Job Requisition ID: 166325
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.
Overview of the role:
Responsible for online content for the brand across the Food & Fashion Platforms. A self-starting team player who is confident and able to work without close supervision. The role holder is responsible to plan, execute and manage on site content working across functions to ensure onsite excellence. Develop a strong relationship with the UK, manage the integration of technical systems and drive standards.
What you will do: -
Description of Accountability:
- Create compelling content across M&S platforms
- Ensure the principle data source and feed for product content and descriptions are accurate and can be leveraged for local content
- Write content that speaks to various personas and market segments; creating a user-friendly experience for the reader
- Write marketing text for individual products within agreed Service Level Agreements service levels for all brands for the MENA market. Ensure that copy meets quality, principle and SEO guidelines
- Update or create landing pages on the site adding the proper links, images, or videos.
- When required, produce more general (site-wide) customer information such as FAQs, Product Descriptions, About Us, Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Help Pages, Projects Articles, News Letters, etc…).
- Coordinate and manage content schedule/plan and assets. Execute the content schedule/plan utilizing the content management system (CMS) to upload both copy and content assets.
- Receive information from category and merchandising teams on stock and priorities. Keep informed on products and stock levels of new products ensuring that products are available to go live as soon as stock is available.
- Work closely with the SEO Specialist to produce quality content that will not only appear in search engines, but drive traffic to the site, and convert into sales
- Build a strong relationship with the UK, managing the integration of technical systems to ensure full content and copy is online
Required Skills to be successful:
- Fast and accurate proof-reader.
- Knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a software life cycle.
- SEO Experience would be an advantage.
- Understanding of accessibility issues and solutions, including legal/compliance.
- Autonomous
- Knowledge of a PIM tool (Akeno etc)
What equips you for the role:
- Bachelor’s degree with 3 + years of ecommerce experience.
- First and foremost, a great cultural fit with Al-Futtaim
- Able to work at pace with an impatience to get things done
- Resilient and driven, with the desire to succeed
- Passionate about their work with a can-do attitude
- Strong eye for product and for trading
- Strong/excellent attention to detail
- Strong commercial skills (commercially astute)
- A team player capable of working cross-functionally in a collaborative manner
- Results-orientated, with the ability to drive and deliver the implementation of new ideas
- Ambition, while grounded in reality
- Excellent communication skills
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