Head of Buying

Company Name: Quest Search and Selection
Location: UAE

Our client, a leading retail conglomerate in the Middle East, is looking for a brilliant Head of Buying to join their team in Dubai. They are seeking someone who has significant experience working for a large format (with e-Commerce) or private label retailer. European and/or APAC market background is highly preferred.

As a Head of Buying, you will:

- Lead and manage shoe category's overall trading, pricing and product strategies
- Manage and oversee buying processes for a portfolio of multiple stores
- Gather key insights for performance improvement, recommending marketing programs, making price adjustments, and creating new campaigns
- Foster cross-functional team and stakeholder relationships to improve all buying, sales, and branding strategies
- Source, manage, and negotiate contracts with suppliers
- Oversee and present budget and forecast reports
- Keep updated with the latest season trends

Desirable skills and background:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Digital Marketing, or similar field
- With at least 5 years' experience as Head of Buying, Senior Buying Manager, or equivalent
- Solid product knowledge across shoe categories
- Strong in MS Excel - comfortable with data analysis and converting them into insights
- Strong project management, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

If this exciting position sounds interesting, and if you want to earn an excellent salary plus all the tax-free benefits of working in Dubai, the please apply today with an up to date CV.

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

• Seniority level

  Director

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Job function

  Purchasing

• Industries

  Retail