Buyer - Toys R Us - Regional Office

Job description / Role

Buyer - Toys R Us - Regional Office, Dubai Festival City

As part of the Buying team, you will be responsible for supporting the sales team and providing execution and merchandising plan of products in the assigned categories to achieve maximum profitability and growth in line with the company vision and values.

You strike an effective balance between short term and long term initiatives and responds constructively to new demands, priorities and challenges.

You will also supervise the Buyer Assistants and ensures feedback from customers and the business environment to identify improvement opportunities and company initiatives.

Requirements

To be considered for the role, you must have 7-10 years of experience in Toys Buying/Merchandising. You must have a strong enthusiasm and interest in toy retailing and highly developed merchandising and buying knowledge, effective communication skills, strategic planning and analytical skills and advanced skills in MS Excel.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.