Online Merchandiser

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A"rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.**ROLE PURPOSE**:The Online Merchandiser supports and assists the Sr. Online Merchandiser across trading and merchandising, product content and online promotional activities across multiple categories for the Al-Futtaim websites.The job holder will also be accountable for generating an augmented customer experience, developing and executing the Watsons brand image (DNA) into the market and provide a unique digital consumer experience.**KEY ROLE SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES**:- Merchandising and Trading of e-Store, maximising cross & up selling, conversion, and revenue, while managing stock levels for the website. Contribute new ideas to drive sales and conversion.- Drive Financial Targets- Assist the Head of department to deliver the weekly, monthly reporting/analysis, highlighting opportunities and risks- Weekly/monthly competitor/market analysis highlighting opportunities and risks- Building strong relationship with internal teams. Excellent communicator within internal team to support correct timely execution**PERSON SPECIFIC**:**Minimum Experience and Knowledge**:- 2+ years' experience in a relevant Merchandising role preferably within a multi-channel retailer or pure play- Excellent Site Merchandising Skills- Experience of handling negotiations and being able to build strong relations across key stakeholders**Job-Specific/Technical Skills required to complete the tasks**:- Good planning, organizational and prioritization skills- Strong/excellent attention to detail- Results-orientated, with the ability to drive and deliver the implementation of new ideas- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office- A high level of customer focus and the ability to understand customers' needs- Strong analytical and numerical skills with experience in producing trade reports and analysis- Ability to learn new technology quickly- Previous Shopify experience is preferred- Arabic Speaker