPIs to inform buying decisions and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Supplier negotiation

Fluent English

International travel

Ownership of category

Tools

Excel

PLM

Job description

Job Description:

About Gloria Jeans

Gloria Jeans is one of the largest fashion retailers in its home markets, with a history dating back to 1988, when our founder registered one of the first jeans workshops in the country. From that single workshop in Rostov-on-Don, we grew into a leading fast-fashion group with over 600 stores across Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, more than 7,000 employees, and over $1 billion in annual revenue. We dress the whole family - style and quality at prices millions can afford.

Now we have moved our headquarters to the UAE and are rebuilding the business for international growth, with the GCC and Southeast Asia as our first priority markets, alongside a fast-scaling e-commerce business and new categories in Home and Beauty. Our ambition is to create a genuinely global fashion group and, over time, grow it into a $10 billion business. We are still founder-led and entrepreneurial: decisions here are made in days, not quarters.

The role

The Senior Buyer takes full ownership of a key product category at Gloria Jeans, across men’s, women’s, teens, kids, accessories, beauty or home decoration. You own the category end to end — assortment, buying strategy, forecasts, orders and inventory, supplier relationships, and the product development calendar.

This is a fully based-in-Dubai role, with relocation required and international travel to factories and sourcing offices.

What you will own

• Develop and execute the buying strategy for your category, continuously analysing the business to build balanced, commercially sound collections.
• Own category assortment planning — range architecture, price tiers, and depth and breadth of the offer.
• Manage and grow a multi-country supplier base, travelling internationally to visit factories and sourcing offices.
• Negotiate pricing, costs and commercial terms with suppliers across your category.
• Monitor product development, fittings and quality through to bulk approval, working closely with design and technical teams.
• Forecast demand and manage in-season inventory, orders and re-orders to protect sell-through and margin.
• Track sales performance and KPIs by style, vendor and market to inform buying decisions.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with design, merchandising, marketing, supply chain, retail and e-commerce teams.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years’ experience as a Buyer (not Merchandiser) within apparel or fashion retail, ideally with a recognised fast-fashion or donor brand.
• A genuine, formal Buyer track record — full ownership of assortment, budget and supplier relationships, not an adjacent or supporting function.
• Experience working at company headquarters, not solely in a regional or supplier-facing office.
• Proven supplier negotiation experience across international markets (Europe, Asia, Turkey).
• Strong analytical skills — comfortable with sales, margin and KPI analysis (Excel, PLM).
• Fluent English (C1); Russian or Spanish is an advantage.
• Willingness to relocate to Dubai and travel internationally.

What success looks like

Within the first year, your category delivers a well-balanced, commercially successful collection. The role will deliver:

• Category sell-through and margin in line with plan.
• A reliable, well-managed supplier base with improving cost, quality and delivery performance.
• On-time product development calendar, from concept to bulk approval.
• Accurate forecasting and inventory management, minimising stockouts and excess stock.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Full visa and relocation support, with accommodation while settling in
• Private medical insurance
• Annual leave
• AI tooling to support your work
• International sourcing trips
• An entrepreneurial, international team building a global fashion group

From one workshop to 600+ stores — and we are just getting started.

Join the team building a global fashion group. We cannot wait to meet you.