Introduction
The Landmark Group began its journey in 1973 with one store in Bahrain and has grown into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East, Africa and India. Currently the Group operates over 2,200 outlets, encompassing over 30 million square feet across 21 countries.
STYLI is digital-first, value, fast fashion brand of Landmark Group \xe2\x80\x93 launched in Saudi Arabia in Nov 2019. The brand aims to provide on-trend products, with hundreds of new selections every week, offered at affordable pricing and supported by excellent service on delivery, returns and refunds. The brand is now present in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait \xe2\x80\x93 and is now looking to enter other major markets outside GCC.
Given its ambitious expansion plans, STYLI is looking for a leader to head the GCC business \xe2\x80\x93 who will own the Growth charter of GCC region while the business makes its entry into other new markets.


Business strategy
Define and own the overall Business strategy for GCC business \xe2\x80\x93 to achieve the planned growth aspirations.
Cascade the Business strategy into specific functional strategies across Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Store, Product Tech, among others.
Work closely with the CEO to prepare Long Term plans for the business to deliver on Growth and Profitability targets
Ensure that desired Brand positioning is reinforced by aligning identity with marketing communication, product strategy, store properties etc.
Ensure appropriate controls in place for buying, inventory, working capital utilization and New Stores Capital Expenditure
Implement a strong system for MIS, Accounting and Compliance for ensuring Operational Excellence.
Provide CEO with Financial Implications of Business Decisions
Formulate risk management strategies for the concept in consultation with other function heads to ensure that the Interests of the Stakeholders are protected.
P&L
Own end to end P&L responsibility for GCC region \xe2\x80\x93 including Topline, Gross margin, Marketing and Fulfillment costs and other overheads.
Work closely with Finance head to drive annual business planning and budgeting exercise including timelines and frequency through appropriate frameworks and guidelines.
Ensure working capital is maintained under planned levels \xe2\x80\x93 by ensuring appropriate inventory, payables, and receivables management.
Show strong commercial prudence in day-to-day business decisions

Organization building
Continue to strengthen organization by hiring proactively for necessary skills and bandwidth to support achievement of the planned Growth targets
Engage deeply with direct reports and provide constructive feedback \xe2\x80\x93 to groom talent in-house
Work closely with CEO and Group HR for periodic talent profiling/mapping conversations
Define the short term and long-term structure and actively assess current team for fit \xe2\x80\x93 and layout the new hiring requirements
Build a strongly collaborative and performance driven culture \xe2\x80\x93 while constantly raising the execution bar of the organization
Commercial & Operations
Define the product strategy and drive execution with Buying team to ensure that intake margin targets are achieved \xe2\x80\x93 while not being inconsistent with overall brand promise
Work closely with Merchandising team to ensure the markdown targets, trade margin and stock holding levels are within planned levels
Actively problem solve and engage with Growth team (Marketing and store) to drive Revenue performance across different channels - influencers, paid social, affiliates, CRM etc.
Work closely with CRM team to ensure activation and retention goals are realized \xe2\x80\x93 by shaping and executing different campaigns
Oversee studio and creative team to ensure high-quality content is produced for catalog and other channels \xe2\x80\x93 in line with the stated TG profile and desired brand position
Continue to engage with Analytics team to further build out tools and reports to aid faster decision making as well as enhancing team productivity
Work closely with Product management and Technology team to layout the Product roadmap across Growth, Buying and Merch systems, SCM etc.
Governance & Control
Ensure statutory compliances of all systems, processes & accounting practices & compliance with international corporate governance requirement.
Establishing sound internal control procedures
People Management
Provide Leadership and Coaching to the direct team and their reportees to drive enhanced performance, professional and personal development.
Manage the performance of the team \xe2\x80\x93 set annual performance goals, monitor performance, and provide constructive feedback to improve performance. Enhance team productivity through skills development through coaching and training.

Qualifications

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Primary Location: AE-AE-United Arab Emirates
Work location/ \xd9\x85\xd9\x88\xd9\x82\xd8\xb9 \xd8\xa7\xd9\x84\xd8\xb9\xd9\x85\xd9\x84: Landmark Group Tower - Dubai Landmark Group Tower, Dubai Marina, , Dubai20011 20011
Job: General Management
Organization: Styli Common
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Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Day Job
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