Scope: Men's fashion, women's fashion oversight, traditional wear, footwear, luggage, bags and accessories, cosmetics, health and beauty products
Develop seasonal collection architecture by customer, gender, category, style, colour, size and price point.
Define opening-price, core, premium and statement products.
Build seasonal buying calendars and monitor GCC/Oman consumer trends.
Source manufacturers, brands and suppliers locally and internationally.
Negotiate cost, MOQ, lead times, payment terms and commercial support.
Work with Designer on product development, samples and approvals.
Work with Planner on OTB and seasonal inventory.
Analyse sell-through by SKU/style/size/colour and identify repeat opportunities.
Control markdown, broken sizes, seasonal ageing and exit strategies.
Conduct competitor and price benchmarking.
Own Sales, GP%, Margin, Sell-through and Stock Turn.
Build exclusive/private-label opportunities.
Desired Candidate Profile
Minimum 5 years of fashion/lifestyle buying or category-management experience.
Strong apparel/lifestyle merchandising background.
GCC experience preferred.
Must understand OTB, seasonal buying, sell-through, markdown and size/colour planning.
Strong product sense and commercial judgement.
Own-brand/product-development experience highly desirable.
Knowledge on Omani traditional life style wears highly desirable
Core KPIs
Sales • GP% • Full-price Sell-through • Markdown % • Stock Turn • Seasonal Ageing • Range Productivity • OTB Adherence