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Role Overview
Trainee Buyer at Chalhoub Group, a leading luxury retail group operating across the Middle East and beyond.
Company Overview
Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East for over seven decades. The Group operates as a hybrid luxury retailer with a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and distribution of over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. The Group employs over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Chalhoub Group is a Great Place to Work® certified employer in several markets. Sustainability is at the core of the Group's strategy, and it is a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles, and has pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040. The Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing.
Role Purpose
To support buying and merchandising operations by assisting in master order creation, item templates, pricing analysis, and pre-buy analysis while developing core competencies in fashion retail buying.
Key Responsibilities
Buying Operations
- Support creation of Mos (master orders).
- Support creation of ICTs (item-creation templates).
- Conduct pre-buy analysis.
Pricing & Margin Management
- Manage pricing by analyzing margins and competitor matching.
Presentation & Communication
- Collate lookbooks on PowerPoint.
- Prepare trade meeting presentations.
Skills & Competencies
- Advanced Excel proficiency, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPS.
- Passion for fashion and trend awareness.
- Strong communication skills and openness to collaboration.
- Rigorous approach to data manipulation.
- Proactive mindset and fast learning ability.
- Business acumen.
- Arabic language skills (preferred).
Qualifications & Experience
- Willingness to learn and curiosity.
Additional Information
- Health care benefits.
- Child education contribution.
- Remote and flexible working policies.
- Exclusive employee discounts.
- Learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within the role or through internal mobility.
- Commitment to equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.