Strategic Category Manager - Beauty Retail, UAE

Robinson & Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Dubai; Sur place; AED 100 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Al-Futtaim Retail in Dubai seeks an enthusiastic Assistant Category Manager for Make Up to drive product strategies and stock plans across stores. You will collaborate with the Buying, Marketing and Store teams to optimize assortments, pricing and promotions, while maintaining stock levels and delivering sales targets in a fast-paced GCC retail environment.

The role offers exposure to regional trends in beauty, with a focus on wining in the UAE market and aligning with Al-Futtaim Retail’s

Qualifications

• Excellent networking and relationship-building abilities.
• Proven track record in achieving targets in a fast-moving, results-driven environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-functional, deadline-driven environment.

Responsabilités

• Assist and coordinate merchandising and promotional activities to ensure successful execution.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate execution of new store assortments and quantities.
• Develop performance reports to determine appropriate allocation for maximum results.
• Create in-store stock analysis by size for key classifications including exclusive brands and other brands.
• Handle queries from suppliers and work closely with them to ensure timely submission of proposals.
• Assist in price checks and obtain samples from suppliers.
• Communicate out-of-stock concerns to the Buying and Planning teams.
• Effectively communicate with Operations and Trading Support for promotions and trading activities.
• Manage and check purchase orders created in SAP.
• Raise shipment and purchase order discrepancy reports.
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of new store assortments and initial distributions and replenishment for existing locations.
• Maintain correct stock levels by store.
• Meet or exceed sales, gross margin, and inventory turn goals.
• Analyze and communicate location performance, including sales/inventory comparisons, seasonality, and marketing impacts.
• Develop departmental distribution strategies to capture location-based opportunities through quantifying volume and profit opportunities analysis.
• Follow product from receipt at the Distribution Centre to point of allocation and complete receipt at store level, especially important during floor set time periods.
• Generate and review range analysis reports at the end of each phase/season to share successes and learn from mistakes.
• Participate in weekly cross-functional meetings to share information on current business issues.
• Develop knowledge of regional variances, store attributes and trends through data analysis and field communication.
• Develop effective field relationships to capture location opportunities and liabilities.

Connaissances

Networking

Relationship building

Target achievement

Multi-functional teamwork

Description du poste

Al-Futtaim Retail in Dubai seeks an enthusiastic Assistant Category Manager for Make Up to drive product strategies and stock plans across stores. You will collaborate with the Buying, Marketing and Store teams to optimize assortments, pricing and promotions, while maintaining stock levels and delivering sales targets in a fast-paced GCC retail environment.

The role offers exposure to regional trends in beauty, with a focus on wining in the UAE market and aligning with Al-Futtaim Retail’s