Posted:10 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Retail
Description:
Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to 'create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and successful businesses spanning 15 international markets, employing more than 33,000 people, and achieving the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately-held corporates in the Middle East. Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 20 shopping malls, 12 hotels and three mixed-use communities, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, City Centre malls and My City Centre neighbourhood centres, and also four community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Sharjah. The Company holds exclusive rights to the Carrefour franchise in 38 markets across Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, and operates a portfolio of more than 160 outlets in 15 countries.
Job Description
The Associate – Commercial is responsible for assisting the sourcing activities for designated country and providing support for the coordination of activities for the International Merchandising function. The role holder is also responsible for supporting collaboration between Sourcing and other business units.
ROLE PROFILE
- Support Sourcing function with conducting the required research using a variety of data sources
- Collect and develop information based on the processes of the function that can be used by the Sourcing team and record it into the relevant information system
- Manage relationships with vendors locally and internationally as required
- Assist content teams to ensure products have required contents as directed by Sales Development
- Retrieve corporate documents, records, reports and maintain records on the international database management system
- Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies and performing basic bookkeeping work
- Manage diary with all meetings and appointments including appropriate resources and logistics for meetings
- Proactively identify and seek professional development opportunities to improve leadership and technical skills pertaining to the direct line of work
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business administration
- 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
- Communication with relevant stakeholders within the organization
- Timeliness and quality of administrative activities
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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