Brand Manager - Retail / Wholesale Fashion

Quantum Search

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP397-264

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

With an excellent reputation for managing international fashion, footwear, accessories brands, this regional distribution & retail company has exclusive rights to manage the wholesale of these brands into other retail customers. As part of their continued international success they are now seeking to further penetrate the wholesale marketplace here in the GCC and now seeking to create a new role of Brand Manager Fashion to lead this growing channel for this internationally acclaimed fashion brand. Your role will be based in Dubai but may require travel within the GCC & Europe.

Key Responsibilities:
- Build on existing and new key retail accounts throughout the GCC through effective business development activities and client relationship management
- Reporting to the General Manager and meeting your agreed sales & revenue targets
- Develop a trade marketing plan tailored to each account and new business opportunity
- Negotiation of terms of sale, credit terms, returns, margins & volume
- Be responsible as a point of contact for the retail customer regarding any product / merchandise related issues
- Working with the international brand principal head offices on stock ordering, allocation & logistics
- Be aware and sound understanding of competitor analysis and distribution

Requirements

- A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Retail / distribution or wholesale Brand manager role in fashion / consumer goods sector, good merchandise, marketing, brand development skills are essential
- Minimum of 3 years recent experience managing a retail, sales & distribution channel of consumer goods ie. fashion, accessories, watches, footwear
- Strong financial management experience with ability to develop and achieve budgets & targets
- Excellent relationship building skills with customers & suppliers
- Strong negotiation skills in building relationships and effectively closing the deal for a win / win outcome
- Solid computer skills with particular knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) products & retail merchandising systems & POS etc.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- The client is currently only seeking Western educated candidates for this specific role

About the Company

Quantum Search is a Dubai based Recruitment Consultancy established in 2008. Our vision is to deliver a high quality, timely and professional recruitment service across a number of key industry sectors in the middle management to executive boardroom levels with leading customers across the Middle East region. We make a firm commitment to all our clients, whether you are seeking staff or seeking a new career… we don’t distinguish on the quality of service commitment to you as our customer. “People first” is our commitment to you….

Retail Sectors: * Fashion * Luxury goods * Home wares * Supermarkets * Food & Beverage * Technology & Electronics * Department Stores * Cosmetics & Fragrance

Skills Recruited * General Management * Finance * Human Resources * Training Managers * Area Managers * Information Technology * Marketing & Public Relations * Leasing & Property Management * Project Manager / Retail Architect * Retail Buying * Merchandise Planning * Store Management * Visual Merchandisers * Brand Management

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