Direct Retail Operations Lead - Dubai

Anker Innovations is hiring for an internship that sits at the crossroads of retail operations and industrial tech in Dubai. The role, Direct Retail Operations Lead, is an onsite position focused on shaping how products move from display to the hands of buyers within a market that blends intelligent manufacturing, the Industrial Internet, and industrial automation. The company is looking for someone who wants to learn fast, contribute to real store impact, and grow with a team that values practical execution.

The internship is open to graduates who are Class of 2027, with a bachelor’s degree or higher. All majors are welcome, though backgrounds in marketing, business administration, retail or related fields are preferred. You should be comfortable communicating in business English and prepared to take on regional or global assignments if needed. The opportunity suits someone who enjoys turning ideas into tangible in-store experiences, building structured processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve how stores are run.

If you’re excited by the chance to influence how products are displayed, how store visits are run, and how promoters are managed on the frontline, this could be a fit. It’s a chance to gain hands-on experience in a role that touches planning, operations, and sales enablement all in one.

Shaping in-store momentum in Dubai

On a day-to-day basis, you’ll partner with local market teams to design and deliver compelling in-store display solutions, carefully selecting quality local suppliers and guiding production from concept through to rollout. You’ll also help make store management more repeatable by shaping core processes for store visits, SOPs, checklists, and reporting that keep everything organized and well documented.

Another key area is promoter management. You’ll identify and onboard promoter labor suppliers, build solid partnerships to staff frontline roles, and lead the creation and delivery of product knowledge training and frontline SOPs. You’ll set up monitoring mechanisms to track daily promoter performance so frontline execution stays on target, and you’ll contribute to initiatives that drive terminal sales with innovative, coordinated promotions and new growth ideas.

What you’ll bring to the table

• Class of 2027 graduate with a bachelor’s degree or higher; any major is okay, with preference for marketing, business administration, retail or related fields
• Fluent business English for everyday collaboration
• Willing to take on regional or global assignments
• Strong skills in communication, coordination, problem solving and getting things done
• Quick learner who stays organized and takes ownership in a busy environment
• Comfort with data and logical thinking; internship experience in related areas is a plus

• Experience in planning in-store displays and managing supplier relationships
• Exposure to promoter management and delivering product knowledge training
• Background in planning store visits and supporting sales initiatives

Pay, benefits and practical details

The role is an internship and is based onsite in Dubai. A valid work visa for the country is required to be considered. The posting notes that the candidate should be open to global regional assignments, but other schedule, travel, and compensation details aren’t specified in the available information.

Advice for applicants

Lead your resume with the Dubai internship title and your expected graduation year, then mention your degree and any relevant retail or display planning projects so it’s obvious you fit the class-year requirement and field preferences.

Show concrete proof of the must-have skills. Include a short example of a project where you designed an in-store display, coordinated suppliers, or contributed to frontline training. If you’ve drafted SOPs or checklists for store visits, quantify the impact you had on efficiency or consistency.

Be ready to discuss how you approach data and decision making. Prepare a brief case where you used data to support a process improvement or a promotional plan that lifted a metric you tracked. Tie it back to what you could bring to the promoter management and terminal sales aspects of the role.

Think of a targeted question to ask at the interview. A good one: what are the current priorities for boosting terminal sales in the Dubai market, and how would this internship contribute to the regional sourcing and frontline training strategies?