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United Arab Emirates

Helping Employers secure unique and rare Senior Emirati talent (Director, VP, SVP, C-level) - Top Level Executive Search (Market mapping, Passive candidate Targeting and Shortlisting). We do not post job adverts; we are a 100% Headhunting Consultancy.

• Conduct in-depth analysis of category/brand performance for stores and create plans to exploit the opportunity.• Inventory management & sales forecasting to ensure maximum sales are achieved• Developing the seasonal strategy for the brand, identifying key opportunities and tactical plans to deliver on the growth targets.• Onboarding major retailers, building strong relationships to support all areas of their needs• Working closely with retailers to achieve maximum profit margins • Deliver plans that will drive traffic, consumer engagement, conversion and retention based on customer insights and customer behaviour.• Fully supporting store operations • Overseeing the content is scheduled and uploaded across the website & all social media channels, ensuring it meets the requirements of our marketing and sales calendar.

• Managed Menswear/Womenswear department within the business. Which takes 70% of annual sales. • Increased the assortment for menswear wear by 30% in first year. • Brought in 25,000 new SKU’s into the business, increasing sales by 20% on the year. (Annual sales of $22 Million) • Introduced major retailers into the business (Azadea/Landmark Liwa) • Developing and influencing major retail group and supplier relationships to ensure the best prices, products, and shipments • Identifying products that will maximize promotional and marketing strategies to meet sales and margin goals based on internal business and external market factors • Target & acquire brands based on trends knowledge and understanding of the target customer • Plan deliveries in line with sales targets and peak trading period. • Participating in recommending, setting, and approving product pricing strategies to achieve specific margin objectives and recommending appropriate markdowns • Plan and develop the buying team through training and mentoring to create the core structure needed to support a growing organisation

• Planning sales for all 96 stores in the Middle East • Overseeing the planning for promotions which took 1.2 million in 3 days (Buys, stock intake, Logistics) • Weekly meetings with Marketing, VM and store managers to launch new floor sets to maximize selling potential• Maximizing profitability while aligning with total company goals • Participate in tops up and bottoms down planning • Maximizing profitability while aligning with total company goals • Own the monthly OTB process • Provide competitive analysis as requested • Weekly trade meetings to run through reports on sales & reacting in accordance to analysis of data • Partner with the store team to develop new store opening assortments and allocation strategy • Identified risks and opportunities by department and class, develops action plans to achieve financial goals • Provides performance recaps to plan at weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly levels • Reacts to business change to ensure all stores are operating as optimally as possible • Work closely with the vendor & warehouse teams ensuring stock is received in a timely manner for launch/promotion dates