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Job description / Role
Category Manager - eCommerce - Mothercare - Kuwait
eCommerce is an exciting new support function within Alshaya as the business launches transactional websites for a number of the 70+ brands and 19 countries within the Alshaya portfolio. The function is rapidly building Alshaya's multi-channel capability to deliver customers' choice and convenience when shopping in a number of rapidly growing online emerging markets. The function is split in to 4 key areas - Trading & Merchandising, Operations & Program Management, Design & Content and Digital Marketing.
The Role:
Mothercare is Alshaya's flagship brand for eCommerce, being the brand which first established and utilised eCommerce functions, thus paving the way for the rest of our brands. As Category Manager for Mothercare, you will help define the brand's continuing tactical and strategic direction of online product lines within all Middle Eastern markets, as well as assessing and managing the product business mix to achieve our financial and business objectives. Your portfolio will extend out of region as well to provide category management for the Russian market - a key area of expansion for Alshaya.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Driving the success of the online categories through the effective merchandising and trading of online products for brands in the operating markets
* Delivering world-class product presentation and merchandising of products within their specified categories
* Supporting the development and provision of KPI reporting
* Providing guidance, coaching and management to the eCommerce Product Merchandising team.
You will be challenged to stay up-to-date with regional competitors and global business trends, reviewing critical information as it becomes available and innovating the solutions which will help shape the ecommerce field in this emerging market.
Requirements
* At least 3 years' ecommerce product/category merchandising experience in a retail organisation
* Exposure to ecommerce at an operational level, including category and business planning through to implementation
* Strong analytical, statistical and presentation skills.
The ideal candidate for this role will have exceptional communications and interpersonal skills, which will be required in order to manage active communication channels between a rapidly developing team of eCommerce Product Merchandisers and key internal stake holders, including brand marketing teams.
About the Company
As a leading international franchise operator, with nearly 90 of the world’s most recognised brands in its portfolio, Alshaya Group brings great shopping, dining, leisure and hospitality experiences to millions of customers across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond.
Alshaya Group is a dynamic multinational business and family owned enterprise with a consistent record of growth and innovation. For 35 years, Alshaya has been a pioneering force in brand franchising, using its exceptional knowledge and experience to expand at pace.
Our portfolio of well-loved international brands includes Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, KidZania and, coming soon, Hampton by Hilton.
From one retail franchise store opened in Kuwait in 1983, Alshaya Group has consistently grown and diversified and today offers customers an unparalleled choice of brands across multiple sectors; Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Leisure & Entertainment, and Hotels. A diverse, skilled team of 53,000 people from 120 nationalities support more than 4,000 stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, a growing online business and a commitment to delivering great customer experiences.