Brand Manager | Westar Dubai

About the Business:
Al-Futtaim Watches & Jewellery is known for its wide variety of international brands to suit every taste and pocket, ensuring convenience to retail shoppers, wholesalers and corporate clients.With renowned brand names such as Fossil, Esprit, Raymond Weil, Seiko, Kolber, Westar, Alba and Delma, outlets are spread across the prime shopping malls and numerous duty free channels of the GCC and the sub-continent.The range of jewellery products includes a wide variety of pearls under the Minato brand name, plus precious stones set in 18 carat gold and certified loose diamonds from Europe.

About the Job:
Westar – a watch brand name synonymous with wrist fashion, has within a span of its 24 years of operation made remarkable progress. Westar watches are currently being sold in over 32 countries across the Middle East, Europe and the Far East. Westar watches are present in over 3, 000 prime retail outlets across the globe. As a Westar Brand Manager you will be responsible for the following:
Interacting and coordinating with principals on a daily basis, as required for brand operations and issues Planning orders and imports as per lead time for all sales channels Pricing the products after imports subsequent to coordinated inputs from channels and concerned persons Allocating the products to all sales channels as needed for respective markets and enabling achievement of budgeted targets Supporting the channel by way of product, price, materials, promotions, to all Watches & Jewellery retail locations, all dealer stores across UAE Verifying invoices on SAP Managing all aspects of inventory Constantly managing of aging stocks with a view to quick liquidation Coordinating with Department Manager on all the above and any other issues related to the brand’s operations.

About You:
To be successful in winning this role, you must have a university degree in Commerce/Economics or MBA and a minimum of 3-5 years experience in related fields. You should be able to demonstrate:

Strong and efficient, oral and written communication skills
Analytical skills with ability to ‘read’ accounting statements and documents meaningfully
Previous experience in watch sales, marketing and brand management
Strong numeric skills and ability to apply inferences and observations practically
Understanding of brand management essentials and UAE market conditions
Awareness of various sale channels existing in UAE
Good knowledge of computer and ability to operate on SAP
Strategic planning and budgeting
People management skills
Negotiation skills
Experience in advertising and promotional activities.

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