Senior Inventory and Merchandising Manager Full-time Job

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Styling, Marketing, and Operations, to develop and execute merchandise strategies aligned with the company's overall goals.

Utilize predictive analytics to forecast demand, sales trends, and customer preferences, enabling accurate inventory planning and assortment optimization.

Monitor and manage stock levels, ensuring optimal inventory turnover rates and minimizing overstock or stockout situations.

Conduct thorough sell-through analysis to identify best-selling products, slow-moving items, and opportunities for markdown optimization.

Develop and implement pricing strategies that reflect market trends, competitive positioning, and maximize profitability.

Drive the development and execution of promotional activities to enhance product visibility and drive sales growth.

Collaborate with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely deliveries and maintain strong partnerships for sourcing and procurement.

Generate regular reports and presentations on sales performance, inventory levels, and assortment effectiveness for presentation to senior management.

Lead a team of merchandising professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Retail Management, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

Proven experience (X+ years) in merchandise management, demand planning, inventory assortment, and sales analysis within the fashion or retail industry.

Strong proficiency in data analytics tools and predictive modeling techniques to drive strategic decision-making.

Exceptional understanding of retail math, inventory metrics, and supply chain principles.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to various stakeholders.

Leadership experience with the ability to inspire and lead a team effectively.

Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.

Creative mindset with a keen eye for fashion trends and a deep understanding of customer preferences.

Proficiency in relevant software tools, including inventory management systems, Excel, and data analytics platforms.

We are Chalhoub Group, a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East for over 60 years. By blending our Middle East expertise, deep understanding of the local customer and intimate knowledge of luxury, were dedicated to making every customer experience unforgettable. 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.