Logistics Manager
Fath International Limited
Total years of experience :19 years, 0 Months
• Coordinate with the brands/supplier on display materials needed by our Dunhill Boutique and Zimmerli Boutique.
• Implementing the display guidelines required by the Brands within the stores on a seasonal period and launching campaigns.
• Execute merchandising strategies using visual displays throughout the store.
• Worked with the marketing team to integrate displays with campaigns.
• Assist the Brand Manager in ordering the new collections.
• Assist and follow up on the shipment with the supplier, forwarding agents, and customs brokers.
• Coordinate with International Suppliers on the shipment process.
(Cherokee Workwear, Dickies, Heartsoul, Elle Medical Apparel, Infinity by Cherokee, Certainty, Medical Instruments, and Anywear Footwear).
Key Responsibilities:
• Stocks management, control, and inventory - to ensure that an order has to be compared to the sales and stocks to avoid over or under-stocking of the best sellers references or the slow-moving items, thus minimizing the stocks on hand and having better stocks representation in the warehouse and outlets.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Ordering: inventory & Outlets based on the average sales and stocks on hand.- focusing on new styles, colors, and most especially on best-selling selling styles, colors, and sizes.
• Creates monthly sales summary reports (QTY reports) including short/long-term recommendations replenishment order requirements or markdown requests.
• Collaborates with merchandise planning and logistics teams to confirm the initial allocation of quantities and timing based on the product availability to meet on-time delivery with the most effective merchandise flow.
• Coordinate Marketing - to provide recommendations on brands & marketing issues & to ensure sales continuity of the products.
• Visiting the following: customers, store/outlets, competitors, and Distribution Centre or Warehouse. To enhance product movement, presentation, and competitive market activity, obtain sales associates and customer feedback. To monitor local and regional needs.
• Merchandising the stores and creating display guidelines that will be shared within the Lami stores in KSA and Regional and to be strictly followed.
• Purchase and Ordering on Factory, Sea, or Air orders applying procedures supplier’s ordering software.
• To conduct training within the stores regarding the brand and merchandising guidelines for the sales staff and Sales Managers.
Paris Gallery prides itself as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's most ultra-modern showcase of major international as well as local high-end brands in the perfumery, cosmetics, timepieces, jewellery, and accessories item business ventures with a proficient fleet of Sales and Marketing personnel. The Paris Gallery showrooms are contained in the major shopping malls in Jeddah, Riyadh, Khobar, Makkah, Madina, Khamis, and remote areas, sited in the most strategic locations in the different cities. Paris Gallery is a company enjoying substantial growth in business and at present boasts of a total of 20 branches in Saudi Arabia and 35 outlets at major shopping complexes in the entire United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain.
In 2002 I joined Paris Gallery as an EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT to the General Manager and eventually move to various departments, Brand Planning, Marketing, Merchandising, and Sales, and in 2005 I was promoted to Brand Manager.
BRAND MANAGER - Watches, Accessories, and Sunglasses (2005-2018)
Managing the following brands and categories:
Having been working for 9 years as a Brand Manager, I was well-oriented in the following categories and brands:
WATCHES - MONTBLANC, AIGNER, ESCADA, SAINT HONORE, EMPORIO ARMANI, MICHAEL KORS, DKNY, FOSSIL, DIESEL, FONTENAY, MASERATI, PHILIPS AND JUST CAVALLI.
ACCESSORIES - MONTBLANC, DUNHILL, AIGNER, ESCADA, EMPORIO ARMANI, MICHAEL KORS, DIESEL, FOSSIL, FONTENAY, CRISLU, LIUJO, TATEOSSIAN, ZEADES and MASERATI.
LEATHER GOODS - ESCADA, CALVIN KLEIN, GUESS, FOSSIL, TOSCA BLU, CELINE DION, VERSACE JEANS, VISONE, and JOHN RICHMOND HANDBAGS.
SUNGLASSES - CARTIER, MONTBLANC, TOMFORD, DIOR, CHANEL, BURBERRY, BVLGARI, ROBERTO CAVALLI, FENDI, CARRERA, RAYBAN, CHOPARD, POLICE, LACOSTE, ARMANI EXCHANGE, EMPORIO ARMANI, CARRERA, GIORGIO ARMANI, FENDI, GUCCI and RAYBAN
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure that display materials are ordered and received by Montblanc boutique within Paris Gallery Stores.
• Coordinate with Montblanc for the display implementation that follows the standard displays required by the brand.
• Assembled or removed visual displays in windows or in-store.
• Communicated with the Marketing team to arrange proper ticketing and signage
• Communicated with store teams to plan floor and merchandise layout
• Created branded visual merchandising packs to send to each branch of a store
• Created eye-catching product displays and store layouts
• Collaborates with Merchandise Planning and Logistics teams to confirm initial allocation quantities and timing based on product availability to meet on-time delivery with the most effective merchandise flow.
• Negotiate with suppliers on the trade margin, shipping terms, payment terms, and other relevant points.
• Implement handbags, watches, and accessories core items assortments and items selection and development consistent with seasonal collections and business plan objectives to generate maximum sales, gross margin, and profit.
• Researches and analyzes handbags, watches, and accessories sales, consumer trends, competitor offerings, and historical product line performance and provides input into the creation of business plans.
• Collaborates with the Category Manager, in creating seasonal business plans and sales targets.
• Collaborates with suppliers on the marketing aspect, like marketing plans or activities to support the brand and boast sales in every store.
• Involves the sales team when selecting the collection before placing the order.