Category Management Trainee - Faces

Role Overview

Category Management Trainee - Faces at Chalhoub Group, based in Jebel Ali.

Company Overview

Chalhoub Group is a luxury retailer and partner operating across the Middle East for over seven decades. The Group manages a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and distributes over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories. It operates more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps across eight countries in the Middle East with presence in LATAM. The organization employs over 16,000 professionals and is committed to sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Role Purpose

Support category management operations across the Faces business by coordinating supply chain activities, managing assortment, overseeing floor plans and activations, liaising on accounting matters, and conducting competitive analysis to optimize retail performance.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Chain and Ecommerce Coordination

• Conduct weekly one-to-one 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 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.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and MS Office proficiency.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous retail experience and category experience are a plus.

Additional Information

• Ability to commute to offices in Jebel Ali required.
• Health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies, and exclusive employee discounts included.
• Chalhoub Group is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of gender, age, race, religion, national origin, or disability status.