Senior Manager – Commercial (United Arab Emirates) Dubai

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in E-commerce or Business Administration is required, with a Master’s degree in supply chain or e-commerce preferred. Candidates must have 7 to 10 years of experience in category management or merchandising, specifically including e-commerce experience.

Job Summary

JOB TITLE
Senior Manager – Commercial | MAF Retail | Head Office UAE

ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Manager – Commercial is responsible for establishing sourcing strategies, leading cross-functional strategic sourcing and managing merchandizing teams. The role holder is responsible for managing and negotiating with suppliers to execute contracts and optimize opportunities. Finally, he/she is in charge of defining and implementing selection of assortment, definition of category profitability, and promotional national calendar.

ROLE PROFILE
Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing and merchandizing teams.
Manage and negotiate with suppliers to execute contracts and optimize opportunities.
Manage category suppliers to act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed.
Drive category suppliers’ activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value.
Helping to develop long-term country strategies and significantly influencing the cross-company project development.
Define country strategic merchandise and assortment through product.
Define and implement selection of assortment, definition of category profitability, and promotional national calendar.
Ensure online assortment and selection is available and matches the offline assortment and selection to provide a similar customer experience.

REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in E- Commerce or Business Administration.
Master’s degree in e-commerce, supply chain is a plus.
7 – 10 years of working experience in either category management or merchandize.
E-commerce experience is required.
Leadership Skills.
Team Management.

WHAT WE OFFER
At Majid Al Futtaim, we’re on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We’re proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.
Work with over 45,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.

Responsibilities

The role is responsible for establishing sourcing strategies and leading cross-functional merchandising teams to optimize supplier contracts. It also involves defining category profitability, assortment selection, and the national promotional calendar for both online and offline channels.

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