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Business Development & Merchandising Operations Director

Job in Dubai, Dubai, UAE/Dubai
Listing for: LVMH Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-06
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Operations Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 200000 - 300000 AED Yearly AED 200000.00 300000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Business Development & Merchandising Operations Director

Business Development & Merchandising Operations Director

Profile
  • Lead the strategic process for merchandizing operations
  • Navigate cross functional teams and structure to drive merchandizing animation online and offline
  • Manage process improvement and streamlining workflow on 360 Omni collaterals including gifting and rewards, as well as merchandizing operations for instore animations
  • Ensure yearly omni animation calendars and other category lead initiatives are implemented and executed on timely basis
  • Oversee the team responsible for the end to end process for gifting and rewards across Ecom and B&M internally and externally
  • Lead operational conversations with Merchandizing leadership team to create yearly strategic plan across all omni activation initiatives

Business Development:

The scope consists of below key areas:

1. Business Development
  • Negotiate and structure partnership agreements that enhance brand portfolio performance and profitability.
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive revenue and growth strategy aligned with the company goals and category objectives.
  • Identify new revenue streams and monetization opportunities
  • Report revenue performance and growth opportunities to executive committee.
  • Secure and track brands’ investment across all Sephora activation platforms online and offline
  • Track partners brands performance & conduct regular business reviews to drive performance for Sephora with key levers and identifying growth as well as investment opportunities
  • Define sell out objectives and budgets in coordination with the merchandizing director
  • Influence leadership team with data-driven recommendations and strategic insights
  • Foster strong relationships with internal teams and external brand partners
  • Negotiate and follow stock clean-up twice a year to ensure stock KPI’s are achieved
2. Space Management
  • Own a process and a calendar to review store layouts, spaces and zoning on a yearly basis
  • Ensure updated floor plans are maintained, updated and shared with internal stakeholders as per aligned process
  • Review floor plan/ assortment/ space allocation for brands based on productivity in alignment with the respective category lead and merchandizing director.
  • Analyze performance by fixture, category and brand to drive space allocation decisions.
  • Support new store openings, renovations and store format evolution.
  • Responsible to translate merchandizing and brand strategy into optimized store space that maximizes sales, productivity, and customer experience.
  • Develop, and maintain store space strategies aligned to Sephora’s category growth, brand priorities and omnichannel objectives
3. Data Analytics and Reporting
  • Build and maintain executive dashboards that provide brand/group performance highlights and insights
  • Identify areas of opportunity to improve current analytics communications, reports, dashboards through automatization, improved insights and visualization
  • Ensure internal and external reporting is prepared and shared with all relevant stakeholders
  • Track, update and validate sales and category revenue mix with Merchandizing Director.
  • Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of Space Planning Specialist, Merchandizing Operations manager and Analyst.
  • Promote an inclusive, collaborative and results-driven team culture.
Qualifications
  • Strong financial acumen and commercial analysis
  • Deep understanding of omni-channel retail, preferably in the beauty industry
  • Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder-management skills
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and a data-driven approach to decision making.
  • Operationally savvy
Core Competencies
  • Strategic Thinking & Commercial Acumen
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Relationship Building & Negotiation
  • Operational Excellence & Process optimization
  • Analytical & Insight-driven Decision making
  • Adaptability in fast-paced, dynamic environment

Sephora’s stores offer passionate beauty fans across the world a privileged freedom to touch and test products since 1969.

The House provides a superior selection of quality products and always keeps pace with the latest trends.

The house is built upon the exceptional talents of its beauty professionals…

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