Trading Manager - Gaming
Role Overview
The client is a Dubai-headquartered B2B trading platform with operations in the UK, US, and Netherlands.
The company buys electronics, gaming, and IT globally and sells in the GCC; its team is growing from five to ten.
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Role and company
The client is a Dubai-headquartered B2B trading platform with operations in the UK, US, and Netherlands.
The company buys electronics, gaming, and IT globally and sells in the GCC; its team is growing from five to ten.
Gaming trading and relationships
- Own gaming P&L across sourcing, pricing, selling, stock decisions, and margin for consoles, games, controllers, headsets, and accessories.
- Grow supplier books across distributors, surplus and promotional stock, brand overstock, and cross-region stock from the UK, EU, US, and Asia.
- Grow GCC buyer books across UAE and Saudi retailers, wholesalers, marketplace sellers, Deira and Dragon Mart trade, and export buyers.
- Process offers through portal screening, evaluation, up to three counter-offer rounds, approved trading workflows, and purchase-order approval.
- Make stock-holding decisions using Amazon bestseller and velocity checks, seasonality, launches, end-of-life timing, and price protection.
- Negotiate on both sides, keep counterparties anonymous, and do not disintermediate or disclose counterparties.
- Use Handelot and Kadorf for supply scanning, price discovery, and prospecting; log work in the portal.
- Direct and coach a Junior Trading Manager while retaining responsibility for relationships.
- Meet weekly KPIs covering offers, scores, deals, gross profit, and stock days.
Experience and requirements
- At least five years trading or buying gaming hardware and software at a distributor, wholesaler, large retailer, or trading house.
- Verifiable supplier and buyer relationships and experience owning P&L and inventory risk.
- Knowledge of gaming buyers, grey-market dynamics, regional SKUs, warranty issues, and Saudi demand.
- Based in the UAE or willing to relocate immediately.
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