Category Management Trainee - Faces

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories. Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally. Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040. Weekly Supply Chain and Ecommerce Coordination - Conduct weekly 1:1 calls to oversee new brand and novelty trackers, ensuring timely launches. - Follow up on ecommerce initiatives, including novelty pipelines and GWP uploads, ensuring all items are live on site as scheduled Assortment Management and Analysis - Perform regular assortment checks and stock-on-hand (SOH) analyses for underperforming brands. - Collaborate on assortment planning for activations and manage stock for promotional events. Floor Plan and Activation Oversight - Update floor plans and planograms, engaging in category discussions and negotiations. - Ensure timely follow-up on activations and discounts post-negotiation by category managers. Accounting and Payment Liaison - Address accounting queries related to payment closures, liaising between suppliers and finance on a bi-weekly basis. - Ensure all compensation and payment issues are tracked and communicated effectively. Brand Expansion and Competitive Analysis - Work with teams on brand expansions, coordinating demand and assortment planning. - Conduct weekly competition analysis to inform strategy and optimize performance. What you'll need to succeed - Advanced excel skills and use of MS office - Previous retail experience and category experience are a plus - Able to communicate in both English and Arabic - Ability to commute to our offices in Jebel Ali. What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day. We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts. Using GenAI in Your Application Process To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations. We Invite All Applicants to Apply It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

Advanced Excel skills and use of MS Office. Previous retail experience and category experience are a plus. Able to communicate in both English and Arabic. Ability to commute to our offices in Jebel Ali.

Weekly Supply Chain and Ecommerce Coordination: conduct weekly 1:1 calls to oversee new brand and novelty trackers, ensuring timely launches; follow up on ecommerce initiatives, including novelty pipelines and GWP uploads, ensuring all items are live on site as scheduled. Assortment Management and Analysis: perform regular assortment checks and stock-on-hand (SOH) analyses for underperforming brands; collaborate on assortment planning for activations and manage stock for promotional events. Floor Plan and Activation Oversight: update floor plans and planograms, engaging in category discussions and negotiations; ensure timely follow-up on activations and discounts post-negotiation by category managers. Accounting and Payment Liaison: address accounting queries related to payment closures, liaising between suppliers and finance on a bi-weekly basis; ensure all compensation and payment issues are tracked and communicated effectively. Brand Expansion and Competitive Analysis: work with teams on brand expansions, coordinating demand and assortment planning; conduct weekly competition analysis to inform strategy and optimize performance.