Assistant Brand Manager

• Managing the assigned portfolio of brands with a complete understanding of the eyewear retail business environment
• Managing brand principal relationships holistically- product/marketing/brand information/trainings/new launches, etc.
• Researching trends in international and domestic markets and formulating strategies to always stay ahead of competition. Being the key person for market intelligence within the eyewear industry
• Driving marketing initiatives for the respective brands with the support of the inhouse marketing team
• Forecasting sales and formulating the brand budgets
• Developing business plans to achieve the brand objectives
• Managing the overall brand/product lifecycle right from product selection to sales to the end customer
• Managing the buying cycle, order placement for brands with an effective management of the OTB (Open-To-Buy)
• Managing the inventory, ensuring the right product is available at the right point of sale at the right time, periodically identifying slow-movers and plans to liquidate the same
• Monitoring the sales targets and purchases for the assigned brand portfolio across the various markets/channels
• Ensuring the pricing parity is maintained across the channels the brand is present in the regions Rivoli Vision operates and constantly benchmarking with home markets.
• Visiting retail stores to ensure the brand is given its due visibility and merchandising guidelines are implemented
• Driving the e-commerce business for the assigned brand portfolio

PROFILE

• Graduate or Post-Graduate with a background in Marketing/E-commerce

• At least 3-5 years of experience in Brand Management
• Possess excellent communication skills. Arabic language proficiency is a plus
• Proactive, result-driven and presentable
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Fully conversant with MS office applications