Regional Retail Operations Manager

3 days ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Abercrombie and Fitch Co. Full time

Job Summary:



We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Business Growth Specialist to join our team in Dubai, UAE. As a key member of our Middle East region, you will be responsible for driving business growth through the development of a localized product strategy for the Abercrombie & Fitch brand.



About Us:

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally-led, omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.



Your Key Responsibilities:


  • Leverage regional market knowledge to provide sales forecast guidance and drive forecast accuracy
  • Review store forecasts and recommend actions to maximize key traffic peaks and holidays while mitigating forecast volatility
  • Optimize inventory across Middle East stores to achieve brand, gender, and department stock goals
  • Collaborate with EMEA HO teams to maximize inventory efficiency between regions and channels
  • Develop and execute region-specific inventory liquidation plans
  • Translate business hindsight's into future season forecast and inventory strategies
  • Interface with regional stores, supply chain, logistics, and trade partners
  • Visit store locations and provide feedback to EMEA and GHO on in-store experience opportunities
  • Execute regionally specific item and size strategies from pre-season to in-season
  • Provide guidance on new store set up inclusive of third-party execution


What You'll Bring:


  • Drive Middle East region growth by creating and executing a regional product assortment architecture for the A&F brand
  • Leverage market knowledge to distort product assortment set cadence, breadth, and depth to local consumer preference and align with competitive landscape
  • Ensure assortments are consistent with global brand strategy and identity
  • Develop region-exclusive styles as necessary in partnership with Global Design
  • Connect product assortment strategies with marketing priorities and campaigns
  • Be the expert in current selling and historical selling knowledge for the region, translating in-season analyses to decisions and actions to maximize sales and margin
  • Leverage financial and strategic capabilities by influencing promotions, pricing, visual merchandising, and inventory flow
  • Intimately understand regional shopping behavior, brand perceptions, and product preferences and interests by regularly patterning the market and visiting our stores
  • Execute against key milestones and seasonal processes, including detailed seasonal hindsight and strategic line review process at the department and style level to inform future strategy and identify line list needs
  • Present weekly selling updates as part of a regular Monday Business Review process, evaluating performance and identifying strengths, opportunities and recommended actions
  • Travel to A&F's Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio to make seasonal assortment decisions in Assortment Reviews quarterly, contributing ideas, identifying top items, and preparing for seasonal buys
  • Leverage monthly Chase, Buy, Cut Reviews to fine-tune assortments virtually and respond to trend
  • Participate in monthly MPC meetings to reconcile current performance with future merchandise plans, identifying upside and downside strategies


Benefits:


  • Incentive bonus program
  • Annual companywide review process
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Associate assistance program
  • Paid parental and adoption leave
  • Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
  • Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Mobile Stipend
  • Paid time off & one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
  • Merchandise discount on all of our brands
  • Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
  • Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
  • Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU

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