
Senior Product Manager - Watches - UAE
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate on the definition of the local strategic plan: product & client analysis, sales ambition, and action plan definition
- Identify long-term opportunities and sources of growth
- Collaborate with the supply team to define and revise assortments. Track closely stock rotation & negotiate replenishments with regional & international teams.
- Revise sales forecasts on a monthly basis and collaborate with supply teams to ensure adequate product supply.
- Work in collaboration with commercial teams to define and implement action plans in the boutique on identified category/collection/reference.
- Be the key interlocutor and support for boutiques, build strong relationships with boutique deputy managers and animate the community.
- Strengthen internal commitment, keeping the category top of mind via dynamic in-boutique animations, challenges, incentives.
- Develop & lead in boutique trainings in collaboration with the Learning & Development department.
- Collaborate with the visual merchandising team to optimize the visibility of the collections in boutiques and optimize product performance.
- Collaborate with communication team to support product awareness and desirability.
- Collaborate with events team to implement activations in-boutique and beyond with a client centric approach focusing on awareness, desirability & personalized experience.
- Elaborate monthly and yearly reports/analysis and follow-up product performance.
- Define sales forecasts and assortments in collaboration with supply, commercial and Regional Marketing regional teams.
- Define and implement 360 launch plan in coordination with other departments, work closely with communication, visual merchandising, CRM, Client Service, L&D, and Regional Marketing teams.
- Train and support boutiques, POS, and commercial teams.
- Follow up performances, target and qualitative feedback.
- Brief and work in collaboration with the Regional Marketing team to develop creative Middle East exclusivities.
- Capture market insights (economy, demographics, technology).
- Identify key / relevant competitors; understand their strategy (product offer, distribution strategy, price positioning, communication strategy, etc.).
- Share industry news (press, websites, events, etc.).
- You are passionate about Watches and driving Product Performance with a minimum of 4 years of experience in the luxury industry, ideally in the Middle East Region.
- You hold a degree Business, Management, Marketing, or any related field.
- You have knowledge in assortment management, merchandising & business analysis.
- You are curious and highly collaborative; in that, you have a strong record of cross-functional relationships that build trust and credibility with a diverse team of internal business partners.
- You have a strong digital and analytical acumen; you can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately and draw credible pictures and visions.
- You are organized, self-driven and resourceful. You enjoy working on multiple priorities and projects, managing your time effectively.
- You are fluent preferably in multiple languages with spoken and written English mandatory (additional language skills are a plus).