Senior Merchandiser

Responsibilities

• Range planning and open-to-buy (OTB) management across all trading channels: own website, Tik Tok Shop, Debenhams Marketplace.
• Daily and weekly trading analysis.
• Sell‑through rate of sale.
• Full‑price percentage.
• Stock cover.
• Pricing strategy – initial pricing, markdown timing, and competitor benchmarking.
• Inventory purchasing decisions – what to reorder, what to discontinue, and what to launch.
• Building and maintaining Excel‑based trading dashboards for the senior team.
• Line‑managing an Import Merchandiser, coaching on supplier follow‑through, PO accuracy, and on‑time landing.
• Liaising with the UK buying team to align on range direction and trading priorities.

• Minimum 2 years' e‑commerce retail experience – ideally fashion or apparel.
• Strong commercial mindset – comfortable making fast pricing and re‑buy decisions.
• Advanced Excel skills: pivots, lookups, SUMIFS, ability to build OTB and rate‑of‑sale dashboards.
• Demonstrable margin and sell‑through KPIs from previous roles – be ready to discuss numbers.
• Experience at a regional e‑taler (e.g., Noon, Namshi, Amazon, 6thStreet, Ounass, SHEIN, Sivvi, Bloomingdale's‑ME).
• Fluent written and spoken business English – non‑negotiable.
• Currently UAE‑resident or with prior UAE work experience.
• Hands‑on use of AI demand‑forecasting tools (Stylumia, Heuritech, Trendalytics), dynamic pricing engines (Prisync, Competera), or LLM workflows (ChatGPT, Claude) to speed up range planning and trend analysis.
• Experience with Big Commerce, Shopify Analytics, Looker, or Power BI.
• Tik Tok Shop trading experience.
• Multi‑territory trading experience (UK + GCC).