Retail Merchandiser

Having been founded in ‎2017, we're the fastest-growing eyewear company in the
Middle East. We have a clear mission here, and that is to provide access to
quality eyewear at unmatched value by creating and curating the right designs
for the region. We believe that everyone should be able to express themselves
authentically and confidently--and we're on the way to making that happen!
Fast forward to today and we have a retail footprint of ‎55+ stores across four
countries (KSA, UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait) as well as already becoming the
largest online eyewear retailer in our space. It's been a phenomenal journey
so far, with more than ‎650 employees who embody our core values of Integrity,
Ownership, Boldness and Optimism, it's what has allowed us to scale at this
pace and culminated in us being a certified 'Great Place to Work ‎2023' across
all of our offices.
Our people are our strength, and we have a team of diverse (‎49% female, ‎31+
different nationalities), smart thinkers who are encouraged to think
creatively and empowered to turn their ideas into actions. To support this
growth, we are looking for intelligent, ambitious, and confident individuals
that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to eyewa and play a part in
driving the company forward on its truly exciting journey.
We are currently recruiting for a Retail Merchandiser to be based in the UAE
as part of the growth of our Commercial team.
Responsibilities:
* Monitoring stock movements and analyzing sales figures, trends, regional variations, customer requirements and purchasing behavior to accurately forecast future sales and thus stock requirements & achieving an agreed sell-thru for the season
* Monitoring stock ageing, sell through & zero movement items and preparing reports based on sales
* Review stores and create reports on ERP such as daily stock reports, stock mix, MTD/YTD growth and managing stock take/ perpetual inventory reports
* Monitoring and setting min-max for newness and stock aging liquidation plan to execute when needed
* Analysing every aspect of the best and worst sellers and the previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's products
* Optimize the volume and profitability of product categories
* Gather information relating to customer reaction towards the products
* Preparation of merchandise plans and other Information required for product range presentations and reviews for the Brand team
* Report competition's offerings and analysing opportunities to the Brand team
Requirements
* Over ‎3 years experience in a similar role at a large retail organization
* Must be an Excel expert. Experience working with ERPs is preferred but not a must
* Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
* Proven experience communicating with cross-border teams
* Ability to meet critical deadlines
If you are successful, what we can offer is a high learning environment, no
day is the same, challenges keep coming with the ability to grow and develop
your personal skill set working alongside some of the most talented people in
the industry. Having been certified Great Place to Work, we feel we also have
a special culture and environment that we have managed to retain even though
we have scaled at a frenetic pace. Our mission is clear, we want to help
people and do it the right way by building a healthy, sustainable business
that will become one of the most loved and well-known homegrown brands in the
region. If you think you are right for this role - please apply #Teameyewa!