Head of Sales and Merchandise
International School of Kuwait, AlEkhlas
Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months
Ensure that stores, shelves or websites are stocked with the right types and quantities of products: uniforms, supplies, academic books and technology gadgets such as Apple products.
Monitor store inventory based on sales and intake.
Optimize sales volume and profitability.
Make recommendations for promotional strategies using sales and pricing data.
Work and communicate with buyers, suppliers, stores, and distributors.
Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
Following and enforcing the company's procurement policies and procedures.
Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
Maintaining good relations with faculty, staff, parents and students, sales and academically.
• Perform and coordinate various administrative tasks within the Company.
• Manage calendars, schedule meetings, Coordinates special events, office activities and committee meetings
• Handle correspondence on own initiative, Prepare / type / edit reports, forms and documents, Process sensitive and confidential information.
• Maintains records through Filing retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding, updating and destruction following exists filing system.
• Taking care of traveling arrangement (Tickets, Hotels, and airport pickup etc.)
• Operates office equipment such as photocopier, fax machine, Operates personal computer to access e-mail, electronic calendars, and other basic office support software.
• Procurement, Shipping and Handling of Import/ Export for any commercial requirements of the company.
• Providing administrative assistance and liaise with local partners and suppliers.
• Handle communication and correspondence in the country project.
• Arrange meetings as well as collating and recording information onto central OBG systems such as CRM.
• Leading the shift in casual dining business, supervising the flow of sales, coaching team members ensuring that their job descriptions are met and every guest leaves happy, following food quality and standard procedures of Applebee’s International.
• Responsible for providing administrative support activities compliant to and directly reporting to the Restaurant General Manager.
• Responsible in handling new hire training and in handling and motivating front of the house team to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Responsible on attending meetings with the RGM and Operations/ Training Managers meeting and recording minutes of the meeting.
• Responsible in preparing Progressive Development Review to at least 20 FOH employees, with competency rating tool assessment.
• Manage the annual and monthly budget and prepares weekly/monthly sales analysis on manager’s meeting.
Teaches Japanese English as Second language online
teaches Japanese students English as second language, trains new hired teachers, encodes office data, makes lessons and curricula
- Have a professional license in teaching obtained in January of 2005. - Licensure Examinations for Teachers PASSER, October of 2004