Apparel Group
Category Manager
🇦🇪 UAE, UAE🏢 On-site
Category ManagementRetailMerchandisingVendor ManagementInventory ControlAssortment Planning
At a Glance
- Category
- 🛍️ Retail
- Level
- Mid-Level
- Type
- Full-time
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Key Responsibilities:
1. Category Strategy & Planning:
- Develop and implement category strategies aligned with overall business objectives.
- Analyze market trends, customer behavior, and competitive insights to support data-driven decision-making.
- Identify growth opportunities through new product introductions and optimization of existing assortments.2. Buying & Vendor Management:
- In cases requiring deeper involvement, participate in vendor negotiations and factory interactions.
- Work closely with suppliers to optimize costs, terms, and product availability.
- Ensure supplier relationships align with quality, compliance, and ethical sourcing standards.3. Merchandising & Inventory Management:
- Oversee the merchandising team to ensure effective product placement, visual merchandising, and stock rotation.
- Manage stock levels, demand planning, and replenishment strategies to reduce stock-outs and overstocking.
- Coordinate with supply chain and logistics teams for timely product availability.4. Sales & Performance Analysis:
- Track category performance using key metrics such as sales, margins, stock turns, and profitability.
- Generate reports and insights to optimize category performance.
- Adjust pricing, promotions, and assortment strategies based on sales performance and market feedback.5. Team Leadership & Coordination:
- Lead a team of merchandisers, ensuring alignment with category goals.
- Provide training and development to enhance team capabilities in merchandising and buying functions.
- Work cross-functionally with marketing, operations, and finance to drive category success.Desired Experience:
- 6-8 years of experience in category management, buying, or merchandising within the retail industry.
- Strong skills in assortment planning, vendor management, and inventory control.
- Proven ability to analyze data and drive category performance.
- Experience in leading cross-functional collaboration across supply chain, marketing, and operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail, or a related field
Requirements
- •6-8 years of experience in category management, buying, or merchandising within the retail industry
- •Strong skills in assortment planning, vendor management, and inventory control
- •Proven ability to analyze data and drive category performance
- •Experience in leading cross-functional collaboration across supply chain, marketing, and operations
- •Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail, or a related field
Responsibilities
- •Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business objectives
- •Analyze market trends, customer behavior, and competitive insights
- •Identify growth opportunities through new product introductions and assortment optimization
- •Participate in vendor negotiations and factory interactions to optimize costs and terms
- •Oversee merchandising team for product placement, visual merchandising, and stock rotation
- •Manage stock levels, demand planning, and replenishment strategies
- •Track category performance metrics (sales, margins, stock turns, profitability)
- •Lead and provide training to a team of merchandisers
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Company
Apparel Group
5000+ employees
Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate. It operates a large portfolio of leading international brands across the Middle East, Africa, and India.