Marketing Executive - Luxury Fashion
At a glance
Mid-level General Marketing role at Hchx. Dubai.
Pay not stated General Marketing salary
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What you'll do
- Help shape annual and quarterly plans, then deliver the agreed promotions and marketing activity for your brand portfolio
- Coordinate with sales, business-unit managers and central teams on campaign needs, from point-of-sale materials to PR and CRM
- Brief vendors on marketing materials and follow production against objectives and agreed schedules
- Gather brand, campaign and customer data for reports, and keep marketing records, calendars, budgets and vendor invoices current
- Refresh seasonal website content and develop portfolio material with brand principals and the social media team
What you bring
- At least three years of marketing experience
- Retail marketing experience is required, with luxury retail preferred
- You can use Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level marketer who can coordinate promotions across the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and work with sales teams, vendors and brand principals. You'll need strong communication, planning and organizational skills, including the ability to handle pressure and tight deadlines.
From the employer
To coordinate and execute marketing activities, promotions and events for our luxury monobrand portfolio, including brands Armani, Missoni, Gianvitto Rossi and Alaiia, in full alignment with the policies and procedures of the Al Tayer Group (ATG) and the Brand / Principals guidelines across UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
Functional Roles and Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of yearly and quarterly marketing plans and calendar of activities for the respective portfolio of brands
- Implement the marketing, promotional activities for the BP, as per the agreed plans.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of relevant Principal requirements and guidelines, ensuring that all the respective brands within the BU apply and adhere to the guidelines across all managed marketing activities
- Coordinate on daily basis with sales team, and/or BU managers to identify possible marketing requirements and support for the business
- Coordinate with the central team on weekly basis regarding all marketing requirements ranging from POS, posters, brochures, media requirements, merchandising, websites, PR, CRM and database capturing, displays, etc
- Liaise with vendors to ensure production of POS material and marketing collateral in line with marketing objectives and agreed timelines
- Assist line manager in collating data for reports on brand performance, marketing initiatives, customer mix, post activity reports after each sponsorship/display activity,etc. as required
- Assist in collating competitors‘activities vis a vis communication, pricing, packaging and planning
- Maintain the archiving system for all executed elements in the marketing calendar and ensure all relevant databases / systems are updated as mandated
- Collect and maintain estimates & invoices with all vendors and ensure timely process of payments through the FSS structure
- Support the team on maintenance of annual budgets including allocation of monthly phasing
- Maintain effective working relations and contacts with key external parties, such as vendors, mall management, etc
- Update and maintain the marketing calendar for all promotional initiatives
- Timely Updating of the website brand and portfolio content by season
- Work with the Brand Principals & Social Media team to develop relevant content on the allocated portfolio
Experience
- 3+ years of marketing experience
- Experience in the retail industry, preferably luxury, mandatory
- Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
- Should have good organizational and planning abilities including the ability to deal with/work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Should be Computer literate in Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint & Excel