Assistant Brand Manager/Buyer - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reed Recruitment Middle East

    Reed Recruitment Middle East
    Reed Recruitment Middle East Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    One of our leading luxury retail group in the UAE is looking for a Assistant Brand Manager for Dubai Location.

    Roles & Responsibilities:

    • Managing the assigned portfolio of brands with a complete understanding of the retail business environment
    • Managing brand principal relationships holistically- product/marketing/brand information/trainings/new launches, etc.
    • Researching trends in international and domestic markets and formulating strategies to always stay ahead of competition. Being the key person for market intelligence within the industry
    • Driving marketing initiatives for the respective brands with the support of the inhouse marketing team
    • Forecasting sales and formulating the brand budgets
    • Developing business plans to achieve the brand objectives
    • Managing the overall brand/product lifecycle right from product selection to sales to the end customer
    • Managing the buying cycle, order placement for brands with an effective management of the OTB (Open-To-Buy)
    • Managing the inventory, ensuring the right product is available at the right point of sale at the right time, periodically identifying slow-movers and plans to liquidate the same
    • Monitoring the sales targets and purchases for the assigned brand portfolio across the various markets/channels
    • Ensuring the pricing parity is maintained across the channels the brand is present in the regions operates and constantly benchmarking with home markets.
    • Visiting retail stores to ensure the brand is given its due visibility and merchandising guidelines are implemented
    • Driving the e-commerce business for the assigned brand portfolio

    Requirement:

    • At least 3-5 years of experience in Brand Management
    • Buying experience is must
    • Possess excellent communication skills. Arabic language proficiency is a plus
    • Proactive, result-driven and presentable
    • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
    • Fully conversant with MS office applications