Retail Merchandiser

On behalf of Zimmermann, we are hiring for a retail merchandiser in Dubai!

Zimmermann is one of Australia's leading and most respected fashion designer brands. Zimmermann's ready-to-wear and swim and resort collections are sold through Zimmermann boutiques and high-end retailers both in Australia and internationally. We maintain stand-alone retail stores throughout Australia, Europe, UK, USA and China and a successful online business.

What you'll be doing

Responsible to help tailor the buying approach to the local markets and optimize sales locally.

Local market expertise

Knowledge of clients’ specificities at store level, both international and locals

Regular feedback on local market needs and trends

Price and competitor analysis to share with HO team

Buying

Based on AU buying team recommendations and guidelines, give feedback on local needs and adapt the buy

Propose depth and size grid that matches the needs of the markets and clients

Propose assortment store by store to answer the need of differentiation

Review and carry over sales plan / recut requests when relevant

Stock deliveries and allocations

Close follow-up of the deliveries

Work with allocator to ensure timely allocations

Monitor the stock levels of the region to request stock

Sales optimization

Analyze the performance of all products at the region and store level

Derive action plan to push and optimize sell through working closely with all support teams

Work with allocator on consolidation, or recalls

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Training of local teams on products (at the beginning and throughout the season)

Discussion with the sales team on sell through, sales performance

Based on sales analysis, propose local actions (incentives, training, VM pushes) to optimize sell through

What you’ll need to succeed

Over 5 years’ experience in retail merchandising or collection merchandising in a fashion brand

RTW experience preferred

Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with various stakeholders

Strong attention to detail

High level of organizational and time management skills

Good computer skills in Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint

Using GenAI in your application process

To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations.

We invite all applicants to apply

It takes diversity of thought, culture, background, differing abilities and perspectives to truly inspire, exhilarate and delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.