ECommerce Manager/ Digital Manager | Retail | KSA

Job Requisition ID: 160644 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

The EComm Manager/ Digital Manager oversees the development and utility of the brands. The holder will be required to conduct research on effective website layouts and features, advise on evidence-based and experimental changes to the platforms, and monitor the effectiveness of strategies by inspecting standardized metrics.

The job holder will be responsible for collaborating with cross functional partners to manage all aspects of the ECommerce business including business planning, content strategy, promotional campaigns, website design, user experience, customer service, web analytics and technologies.

What you will do:-

Description of Accountability:

Strategic and Planning

• Elaborate the vision at the Division level and set up the yearly strategic plan and the yearly budgets in accordance with the Brand’s vision and mission
• Responsible for development of annual online brand P&L budget and commercial / trading plan formulation and delivery in conjunction with regional team(s)
• Conduct strategic meetings with suppliers, regional teams…to negotiate commercial conditions (margin, animations, exclusivity…).

Business Development/Relationship Management

• Lead the implementation of new business strategies and new partner relationships to increase the reach of the Brand online
• Develop new business strategy, tactical plans, and detailed business cases for new business development to rationalize resource investments.
• Responsible for delivering the underlying profitability through developing knowledge of key cost drivers from the P&L.

Web Analytics Management

• Analyze web metrics and make recommendations to improve website performance including new ways to drive website traffic and revenue opportunities.
• Compile and analyze search data and metrics to make decisions regarding business strategy.
• Perform click through rate, conversion, spend and creative analysis to identify growth/optimization opportunities.

Product Management

• Execute product strategy based on strategic objectives, customer needs and Brand M&As.
• Hear the voice of the customer (and our associates) and represent it while working with various teams to build products that provide an unparalleled shopping experience by putting the customer first through identifying their current and future needs, pain points, and dreams.
• Communicate product priorities/direction to relevant stakeholders
• Manage collaboration between teams (internal/external), and ensure accountability and ownership throughout the project work.
• Design, test and manage customer facing digital products to execute the vision of taking customer interaction to a new level, across multiple platforms
• Conduct customer research and determine the user’s story. Draft and build digital product concepts,
• MVPs and staged products independently; conduct A/B tests and deep dives into customer behavior/interaction (with data) to uncover opportunities and drive business success
• Identify opportunities, goals and determine metrics for analytics. Grow digital products + services continuously to ensure our ul􀆟mate objective: state of the art experiences.

CX/UX:

• Plan and execute large scale CX/UX development/improvement projects in coordination with external service providers
• Create supporting project documentation and plan work streams; track and review product work/direction on a regular basis.
• Lead the prioritization of product development needs

Required Skills to be successful:

• Strong analytical skills
• Very strong commercial awareness and creative skills.
• Proven negotiation skills.
• Decisive and able to work in a super fast paced environment
• Strong communication, analytical and organizational skills.
• Display delegation skills, priorities within delegated tasks and manage deadlines.
• Practice excellent time management skills and ability to cope under pressure

What equips you for the role:

• Bachelor Degree (Masters Preferred)
• 8-10 years’ experience in eCommerce, Social media management, SEO, SEM, Web Application etc.
• Customer Focus
• Individual Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Personal Leadership
• Teamwork
• Attention to Detail
• Highly Numerate
• Product Confident
• Good Communicator

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.
 
Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…