Furniture Category Manager for Dubai

-Are responsible for merchandise planning process to achieve department /category sales, margin, stockholding and flow objectives under the guidance of Head Ecommerce Merchandising. 
- Have 5+ years retail furniture industry experience in buying
- Have a postgraduate degree in business administration/ graduate degree in fashion designing, merchandising or apparel production. 
- have experience in maximising sales and profitability for the Concepts/Brand 
-Support in determining high-level financial goals including pre-season financial plans & in-season projections 
- Prepare and maintain MIS analytics for Concept /Brand merchandise based on actual sales, sales forecasts, company order parameters, inventory checks, forth coming events, replenishment needs
-Assist in the creation of merchandise/seasonal plans for the Concept/Brand based on insights gained from merchandise analytics, customer preference, historical and current fashion trends 
-Assist in weekly /monthly reporting the concept/brand on sales, stock, margins, replenishment 
-Ensure effective in season management (stock balancing, markdown management,stock analysis, stock vs sales performance)
- Ensure optimum category inventory levels are maintained at Category level keeping in mind online trading 
-Ensure excess Category inventory is not maintained at the warehouses and ensure flow of stock back to Concept/Brand 
- Work jointly with the concepts co-ordinate promotions and develop online exclusive promotions that align to the concept and online marketing calendar -You plan and execute email features that drive visits and revenue
-Help source and develop rich content for products listed on the site be the product expert 
- Merchandise the site to maximize add to cart, average basket value and sales through the planning and execution of product features, promotions and cross selling 
- Analyse the effectiveness of the promotions in achieving the targeted levels of sales and margins 
- Care about building relationships with Concepts/Brand and Warehouse 
-Complete regular competive reviews and making recommendations based on the analaysis to ensure we are in a position to maximize sales and profits 
- Decide on the categories to expand the assortments above the stores and jointly make the product selection with the concepts
- Areas of expertise are Retail & fashion industry and product development. Advanced knowledge of online retail Excellent planning and organising skills Ability to comfortably work on multiple projects and products Excellent communication skills, Expert in excel. 


5+ years experience


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