Liwa Trading Hiring for Senior Merchandiser at Abu Dhabi, UAE Full Time

The Senior Merchandiser is responsible in delivering merchandise strategy through timely creation of items and purchase orders. The incumbent is responsible for replenishment, allocation and transfers of product, flow of goods through the supply chain, provide reports on sales and inventory; maximizing the productivity of inventory to increase sales and gross margin.

• The position assists the Brand Manager to plan the product and assortment strategies that meets or exceeds financial goals

• Coordinate all the activities related to allocation and delivery of merchandise to all the stores in the region

• Assist in pre-season financial planning, in-season projections, open-to-buy management and new store budgets

• Ensure balanced collection at stores, regular replenishment from warehouse and inter-store transfers

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in merchandise plans for the category based on insights gained from merchandise mix, historical trends and future outlook projected by the brand

• Analyze store profile based on reports, including weeks of stock, merchandise sales blend, inventory by store grade

• Ensure effective in-season management (stock analysis and balancing, markdown management, stock vs. sale performance)

• Plan merchandise mix for each store and complete initial product allocation to stores and reserve management based on pre-distribution

• Monitor the product line, pricing and developments of competitor brands

• Ensure the ageing standards are followed and the stock turns are maintained as per the company policy

• Manage margin negotiations, orders, stock distribution and product selection

• Monitor and analyze both, the best sellers and slow sellers and take appropriate actions

• Keep a track of actual sales vs sales forecasts, inventory checks, forth coming events and address the replenishment needs of the stores on day-to-day basis 

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