Trading Manager - Gaming

Yello; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Yello, a Dubai-based B2B trading platform, seeks a senior Trading Manager to own the gaming P&L—sourcing, pricing, selling, stock decisions and margin for consoles, games, controllers and accessories. You will build and grow a supplier book across UK, EU, USA and Asia, and establish a GCC buyer network with UAE and Saudi retailers.

You will guide offers through the portal flow, evaluate risks, negotiate, and push deals while keeping platform anonymity.

Responsibilities

• Own the gaming P&L: sourcing, pricing, selling, stock decisions and margin for consoles, games, controllers, headsets and accessories.
• Grow supplier book with distributors, retailers with surplus or promotional stock, brand overstock and cross-region stock.
• Develop GCC buyer book: UAE and Saudi retailers, wholesalers, marketplace sellers, Deira and Dragon Mart trade, plus export buyers.
• Screen offers through portal flow: pipeline screening, Evaluator score, counter-offers (3 rounds max), sell-then-buy or buy-for-stock within rules.
• Decide what to hold: Amazon best-seller checks, velocity, seasonal launches, end-of-life and price-protection opportunities.
• Negotiate on both sides while keeping the platform anonymous as counterparty of record.

Job description

Our client is a B2B Trading Platform HQed in Dubai, with strong operations in the UK, US and Netherlands. They buy Electronics, Gaming, IT globally and sell in the GCC.

• Own the gaming P&L: sourcing, pricing, selling, stock decisions and margin for consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo), games, controllers, headsets and accessories.
• Bring and grow a supplier book: distributors, retailers with surplus or promotional stock, brand overstock, cross-region stock from UK, EU, USA and Asia.
• Bring and grow a GCC buyer book: UAE and Saudi retailers, wholesalers, marketplace sellers, Deira and Dragon Mart trade, plus export buyers.
• Work every offer through the portal flow: pipeline screening, Evaluator score, counter-offers (max 3 rounds), sell-then-buy or buy-for-stock within the agreed rules, PO approval.
• Decide what to hold: Amazon best-seller and velocity checks, seasonal and launch timing (Q4, new titles, console bundles), end-of-life and price-protection opportunities.
• Negotiate hard on both sides and keep the platform anonymous as the counterparty of record; never disintermediate or share counterparties.
• Use the trading platforms (Handelot, Kadorf) for supply scan, price discovery and prospecting, logged in the portal.
• Direct a Junior Trading Manager on uploads, follow-ups and buyer lists; coach, do not delegate the relationships.
• Hit weekly KPIs: offers in, offers scored 60+, offers out, deals closed, gross profit, stock days.

• 5+ years trading or buying gaming hardware and software at a distributor, wholesaler, large retailer or trading house, with a verifiable book of suppliers and buyers.
• Has bought and sold on own P&L and taken inventory risk, not only managed a category for a brand.
• Knows the gaming trade: who the buyers are, grey-market dynamics, regional SKUs and warranty issues, Saudi demand.
• Based in the UAE or willing to relocate immediately.