Buyer Sports Apparel

Overview

GMG is a global well-being company retailing distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport everyday goods health and beauty properties and logistics sectors. Under the ownership and management of the Baker family for over 45 years GMG is a valued partner of choice for the worlds most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector. Working across the Middle East North Africa and Asia GMG has introduced more than 120 brands across 12 countries. These include notable home-grown brands such as Sun & Sand Sports Dropkick Supercare Pharmacy Farm Fresh Klassic and international brands like Nike Columbia Converse Timberland Vans Mama Sitas and McCain.

About the role

Support the Category Manager by selecting and delivering balanced coordinated product ranges as per the strategic buying plans for the category. A product specialist leading consumer right assortments managing budgets analyzing product performance in detail and successfully managing execution across all relevant market places. Working alongside category manager influencing product and category strategies thereby objectively and efficiently maximizing sales and sell-through.

Accountabilities

• Assortment Building / Range Planning

Drive assortments and range plans adopting category strategies each season Maintain clear customer and Middle East market understanding and trends.

Validating OTB each season for category portfolio working closely with planning team.

Review Sales for each season sale trends and track performance of category.

Applying business and category strategy to create distribution plan to support sell-through and sales targets.

Drive module plan discussions with VMs to ensure quality product presentations across stores across all regions.

Visit stores to review execution of strategy at door level.

Provide reports and insight into business opportunities.

Liaising with Category team VM ASM and Marketing

Be fully up to date on competitors position across the GCC in terms of product offering price points marketing implementations and product presentation.

About the requirements

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