Category Manager

At Genius we are Hiring for a role of Category Manager-Brand Manager for one of the Luxury Retail

Location Dubai

Candidate experience from Luxury retail Kindly apply for this Job:

Job Description:

• Brand Portfolio Management: Overseeing the assigned portfolio of brands, ensuring a deep understanding of the brands in their entirety and the retail business environment
• Brand Principal Relationships: Managing relationships with brand principals comprehensively, including product, marketing, training, new launches, and more
• Market Research & Strategy Development: Analyzing trends in both international and domestic markets, crafting strategies to stay ahead of competitors. Acting as the key point of contact for market intelligence in the watch industry
• Sales Forecasting & Budgeting: Forecasting sales accurately and developing brand budgets to ensure business goals are met
• Business Planning: Developing actionable business plans to achieve brand objectives and growth targets
• Sales Target & Purchase Monitoring: Monitoring sales targets and purchases across multiple markets and channels for the assigned brand portfolio
• Pricing Parity & Benchmarking: Ensuring pricing parity across all brand channels, continuously benchmarking against home markets to maintain competitiveness
• Brand/Product Lifecycle Management: Managing the entire lifecycle of the brand/products, from product selection to sales and customer delivery
• Order & Inventory Management: Overseeing the buying cycle and order placement, while effectively managing the Open-To-Buy (OTB) process. Ensuring proper inventory management, with attention to product availability, slow-moving items, and liquidation strategies
• Store Planograms & Brand Placement: Developing and reviewing store planograms and brand placements, ensuring they align with brand standards and are evaluated regularly
• Best Practices Implementation: Collaborating closely with brand principals to gain a deep understanding of global best practices and effectively adapt and implement them within the regional market
• E-commerce Strategy: Leading the growth and development of the e-commerce business for the assigned brand portfolio, encompassing both Rivoli Group’s owned e-commerce platform and third-party marketplaces
• Brand boutiques: Identifying opportunities for enhancing client servicing and ensure the effective operation and management of brand boutiques to deliver exceptional customer experiences
• Travel retail business: Collaborating closely with the travel retail team to ensure the brand’s performance is maximized and business opportunities are fully optimized in the travel retail channel
• Marketing Initiatives: Driving marketing initiatives for the assigned brands, collaborating closely with the in-house marketing team and the brand principals

Retail Store Visits: Conducting regular visits to retail stores to ensure proper brand visibility and adherence to merchandising guidelines