Merchandising Manager

About the Company

The organization is centered on customer experience and aims to improve product outcomes through thoughtful merchandising, market intelligence, and strong commercial execution. Its teams work across retail, marketing, sales, supply chain, product, and operations to strengthen product presentation, boost customer engagement, and support long-term business growth.

Role Overview

This position calls for a seasoned Merchandising Manager who can design and roll out merchandising initiatives that lift product performance, improve customer interaction, and deliver commercial value. The role involves planning merchandising activity, studying sales patterns, refining product placement, and partnering with internal teams to raise revenue and enhance the customer journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and execute merchandising approaches that support business goals, sales objectives, and customer experience priorities.
• Develop merchandising plans, product mixes, category direction, and seasonal activation initiatives.
• Review sales results, customer behavior, market movements, and inventory information to improve product placement and availability.
• Work closely with retail, marketing, sales, procurement, supply chain, and product teams to strengthen merchandising outcomes.
• Create standards for product presentation, visual merchandising, promotional setups, and customer engagement activities.
• Oversee product introductions, seasonal programs, promotional efforts, and merchandising schedules.
• Track performance measures such as sales, stock turnover, product profitability, conversion, and customer engagement.
• Carry out competitor review, market research, and customer insight analysis to uncover merchandising opportunities.
• Fine-tune assortment mix, pricing approach, stock levels, and promotional impact to improve revenue.
• Handle merchandising budgets, vendor coordination, and third-party partnerships when needed.
• Produce reports, dashboards, forecasts, and strategic inputs for senior management.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Retail Management, Fashion, Commerce, or a similar discipline is preferred.
• Professional credentials in Retail Management, Category Management, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, or a related area are considered an advantage.
• At least 5 years of experience in merchandising, retail operations, category management, trade marketing, commercial planning, or comparable functions.
• Preferably 2 or more years spent leading merchandising strategies, retail programs, or merchandising teams.
• Solid knowledge of merchandising principles, assortment planning, retail analytics, customer behavior, and commercial strategy.
• Experience using retail systems, inventory tools, CRM platforms, analytics software, and reporting dashboards.
• Strong analytical, creative, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective communication, leadership, teamwork, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to convert customer insights and sales data into practical merchandising actions.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote setup.

What We Offer

• A fully remote role for candidates based in the United Arab Emirates.
• A competitive pay package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth in retail leadership.
• Exposure to merchandising strategy, customer experience improvement, product optimization, and commercial growth initiatives.
• A flexible, collaborative work environment.
• A supportive culture that values innovation, creativity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• The chance to shape product performance and customer engagement strategy.
• Clear progression paths across merchandising management, retail leadership, category management, commercial strategy, and executive roles.

Additional Information

This is a mid-level to senior-level full-time opportunity. The role is remote, with work location in the United Arab Emirates. No vacancy count, application deadline, or start date was specified.