Assistant Manager

Full Time Retail / Sales / Marketing
  • Full Time
  • Retail / Sales / Marketing
  • Dubai - United Arab Emirates
  • Attractive Salary AED / Month
  • Salary: Attractive Salary
  • 6 years of design experience in a multi-category and format retail set up including atleast 3 years of management experience in heading and running a successful design studio

Website The Landmark Group

The Landmark Group began its journey in 1973 with one store in Bahrain and has grown into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East, Africa and India. Currently the Group operates over 2,200 outlets, encompassing over 30 million square feet across 21 countries.

Assistant Manager

POSITION DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT

BASIC INFORMATION

Position Title

Assistant Manager – Design Basics Non Apparel

Job Family

Retail Development

Function / Department

Retail (Design)

POSITION DETAILS

To be filled up as per the requirement of the business / unit / function / concept / territory

LOCATION DETAILS

Please mention the correct office location of the position selected above and fill in the other geographic details

Base Location (City)

Dubai

Country

UAE

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The job holder will be responsible for tracking technological advancements, analyzing changes in market demand for the product group and developing new product lines in the area of private label development and specifying product design parameters and standards

DO — Key Responsibilities

1.

Product Design Budgeting

Prepare product design and development budget for approval

Ensure all design and development activities are carried out within budget

Develop product/packing material sourcing plans that ensure cost reduction

2.

Product Research

Identify consumer preferences and trends and translate them into styles and products that relates to their needs

Research global markets in order to identify new trends, fabrics, techniques, etc

Gather information from Industry trade groups or through trade shows or market research

3.

Product Design

Define the product architecture and key steps in the process of product design and development

Participate in conceptual development of product lines (i.e., sell ideas/concepts and convince others to adopt course of action).

Ensure that product is consistent with market trends as well as relates to market demands, company image and business strategy.

Oversee brand clarity and parity to ensure consistency of brands across businesses.

Provide recommendations regarding seasonal themes, edits to line, new concepts, etc.

Provide insights regarding style and fit of product

4.

People Management

Manage and support recruitment

Monitor staff welfare and facilitate complaint resolution

Set KRA’s for direct reports and conduct performance appraisal

Oversee staff deployment and drive motivation levels of the direct reportees

DISPLAY

QUALIFICATION

Basic Qualification / Education / Vocational Training

Fashion Diploma/Degree from a Fashion College/University of standing and repute like NIFT or Pearl

Advanced

Qualification / Certification / Specialist Training

Post Graduate degree in Business Administration

EXPERIENCE

Minimum Experience

9-10 years

Specific / Relevant Experience

6 years of design experience in a multi-category and format retail set up including atleast 3 years of management experience in heading and running a successful design studio

COMPETECIES

Skills and Capabilities

Advanced Knowledge of Merchandising Design process and practices

Advanced Knowledge of Retail industry and products

Advance Knowledge of Fabric, Embroidery, Color pallets, Photoshop, Coral draw and Illustrator

Innovation & creativity

Attention to detail

Leadership skills

DELIVER

Perspective

Key Result Area (KRA)

Measure

Financial

Cost Optimization

% cost reduction in product design

Customer

Private Label growth

Growth in Market Share / Increase in Sales

Diverse Category/Product range

No. of new products, brands introduced/

% increase in Customer Feedback on product range diversity

Product Style and Trend

% increase in Customer Feedback on product style and trend

Current Processes (Internal)

Adherence to standard processes/ SOPs

% deviation from the defined procedures ( Audit exceptions)

“Build” for Future” (Capability)

Achieve the training objectives as planned

Training programs attended for specified number of training man days for team/self

Retention of key talent (high potentials, high performers, key position holders)

Achievement of target retention rate

Team Engagement

% improvement in Engagement score

JOB INTERACTIONS

KEY INTERNAL INTERACTION WITH

NATURE OF INTERACTION

Buyers

For recommending/discussing product design (fabric, trim, colors) plan for the buying season

Marketing/Territory Retail

For understanding customer feedback on product make and quality; Active involvement in conceptualising, planning and styling the seasonal brand campaigns

KEY EXTERNAL INTERACTION WITH

NATURE OF INTERACTION

Key vendors

For communicating the design parameters to the third party sourcing partners

Qualifications

Primary Location: AE-AE-United Arab Emirates
Work location/ موقع العمل: Landmark Tower – Dubai , , Dubai25030 25030
Job: Design
Organization: Babyshop Concept
Schedule label /الجدول الزمني: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Day Job
Job Posting/نشر تسمية الوظيفة: Jun 13, 2023, 8:10:18 AM

To apply for this job please visit landmarkgroup.taleo.net.

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