Supply Chain Manager – Zimmerman – Chalhoub Group

This Supply Chain Manager role sits within Chalhoub Group, supporting the Zimmermann fashion brand within a group that has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences across the Middle East for over seven decades. The role manages the supply chain operations that get Zimmermann product from arrival through to store-ready availability, in a market where luxury fashion demands both precision and care.

Day to day, expect overseeing inventory flow and stock allocation across stores, coordinating with logistics partners and warehousing to keep product moving efficiently, managing demand planning and replenishment so stores have the right product at the right time, and resolving supply chain issues before they affect product availability on the shop floor. Luxury fashion supply chains carry particular sensitivity around product handling and presentation standards, on top of the usual demands of accuracy and speed.

It suits an experienced supply chain professional with retail or fashion sector background, strong analytical and planning skills, and comfort managing the operational detail that keeps a luxury brand’s product available and well-presented across its stores.

Working through Chalhoub Group means supporting supply chain operations for one of the region’s most established luxury retail distribution networks.

A luxury fashion brand's in-store experience depends on having the right product available at the right time, and that depends entirely on supply chain execution behind the scenes. A Supply Chain Manager who keeps Zimmermann's stock flowing efficiently protects both sales - a customer who can't find the piece they want simply doesn't buy it - and the brand's premium positioning, since stock shortages or poorly handled product undercut the polished experience luxury customers expect. Because Chalhoub Group distributes and retails numerous luxury brands across the region, strong supply chain discipline at the brand level also protects the group's broader reputation with brand partners who are trusting Chalhoub to represent them well in local markets. Supply chain issues in luxury fashion - a damaged shipment, a stockout during a key selling period, misallocated inventory across stores - carry a disproportionate cost relative to the unit value involved, since luxury customers have little patience for availability problems. Reliable, well-managed supply chain operations are therefore a quiet but essential part of what keeps a brand like Zimmermann performing well in the market.

Managing supply chain operations for a recognised international fashion brand within Chalhoub Group's luxury retail network builds a specialised skill set - demand planning, multi-store allocation, and luxury product handling standards - that's distinct from, and often more valued than, general supply chain experience in mass-market retail. Exposure to how a luxury fashion brand actually moves through a regional distribution and retail network gives genuine insight into a sector that many supply chain professionals never get close to. Chalhoub Group's seven-decade history and standing as the region's leading luxury retail partner carry significant weight on a CV within the luxury and fashion retail industry specifically. The analytical and cross-functional coordination skills built in this role - balancing demand planning, logistics coordination and store-level execution - transfer well into senior supply chain, retail operations or merchandising planning roles more broadly. For someone building a long-term career in fashion or luxury retail supply chain, this role offers a strong, specialised platform toward senior supply chain manager, head of supply chain or broader retail operations leadership positions within luxury fashion specifically. This kind of brand-specific supply chain depth is relatively rare, which tends to make specialists in it genuinely sought after as more international fashion brands expand their regional footprint.

• Several years’ experience in supply chain, logistics or inventory management, ideally in fashion or luxury retail
• Strong demand planning and replenishment skills
• Experience coordinating with logistics and warehousing partners
• Analytical skills to track and resolve stock and inventory issues efficiently
• Understanding of the handling and presentation standards relevant to luxury fashion product
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills for managing multi-store stock allocation