Giovanni Geremia, Head Of Procurement, Marketing, Export and Retail showroom

Giovanni Geremia

Head Of Procurement, Marketing, Export and Retail showroom

Nikai

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Diplôme, Business management
Expérience
41 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :41 years, 4 Mois

Head Of Procurement, Marketing, Export and Retail showroom à Nikai
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis décembre 2011

Sourcing and Supplier (OEM manufacturers) management.
To develop, implement and review all procurement strategies, policies and procedures to provide a best value procurement environment.
Investigate, and re-engineer where appropriate, all processes and systems within procurement and logistics to deliver the procurement strategy and action plan.
Develop and implement an approved supplier list, introducing vendor assessment techniques to measure performance and quality of supply.
To manage procurement staff, internal customers and suppliers in a coherent and effective manner

Price negotiation
Ensure Quality maintained or inproved
Seeking new oppertunities
Vet factories
Ensure current range procurement is up to date, shipments and manufacturing
Ensure profitability
Ensure Stock levels are maintained
Ensure sales levels are maintained
Build strategies for current ranges
Training and development of staff

Manage marketing budget
Ensure Brand awareness
Co-operate with Retailers' advertising
Manage in House campaigns
Packaging designs
Seasonal campaigns
Manage / setup e-marketing and website

Ensure current appointed distribution network is maintained and improved.
Ensure profitable pricing structure
Ensure customer needs are met
Ensure market comparisons are done to evalute product and prices in different regions
Ensure continued product servicing is managed by distributors

Ensure proper range display in Showroom
Ensure staff training
Ensure sales and profitability as per budgets
Ensure customer service satisfaction
Ensure home deliveries are managed effectively
Provide training to retail outlet staff, merchandisers
Provide training to retail customers

Brand Manager à Royal House Electronics, Bahman Enterprises
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • février 2009 à décembre 2011

Responsible for Brand Building, Marketing, price positioning, stock management, OTB's, training, contract negotiation with Retailers, Budgeting and all aspects of P&L.
Aquiring and evaluating new brands.

Asst Vice President Merchandise and Buying Electronics à Aditya Birla Retail
  • Inde - Mumbai
  • février 2007 à février 2009

2 year contract
Responsible for Head office Central Merchandising and Buying team as well as four Regional teams totaling 38 team members.
Monthly visiting of all stores to ensure merchandising standards and mandatory ranges are adhered to, new layouts are implemented. Problem solving, training and new opportunities identified, developing the Electronics category division in India.
Constantly opening and planning all aspects of new stores, from range planning to equipment ordering to replenishment at the rate of 15 Supermarkets a month and 4 Hypermarkets.

Owner à Management consultant
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • octobre 2005 à janvier 2007

Self Employed
Assessing existing retail business agreements and provide action plans for clients and training of management team to improve profitability.
Market research and recommendations for range and price of products offered by clients.
Developing new business in new and existing markets for clients.
Freelance consulting work done for Leadership Solutions Singapore

Group Department head Electronics à Geant Hypermarket
  • Bahreïn - Manama
  • octobre 2004 à octobre 2005

One Year Contract
Strategic Improvement of group profitability and eradicate critical shrinkage problems
Day to day management of 4 Last Chance stores and Géant Electronic division.
Responsible for achieving targets ($35 million annually), keeping shrinkage at an acceptable level and customer satisfaction.
Responsible for negotiating yearly supplier business agreements Fu-Com Group, Last Chance and Géant hypermarket.

Head of Electronics à Geant Hypermarket
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • septembre 2003 à septembre 2004

One year contract
Setup and Opening the first of Geant hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia.
Responsible for negotiating yearly supplier business agreements for all hypermarkets
Day to day running of Electronic division

Department Head Electronics à Carrefour UAE
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • octobre 1999 à octobre 2003

4 year contract
Day to day running of Electronic division.
Responsible for merchandising including sales, marketing and promotions.
Store inventory, planning and co-ordinating
Developed sales targets ($30 Million Annually), budgets, expenses, rebates and financial controls.

Executive Manager à Makro South Africa
  • Afrique du Sud
  • octobre 1991 à septembre 1999

Day to day running of largest wholesaler in Southern Hemisphere, Superstore, Hypermarket and wholesale.
Responsible for management and planning as a Member of the Executive team.
Developed budgets ($35 Million Annually), marketing goals/objectives and rebates.
Supervised and trained managers in policy, procedures, operational techniques.

Assistant Store Manager à Click Retail
  • Afrique du Sud
  • décembre 1989 à octobre 1991

Responsible for all business operations including merchandising, sales, staff, training, budgets, store openings/closes, customer service, problem solving, cash office, inventory and receiving

Corporal à South African Airforce
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 1988 à décembre 1989

Specializing in Hotel Management, administration and Government VIP functions and private events

Permanent part time à The reeds Supermarket
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 1983 à janvier 1988

Permanent part timer, sales, replenishment orders, supervisor

Éducation

Diplôme, Business management
  • à Henley College / GIMT
  • septembre 1995

Certificate in Management, covering all areas of management from finance, HR to logistics and sales.

Specialties & Skills

Brand Management
Retail Management
Procurement
MS Office

Langues

Afrikaans
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Anglais
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