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Merchandiser Sports Buying and Merchandising · Dubai

Dubai, Dubai Gulf Marketing Group (GMG Group)

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Overview

GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, everyday goods, health and beauty, properties and logistics sectors. GMG operates across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, introducing more than 120 brands across 12 countries. Notable brands include Sun & Sand Sports, Dropkick, Supercare Pharmacy, Farm Fresh, Klassic, and international brands like Nike, Columbia, Converse, Timberland, Vans, Mama Sita's, and McCain.

Responsibilities
  • Support GMG’s merchandising efforts within the Sports division to align product assortments, inventory levels, and strategies with market trends and customer expectations.
  • Execute merchandising plans to drive sales, profitability, and inventory efficiency.
  • Collaborate with buying, planning, and supply chain teams to contribute to commercial goals using market insights, sales data, and consumer trends.
  • Manage and curate product assortments aligned with seasonal trends, market demands, and customer preferences to drive sales and profitability.
  • Monitor stock levels and coordinate with supply chain and inventory teams to mitigate stockouts, overstocking, and obsolescence.
  • Work with the buying team to select products, ensuring timely and efficient delivery that supports promotional calendars and key retail milestones.
  • Generate and maintain reports analyzing merchandising performance using tools to track inventory, sales metrics, and market trends.
  • Evaluate sales data to inform future buying and assortment decisions to meet or exceed financial targets.
  • Liaise with suppliers and vendors to manage lead times, negotiate terms when necessary, and resolve delivery issues promptly.
  • Collaborate with marketing teams to support product launches, seasonal campaigns, and promotional activities, ensuring cohesive brand representation across customer touchpoints.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the merchandising function and participate in cross-functional projects aligned with GMG’s strategic goals.
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Skincare Buying Trainee (6 month contract) - Faces

Dubai, Dubai Chalhoub Group

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INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up “The Greenhouse”, which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.

What you’ll be doing

We are always looking for ambitious students and graduates from a wide range of backgrounds for our professional internship programs. You will up-skill in the everyday and experience working as a valued member of the team – you will be empowered to innovate, develop and learn in a fun and supportive environment!

Weekly Supply Chain and Ecommerce Coordination
  • Conduct weekly 1:1 calls to oversee new brand and novelty trackers, ensuring timely launches.
  • Follow up on ecommerce initiatives, including novelty pipelines and GWP uploads, ensuring all items are live on site as scheduled.
Assortment Management and Analysis
  • Perform regular assortment checks and stock‑on‑hand (SOH) analyses for underperforming brands.
  • Collaborate on assortment planning for activations and manage stock for promotional events.
Floor Plan and Activation Oversight
  • Update floor plans and planograms, engaging in category discussions and negotiations.
  • Ensure timely follow‑up on activations and discounts post‑negotiation by category managers.
Accounting and Payment Liaison
  • Address accounting queries related to payment closures, liaising between suppliers and finance on a bi‑weekly basis.
  • Ensure all compensation and payment issues are tracked and communicated effectively.
Brand Expansion and Competitive Analysis
  • Work with teams on brand expansions, coordinating demand and assortment planning.
  • Conduct weekly competition analysis to inform strategy and optimize performance.
What you’ll need to succeed
  • Advanced Excel skills and use of MS Office.
  • Previous retail experience and category experience are a plus.
  • Able to communicate in both English and Arabic.
  • Ability to commute to our offices in Jebel Ali.
What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts. To view all our perks and benefits, click here.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

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Head of Brands - W&J - Buying & Merchandising - Dubai Based

Dubai, Dubai Qataryello

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One of the largest retail conglomerates, managing a diverse portfolio of leading watch, jewellery and accessory brands across the Middle East.

  • Manage a portfolio of global watch brands, overseeing full brand lifecycle from planning to execution across retail and e-commerce channels
  • Serve as the key liaison with brand principals, aligning on product strategy, launches, marketing, and training initiatives
  • Analyze global and regional market trends to develop competitive strategies and act as the subject matter expert for the watch category
  • Forecast sales, manage budgets, monitor purchases, and ensure pricing consistency across markets
  • Oversee product selection, OTB management, inventory control, and liquidation of slow movers to optimize brand performance
  • Ensure best-in-class brand presentation in-store through planograms, merchandising, and regular retail audits
  • Develop e-commerce strategies and work with travel retail teams to unlock new growth opportunities and elevate brand presence
  • 10-12 years of experience in brand management, buying or planning within retail-ideally in watches or related sectors like fashion, FMCG, consumer goods or electronics
  • Proven track record managing large-scale brand portfolios and operational processes
  • Commercially driven, proactive and entrepreneurial in mindset with a focus on delivering results
  • Strong communicator with excellent presentation skills and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
  • Agile and trend-aware with a strong grasp of evolving consumer preferences and market dynamics
  • Analytical and insights-led with the ability to interpret data to drive brand strategy and performance
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