أزهر Jamadar

.Managing a QAR 100M sports category business for Qatar, leading assortment strategy, buying, pricing, product launches and markdowns for Adidas, Nike, Puma, Under Armour which are key brands

Core Expertise:

• Category Management:

• Merchandise Planning:

• Sales & Pricing

• Product Lifecycle Management:

• Leadership & Control:

• Performance Analysis:

Currently handling end-to-end category management, buying, pricing, promotions, and lifecycle planning for Adidas, Nike, Puma, and Under Armour under Blue Group in the GCC region, with prior experience at Landmark Group and REDTAG across Oman, KSA, and Qatar markets.

Understanding of RMS/ RPM/ and inventory control/management and ERP systems.

✓ Aware of the process with the aim of maximizing sales, controlling costs, and rationalizing Inventory on SKU level.

✓ Develop appropriate stock profiles based on demand, seasonality and promotions.

✓ Familiar working with inventory benchmarks.

✓ Experience to make decisions on poor performing items,

✓ Great at communication and will work closely with concept can ensure appropriate levels of
Inventory.
✓ Own analytical commentary to any report .

✓ Write and maintain accurate procedures for all main inventory control processes and functions.
✓ Diligent in producing and reviewing daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the stock.
✓ System are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved.
✓ Excel wizard and can create complex spreadsheets to analyze data from multiple sources with
Multiple dimensions. Also have working knowledge of MS Outlook and MS Word & Excel.
✓ Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively.

✓ Managing inventory levels of assigned departments.
✓ Ensure desired first price sell-thru for assigned department for each season.
✓ Launching of new products and categories at the stores and ensuring timely replenishment.
✓ Regularly perform inter-store consolidations to maximize sell-thru.
✓ Ensure the realized margin target for the department is met.
✓ Ensure an adequate mix of merchandise at the stores as per the set guidelines.
✓ Always ensure all CORE / NOOS products are available.
✓ Coordination and liaising with retail team and buying team.
✓ Weekly preparation and review of reports with buying and retail team and plan out action plan to rectify concern
areas.
✓ Develop appropriate stock profiles based on demand, seasonality, and promotions.
✓ Hands on Experience of RMS/ RPM/ and inventory management and ERP systems.
✓ Experienced to make decisions on poor performing Inventory.