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The Associate General Manager oversees the assigned household/soft-goods category for a home-retail business, managing plans that support sales, profitability and customer relevance. The position combines category strategy, buying budgets, assortment and quality decisions with supplier relationships, inventory control and team leadership. It also monitors competitor activity and uses market insight to improve the product offer and overall category performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Build category business plans and track sales, gross margin, markdowns, average inventory and bottom-line results against agreed budgets.
• Prepare annual merchandise plans using historic sales and market research, and work with planning teams to set assortment, pricing and promotional direction.
• Use customer research to guide product introductions, assortment decisions, packaging, quality standards and development budgets.
• Build and maintain an effective vendor base, negotiate rates and service terms, improve vendor mix and follow up orders against delivery commitments.
• Lead and develop team members, set performance expectations, support recruitment and resolve operational issues while monitoring competitors and market trends.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Have a graduate or postgraduate qualification and more than twelve years of relevant experience in home retail, fashion apparel or textiles.
• Understand category profitability, merchandise planning, buying budgets, inventory management and vendor negotiations.
• Be able to use historical performance and market intelligence to guide assortment and pricing decisions.
• Have experience managing supplier performance, product quality, order fulfilment and people development.
• Communicate well across buying, planning, design, finance and operations and remain focused on commercial results.

Skills

Leadership, negotiation, numerical analysis, product judgement and a structured approach to category review are central to sustained category growth.

Employment Details

This is a full-time opportunity with Landmark Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Applicants should use the application link below and provide relevant experience and qualifications for the role.

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