Assistant Manager - Retail Logistics

Job description

Home Centre is the largest omnichannel retailer for home furnishings in the Middle East, North Africa & the Indian sub-continent. 

Home Centre offers outstanding value, quality products, and exceptional customer experience which is revealed in their new brand identity that is underpinned by their customer-first approach of enabling every home to tell its own unique story. 

Established in 1995 with its first store in the UAE, today Home Centre has a wide network of over 80 stores, across the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and India. Easy to navigate and serving as a one-stop solution for all home furnishing, the Home Centre e-commerce platform provides customers an extensive range of over 14,000 products at the tip of the fingers. 

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and analyze IOC reports to identify performance gaps and improvement areas.
• Conduct product performance analysis (top sellers and slow movers).
• Provide feedback on markdown and pricing strategies.
• Checking DCS and checking gaps in display in stores.
• Generate regular and ad-hoc reports including stock take preparation, damage reviews.

Store & Campaign Execution

• Monitor outlet performance and campaign productivity.
• Ensure timely implementation of new store displays and stock availability to VM as per guidelines.
• Push newness representation and ageing stock clearance strategies in stores.
• Address quality-related issues and manage RTVs.
• Provide clearance discounts, and broken range consolidation.

Stock Management & Optimization

• Review stock cover and provide actionable feedback.
• Monitor rolling availability in furniture and coordinate stock consolidation in household.
• Manage slow movers, last-piece, expired stock, and liquidation of discontinued products.
• Collaborate on assortment allocation and pipeline (UDA) reviews.
• Coordinate mattress range reviews and mattress CNC order creation.

Operations Coordination

• Conduct ICT checks and approvals.
• Manage store queries on ranging, de-ranging, and pricing updates.
• Support B2B stock requirements and warehouse coordination.
• Handle sample clearance and Trouble code stocks liquidation. 
• Strong control on SED approval processes and checks with follow up on ASN checks.
• Plan stock plan and liquidation for new store openings and refits.
• Coordinate with warehouse, QET, buying, and marketing teams.
• DSD related payments support to vendors to be provided.

Marketing & Visual Merchandising

• Collaborate with marketing for sale/promo planning and product selection.
• Support ecommerce photoshoots and online product/price updates.
• Ensure store standards are maintained as per brand and stock guidelines.

Strategic Planning & SOPs

• Participate in SOP creation and reviews.
• Suggest improvements to min-max levels and stock parameters.
• Manage trouble codes and yearly stock write-offs.
• Lead warehouse sales (once or twice a year) to ensure stock liquidation.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in retail operations, inventory planning, or merchandising.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and reporting tools.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Knowledge of Stock systems and retail SOPs is an advantage.