Manager_Buying_Buying Concept.Shoe Mart.UAE_JAFZA_Shoe Mart

Landmark Group
United Arab Emirates
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: SalesExperience: 5-7 yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Creative thinking","Relationship management","Analysis","Coordination"]

Lead end-to-end buying for ladies footwear brands and product lines, ensuring the right and commercially viable assortments. Drive category management to maximize sales, profitability, margins, and stock levels through pre-season plans, in-season projections, and OTB alignment. Oversee product development from briefs and tech packs through factory deadlines, manage vendor and order execution, and use MIS/analytics to forecast demand and optimize inventory and costs.

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end buying for ladies footwear brands and product lines, ensuring the right and commercially viable assortments. Drive category management to maximize sales, profitability, margins, and stock levels through pre-season plans, in-season projections, and OTB alignment. Oversee product development from briefs and tech packs through factory deadlines, manage vendor and order execution, and use MIS/analytics to forecast demand and optimize inventory and costs.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Sales
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage the entire buying process for ladies brands and product lines to ensure commercially viable ranges and improved sales, margins, and stock levels.
  • •Inspire the buying team to think creatively to deliver newness in the product range and oversee category management to maximize sales and profitability.
  • •Manage financial goals through pre-season plans, in-season projections, open-to-buy, and alignment between merchandising planners and OTB for store assortment delivery.
  • •Oversee and guide the category through product creation, analyzing briefs and tech packages, coordinating reviews and approvals, and meeting factory deadlines.
  • •Optimize stock and costs by managing inventory, central bulk buying, markdowns, vendor mix, and using sales/forecast/MIS analytics to predict trends and replenishment needs.

Key Requirements

  • •Relevant qualifications in retail, design, or preferably footwear.
  • •Minimum 5 to 7.5 years of buying for the relevant category.
  • •Knowledge of footwear retail within the region.
  • •Knowledge of the buying process and practices, including multiple critical path management.
  • •Knowledge of product development and ability to visualize and anticipate business needs.
Experience:5-7 yearsFootwear retail
Skills:LeadershipCreative thinkingRelationship managementAnalysisCoordination
Languages:English

Company Brief

Landmark Group
UAE-based retail and hospitality conglomerate operating multiple own and franchise brands (Centrepoint, Max, Home Centre, Babyshop, etc.) across the Middle East, South Asia and Africa with thousands of stores, large ecommerce operations and logistics capability.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1973
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