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Trading Manager - Gaming

Dubai Permanent View Job Description
As a Trading Manager - Gaming in Dubai, you will manage the gaming book and run it as a principal trader. This person buys consoles, games and accessories locally and globally, sells into the GCC first (UAE is HQ and the primary market today) and cross-border where the margin is, using the company's UAE, UK, Netherlands and US entities for purchasing. Arrives with a live book of suppliers and buyers and is measured on gross profit from month 3 onwards.
  • Growing Trading Company
  • Global Role

About Our Client

Our client is a B2B Trading Platform HQed in Dubai, with strong operations in the UK, US and Netherlands. They buy Electronics, Gaming, IT globally and sell in the GCC.

They have a lean team of 5, expanding to 10 by year end!

Job Description

  • Own the gaming P&L: sourcing, pricing, selling, stock decisions and margin for consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo), games, controllers, headsets and accessories.
  • Bring and grow a supplier book: distributors, retailers with surplus or promotional stock, brand overstock, cross-region stock from UK, EU, USA and Asia.
  • Bring and grow a GCC buyer book: UAE and Saudi retailers, wholesalers, marketplace sellers, Deira and Dragon Mart trade, plus export buyers.
  • Work every offer through the portal flow: pipeline screening, Evaluator score, counter-offers (max 3 rounds), sell-then-buy or buy-for-stock within the agreed rules, PO approval.
  • Decide what to hold: Amazon best-seller and velocity checks, seasonal and launch timing (Q4, new titles, console bundles), end-of-life and price-protection opportunities.
  • Negotiate hard on both sides and keep the platform anonymous as the counterparty of record; never disintermediate or share counterparties.
  • Use the trading platforms (Handelot, Kadorf) for supply scan, price discovery and prospecting, logged in the portal.
  • Direct a Junior Trading Manager on uploads, follow-ups and buyer lists; coach, do not delegate the relationships.
  • Hit weekly KPIs: offers in, offers scored 60+, offers out, deals closed, gross profit, stock days.

The Successful Applicant

  • 5+ years trading or buying gaming hardware and software at a distributor, wholesaler, large retailer or trading house, with a verifiable book of suppliers and buyers.
  • Has bought and sold on own P&L and taken inventory risk, not only managed a category for a brand.
  • Knows the gaming trade: who the buyers are, grey-market dynamics, regional SKUs and warranty issues, Saudi demand.
  • Based in the UAE or willing to relocate immediately.

What's on Offer

Great opportunity to join a growing company which is off to a solid start!

Contact
Antoine Ratajczak
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7130531

Job summary

Sector
Sales
Subsector
Business Services
Industry
Transport & Distribution
Where
Dubai
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Antoine Ratajczak
Job reference
JN-102026-7130531