Supply chain manager

For Believers BV; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

For Believers BV in Dubai seeks a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end supply chain activities. You will connect suppliers, production, purchasing, logistics, inventory, finance, product and marketing to ensure product availability at optimal cost.

Responsibilities include overseeing PO-to-delivery, international freight, supplier negotiations, cost and cash-flow management, and inventory planning.

Qualifications

• Highly analytical, commercially minded and hands-on in a fast-growth fashion environment.
• Strong ability to connect operational detail with the broader commercial strategy.
• Experience in international supply chains and supplier/partner management.

Responsibilities

• Own the journey from purchase order to final delivery and optimise transport.
• Evaluate routes and shipping methods by cost and efficiency; manage Incoterms and duties.
• Develop optimal logistics and warehousing for international markets.
• Act as key operational contact for suppliers, agents and logistics partners; resolve delays.
• Improve production planning, lead-time management and negotiate pricing/terms.
• Optimise sourcing, especially across Asia/China; protect margin and monitor currency exposure.
• Take ownership of inventory accuracy, FIFO processes and stock valuation.
• Forecast demand for 2–3 months and prepare for campaigns and promotions.
• Collaborate with Product & Marketing to translate calendars into supply-chain needs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial instinct

Job description

International Fashion & DTC | End-to-End Supply Chain | Cost, Inventory & Growth

LOCATIONDubai
LEVELSenior
REPORTING TOFounders / Management

THE ROLE

For an ambitious international fashion & DTC brand in Dubai, we are looking for ahighly analytical, commercially minded and hands-on Supply Chain Managerto take ownership of the end-to-end supply chain.

This is a pivotal role connectingsuppliers, production, purchasing, logistics, inventory, finance, product and marketing— ensuring the right product is availableat the right time, in the right quantity and at the right cost.

You will bring structure, visibility and commercial discipline to a fast-growing environment and help transform the supply chain into aproactive, digital and profit-driven engine for growth.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

01 — SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS

• Own the journey frompurchase order to final delivery.
• Optimise international transportation acrossair, sea, rail and express.
• Evaluate routes, lead times and shipping methods based on cost and efficiency.
• ManageIncoterms, customs, VAT, duties and international trade requirements.
• Develop an optimal logistics and warehousing set-up across international markets.

02 — SUPPLIERS, PRODUCTION & PURCHASING

• Become the key operational contact forsuppliers, agents and logistics partners.
• Monitor performance and proactively resolve delays, discrepancies and claims.
• Ensure quantities, SKUs, quality and specifications match purchase orders.
• Improve production planning, supplier follow-up and lead-time management.
• Gradually take ownership of negotiations coveringpricing, MOQs, lead times and payment terms.
• Explore opportunities to optimise sourcing and raw-material purchasing, particularly acrossAsia/China.

03 — COST, MARGIN & CASH FLOW

Protecting margin is a critical part of the role.

You will build and maintain a clearproduct cost and pricing matrix, including:

You will identify cost drivers, monitor currency exposure and assess their impact on profitability.

You will also work closely with Finance to improvesupplier terms, payment structures and working capital.

04 — INVENTORY & DEMAND PLANNING

• Take ownership ofinventory accuracy and valuation.
• Establish reliable stock-counting andFIFOprocesses.
• Balance availability with healthy working capital.
• Identify slow-moving and dead stock and develop commercially smart solutions.
• Forecast demand for the coming2–3 monthsusing sales, inventory and commercial data.
• Proactively prepare forBlack Friday, Mother’s Day, new collection launches, campaigns and promotions.

Supply chain starts long before a product reaches the warehouse.

You will work closely withProduct and Marketingto translate the commercial calendar into clear production and supply-chain requirements.

This includes:

• Samples and approvals
• Special packaging and activations
• Events, launches and promotional requirements

Your role is to make suregrowth never comes at the expense of product availability.

A key ambition is to create afully digitalised supply chain and one central source of truth.

You will help establish real-time visibility across:

The ultimate goal:end-to-end visibility from production to final delivery.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone who combinesanalytical strength with commercial instinct.

You are:

• Highly structured, organised and data-driven
• Commercially sharp and financially aware
• Experienced in international supply chains
• Strong in supplier and partner management
• Confident negotiating and challenging existing processes
• Proactive, hands‑on and solution‑oriented
• Comfortable in a fast‑growing entrepreneurial environment
• Curious abouttechnology, automation and digitalisation
• Able to connect operational detail with the bigger commercial picture
• Experience withinfashion, apparel, DTC, e-commerce or another fast‑moving consumer environmentis highly relevant.
• International sourcing and production experience — particularly withAsia/China— is a strong advantage.
• French language skills / a French‑speaking background are a strong plus.

THE MINDSET

This isnot simply a logistics role.

It is an opportunity for someone who wants tobuild the supply chain behind a globally ambitious brand.

You see the problem before it becomes a problem.
You see the cost before it impacts the margin.
You see the demand before the stock runs out.
You see the opportunity before someone else does.

THE MISSION

Transform the supply chain from an operational and reactive function into aproactive, structured, digital and profit‑driven engine for growth.

RIGHT PRODUCT.

RIGHT TIME.

RIGHT QUANTITY.

RIGHT COST.

With maximum availability, healthy cash flow, protected margins and minimum supply‑chain risk.

An opportunity to build the infrastructure behind a brand with global ambitions.

All applications are treated with complete confidentiality.