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Trade and Partnership Manager

Furchild
Dubai, UAE
fulltime
Mid-Senior
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1. Channel Sales & Revenue

  • Own the trade channel P&L contribution: hit revenue and margin targets across all retail, ecommerce, and distributor accounts.
  • Build and manage the trade sales pipeline from prospecting through to sustained reorders.
  • Drive both breadth (number of doors/listings live) and depth (rate of sale per door)

2. Offline Retail Partners

  • Win and manage relationships with pet specialty stores, retail chains, and adjacent outlets such as veterinary clinics and grooming salons.
  • Negotiate listings, shelf space, planograms, and in-store positioning.
  • Run regular partner visits and account reviews; ensure on-shelf availability and minimise out-of-stocks.

3. Ecommerce and Marketplace Partners

  • Win and manage online stockists: pure-play pet retailers, general marketplaces (e.g. Amazon.ae, Noon), and quick-commerce / rapid-delivery platforms.
  • Coordinate with operations on marketplace fulfillment models (marketplace-fulfilled vs. seller-fulfilled) and stock feeds.
  • Protect pricing integrity online

4. Lead Generation & Channel Expansion

  • Identify, evaluate, and onboard new channel partners that generate revenue and customer acquisition opportunities.
  • Develop referral, sampling, activation, and partnership programs that drive qualified leads.
  • Track lead generation, customer acquisition, and subscription conversions by channel.
  • Continuously identify new opportunities to expand Furchild's reach beyond owned channels.

5. Distributor Network Expansion (UAE & global)

  • Identify, evaluate, recruit, and onboard distributors within the UAE and in priority international markets.
  • Structure distributor agreements (territory, pricing, margin, exclusivity, MOQs, marketing support).
  • Manage distributor performance against activation and reorder milestones.
  • Lead the groundwork for international expansion: product registration, import/labeling/regulatory requirements.
  • Build a repeatable distributor playbook so each new market is faster to launch than the last.

6. Pricing & Margin

  • Enforce MAP / RRP discipline.
  • Manage discount bands, trade terms, and approval thresholds.
  • Own receivables health for trade accounts (terms, DSO, overdue management).

7. Trade Marketing & Campaigns

  • Work with Furchild marketing team to plan and execute co-marketing and promotional campaigns with retail and ecommerce partners (in-store activations, marketplace promos, sampling, bundles, launches).
  • Drive share of shelf (offline) and share of search / digital shelf quality (online).

8. Forecasting & Operations

  • Provide demand forecasts by account/channel that feed production and inventory planning.
  • Monitor slow-moving listings and delisting risk

Requirements

  • 5+ years in B2B / trade / wholesale sales, key account management, or distributor management. Ideally in FMCG, pet, food, or a comparable physical-product category.
  • Demonstrated track record opening new retail accounts and/or appointing and managing distributors.
  • Hands-on experience with both offline retail and ecommerce/marketplace channels (Amazon, Noon, or similar), or strong depth in one with credible ability to own the other.
  • UAE market experience strongly preferred; international/export distribution experience a clear plus.
  • Existing relationships within UAE veterinary, retail, grocery, ecommerce, or pet-industry channels.
  • Experience launching a product into new international markets (registration, import, regulatory).
  • Familiarity with a structured ops/CRM stack for managing accounts and pipeline.

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