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Job description / Role
Brand Merchandising Manager - H&M - Kuwait
As Brand Merchandising Manager for H&M Kuwait, you will be accountable for ensuring the brand is appropriately represented within the market and championed effectively. Through building the annual business plan and ongoing reporting and re-forecasting, you will have responsibility for ensuring delivery on merchandise planning, driving sales strategy and achieving standards agreed by the host brand. In addition, you will participate in business improvement projects to ensure brand requirements are represented in all business-wide initiatives and systems.
This role requires a commercially driven leader with retail merchandising and team management experience. You will be required to deliver a clear, consistent and systematic approach to merchandising, forward planning, stock management, treasury/exchange rate review and other key analyses whilst ensuring correct and informed trading decisions. Additionally, you must be able to assimilate business-critical retrospective and forward information to key weekly parameters and deadlines. Keen decision-making skills will be vital as you take full responsibility for merchandise planning, Open to Buy management, allocations, replenishments, and supply chain management.
About the Brand:
Founded in Sweden in 1947, H&M has grown through offering fashion and quality at the best price to over 3,000 stores in 53 markets today, making it a truly global fashion company. H&M's presence can be felt on the high streets of Europe, Asia, North America, Middle East & North Africa. The MENA region currently covers 10 countries and 83 stores and is still growing. H&M is an ever evolving brand that offers a broad and varied range of fashions for the entire family. Our collections are extensive with new items arriving in store everyday offering our customers change and choice every time they visit. This is an exciting and fast paced environment requiring energetic individuals with a passion for fashion and customer service.
Requirements
This position is ideal for a Senior Merchandiser with 3 or more years of retail merchandise experience in a PLC (or successful private company) who is looking to gain or expand upon their international retail merchandising experience in a diverse and growing market with one of the Middle East's leading retailers.
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.