Employment: Full Time

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Our Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Our Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up “The Greenhouse”, which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Associate to join our Beauty Intelligence team. As a Senior Associate, you will be responsible for driving our market research efforts, providing valuable insights, and fostering data-driven decision-making within the organization. This role will focus on the GCC region, ensuring our brands and partners have the information needed to succeed in a dynamic and competitive landscape.

The intelligence team is positioned at the beginning of the funnel to spot and identify shifts and new trends in the industry, which later enable our retail teams, Innovation, and Investments in making insights driven decisions.

We remain agile in our reports and data sources, continuously on the look out to integrate innovative sources.

We are an agile and dynamic team that is positioned as a centre of expertise for industry dynamics and market knowledge. We are curious, questioning status quo and always look for innovative ideas. This role is a great opportunity for someone who is a team player, passionate about luxury and retail industries, and looking to learn and grow in a fast-moving industry.

Requirements

What you’ll need to succeed

Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field

– 3-5 Years of experience as a Market Intelligence Analyst (or equivalent), preferably with a focus on the beauty industry

– Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI for data analysis, visualization, and reporting

– Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data sets to draw actionable insights

– Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings in a clear and concise manner

– Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously

– Familiarity with market research methodologies and competitive analysis techniques

– Passion for the beauty industry and a keen interest in staying abreast of the latest trends and innovations

– Collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.