Senior Manager Commercial & Partnerships (Fashion Brand)

Tailor and Finch is a Dubai-based women's fashion brand focused on accessible premium fashion, designed for the modern woman. We are looking for a commercially driven Senior Manager – Commercial & Partnerships to lead revenue-focused initiatives, strategic partnerships, and business growth across the UAE, GCC and wider markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute commercial growth strategies to drive revenue, customer acquisition, repeat purchases, and market expansion across the UAE and GCC.
• Identify, negotiate, and manage strategic partnerships with retailers, marketplaces, fashion platforms, corporate partners, influencers, creators, and relevant lifestyle brands.
• Build and maintain a strong partnership pipeline, evaluating opportunities based on commercial value, brand fit, audience reach, and long-term growth potential.
• Lead commercial negotiations, partnership proposals, contracts, pricing, commissions, and mutually beneficial business terms.
• Work closely with Marketing, E-commerce, Creative, and Operations teams to turn partnerships into effective campaigns, launches, activations, and revenue opportunities.
• Monitor sales, customer, campaign, and partnership performance, using data and market insights to identify opportunities and improve commercial results.
• Research emerging fashion, retail, consumer, and GCC market trends and translate them into actionable business development opportunities for the brand.

Key Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in commercial, business development, partnerships, sales, or growth roles, preferably within fashion, retail, e-commerce, or lifestyle brands.
• Strong negotiation, relationship management, business development, and commercial strategy skills, with a proven ability to build high-value partnerships.
• Strong understanding of UAE/GCC consumer markets, fashion/retail ecosystems, and digital commerce; an established industry network is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Fashion Management, Commerce, or a related field; MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is a plus.