Supply Chain Manager – Zimmerman – Chalhoub Group

Chalhoub Group, a partner and creator of luxury for more than seven decades across fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre, is hiring a Supply Chain Manager for Zimmermann, the Australian luxury fashion brand within its portfolio, based in Dubai. The role means owning end-to-end supply chain operations for the brand in the region — inbound logistics, inventory management, distribution to stores, and the planning that keeps stock levels aligned with a luxury fashion brand’s seasonal and demand patterns.

Luxury fashion supply chain has its own particular demands: product needs to arrive in perfect condition, inventory has to be managed carefully given the premium cost of stock and the brand’s positioning, and distribution timing matters enormously around seasonal launches and key retail moments. This role means managing those demands directly, working with Chalhoub’s broader logistics infrastructure while staying attentive to what Zimmermann specifically needs as a luxury brand.

This suits an experienced supply chain professional with luxury retail or luxury fashion experience who’s comfortable managing the operational precision a premium brand requires, within one of the region’s most established luxury retail groups.

Luxury fashion sells on availability as much as desirability — a stockout on a key seasonal piece, or product that arrives damaged or late to a store, directly costs sales and can tarnish a premium brand's carefully built positioning. This role is the operational backbone that prevents that from happening for Zimmermann within the region, making sure the right inventory is in the right place at the right time without over-committing to stock that then has to be discounted, which would undercut the brand's luxury positioning. For Chalhoub Group, getting this right for one of its portfolio brands protects both the immediate commercial performance and the group's broader reputation as a trusted luxury retail partner capable of handling a premium brand's operational standards. Work of this kind rarely gets noticed when it's going well, which is exactly the point — the business keeps moving without friction. The moment it's handled poorly, however, the knock-on effects surface quickly across the teams and timelines that depend on it, which is why getting it right consistently matters more than it might first appear.

Supply chain management for a luxury fashion brand carries genuinely distinct demands — precision, premium stock handling, seasonal timing sensitivity — that build a specialised skill set valued specifically within the luxury retail sector, a sector that commands a premium for exactly this kind of expertise. Doing this work within Chalhoub Group, with its seven-decade track record across fashion, beauty, and luxury categories, gives exposure to how a major regional luxury retail operator runs supply chain at scale across multiple premium brands. This role is a strong platform toward senior supply chain, regional logistics, or operations leadership roles within Chalhoub's broader portfolio of luxury brands, or at another luxury retail group in the region. For someone building a long-term career in luxury retail operations, the combination of brand-specific precision and Chalhoub's scale makes this a genuinely strong credential. These are also the kinds of skills that compound quietly over a career: once someone is known for running a reliable process, they tend to get trusted with bigger and more complex ones, which is often how a career in operations or business support actually advances, one well-handled responsibility at a time. Over time, that kind of track record is what separates a candidate who merely held a job title from one who can point to real, demonstrable growth across it.

• Proven supply chain management experience, ideally within luxury retail or fashion
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, inbound logistics, and distribution planning
• Experience managing supply chain operations aligned to seasonal retail or fashion launch cycles
• Ability to work cross-functionally with buying, retail, and logistics teams
• Strong analytical and planning skills for demand and stock-level forecasting
• Clear communication skills for coordinating with internal teams and brand partners