Assistant Buyer – beauty & skin care, beauty tools & accessories, you will be responsible for planning and controlling the area's sales through its purchases of high-quality merchandise at the most advantageous price, in order to meet and maintain merchandising standards and sales and profit objectives.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Buyer in identifying and evaluating high-quality local (UAE) and international suppliers, with a focus on beauty, personal care, apparel, and accessories, ensuring optimal pricing and quality.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships, lead local negotiations (payment terms, return policies, etc.), and reduce procurement costs.
• Adapt product selections provided by the China buyer team to align with local market preferences (e.g., Halal-compliant beauty formulations).
• Analyze UAE consumer trends and submit regular competitor reports for beauty/personal care and apparel/accessories.
• Participate in product selection meetings with the China team, providing localization recommendations.
• Place re-orders as applicable in consultation with buyers and communicate relevant information to all relevant parties in planning and supply chain.
• Maintain an accurate database of vendor agreements and forward completed vendor agreements to Merchandise Planning.
• Liaise with marketing to prepare promotional events for the season promotion.
• Work with merchandising and logistics teams to ensure timely delivery of goods.
• Analyze weekly sales and action all necessary transfers, reorders, and stock swaps. Consolidate buying feedback reports and provide buyers with reports and recommendations per brand portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, or other related fields.
• 3-4 years of proven experience as assistant buyer in a retail environment (Beauty and skin-care).
• Ability to identify priorities and organize and plan activities to ensure proper and timely.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong grasp of procurement principles and industry best practices.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent