al khayyat investments (aki) · Dubai, AE
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Job Purpose Own the merchandising, pricing/promo and localization strategy across all 10 D2C storefronts, in both English and Arabic. You decide what goes live and why; the Ecom Executive builds and publishes against your strategy and brief. This is a strategic, bilingual role at the center of how the brand shows up commercially across five GCC markets. Key Responsibilities Set the CMS, campaign-page, offer-page and homepage merchandising strategy across all 10 storefronts (EN & AR) Set catalog, pricing and promotional strategy end-to-end, in both languages Define and own the Arabic localization standard — culturally accurate adaptation, not literal translation — and QA all Arabic-language content against it Brief and direct the Ecom Executive's build queue and priorities for page updates Monitor Arabic vs. English storefront conversion and AOV performance, and adjust strategy to close gaps Review Arabic social and marketing content for tone and cultural accuracy before publishing Partner with the Senior Ecommerce Manager on category-level pricing and the promotional calendar Coordinate with Performance Marketing and the CRM Senior Specialist to align offers across paid, lifecycle and on-site channels Brief the design agency / graphic designer on merchandising and campaign creative — banners, promo pages and storefront visuals — and review their output against brand theme before it goes live Experience, Qualifications and Skills 5-7 years in e-commerce merchandising, trading or category management, ideally in a GCC/MENA D2C or retail environment Fluent in both Arabic and English (native or near-native Arabic strongly preferred, given ownership of the localization standard) Strong commercial instincts for pricing, promotions and catalog strategy in a fast-moving retail calendar Experience working with e-commerce CMS platforms (e.g.Magento) Comfortable reading storefront performance data (conversion, AOV) to guide strategy Strong briefing and stakeholder management skills — this role directs another team member's execution queue day to day High attention to detail, particularly around localization quality and cultural nuance