Senior Manager Pricing & Promotion Job in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Role Purpose: As the Pricing & Promotion Effectiveness Manager, your main objective is to ensure price competitiveness and optimize promotional programs to enhance the value-for-money perception of MAF while maximizing profitability.

Role Profile

Strategic Development:

Lead the creation of pricing and promotional strategies for various formats (Hypermarket, Supermarket, Convenience, Online) in alignment with their Customer Value Proposition (CVP).
Collaborate with the leadership team to establish overall and category annual objectives.
Performance Transparency and Engagement:

Foster transparency in our price competitiveness and promotional effectiveness.
Engage stakeholders and the leadership team to align on actions addressing performance gaps.
Competitive Analysis:

Develop a competitor price check plan based on needs and budget.
Manage the price check service provider to ensure timely, quality insights.
Collect competitor promotion intelligence (e.g., flyer checks).
Capability Development:

Enhance price and promotion management capabilities through tools and processes.
Define functional requirements for pricing tools and collaborate with partners to implement solutions leveraging advanced analytics and data-driven insights for dynamic pricing optimization.
Daily Pricing Activities:

Oversee daily pricing tasks with the price and promotion team, including preparing and cleaning price data.
Develop price recommendations based on agreed-upon rules and work with merchants to ensure timely actions to improve price positioning.
Weekly Promotional Activities:

Coordinate with merchants to plan more effective promotions promptly.
Work with store operations to ensure the timely and proper execution of promotional events.
Team Leadership:

Build and lead the price and promotion team.
Manage and develop team members to enhance their capabilities and performance.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in management or an MBA in the same field is advantageous.
3-5 years of experience, ideally in retail, FMCG, or an analytical managerial role.
Full professional proficiency in English is required.
Strong people management skills: leading and developing a team and enhancing their capabilities.
Expertise in pricing, project management, and promotion management.
What We Offer

At Majid Al Futtaim, we aim to create unforgettable moments, spread happiness, and build experiences that last a lifetime. Over the past 27 years, we have earned a reputation as a regional market leader. Join us and be a part of our exciting journey!

Flexibility to work from any country worldwide for up to 30 days a year.
A friendly work environment where positive vibes and excitement about our future are shared by everyone.
Collaboration with over 50,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.