Loss Prevention Head of Department
Azadea Group
Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months
• Manage investigations related to theft, malpractice or other incidents caused by staff, management or third parties and report findings to line and functional management
• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of Loss Prevention processes which include shrinkage control, cycle count analysis, action plans design per store.
• Conduct investigations after accident occurrence and handle related reporting and corrective follow up.
• Develop specifications and make recommendations for the purchase of new or improved safety systems and equipment for the current shops and for the new shops opening.
• systems and equipment Monitor compliance with established safety policies, procedures and standards, and the implementation of accidents prevention techniques.
• Conduct daily weekly, monthly and random store audits including safety inspections, as well as communicate Loss Prevention and security reports/results to Management.
• Analyze departmental accident frequency and severity rates, and prepare periodic status reports and cost analysis on Loss Prevention programs.
• Verify the correction of unsafe conditions and monitor disciplinary actions which result from safety programs.
• Perform spot checks on stores to monitor schedules and evaluate potential risks during nonconventional working hours such as weekends, evenings, before opening, after closing, during stock counts and other.
• Consult HR and other concerned departments in order to take appropriate legal measures.
• Coordinate Loss Prevention related trainings for Store Managers, Cashiers and Sales Associates, and conduct a variety of training classes.
• Monitor video cameras (CCTV), alarm systems, access control, and other key/sensitive areas in the shop.
• Ensure the abidance of Security Guards by the company’s attendance and grooming standards, as well as address discrepancies in coordination with concerned parties.
Azadea Group
Zama General Trad. Cont. Co. W.L.L www.azadea.com
AZADEA Group of Companies, Al Bahar Center, Tunis Street - Hawally - Kuwait
"Franchise of one of the world's famous Fashion Brands Retailers, Food & Beverages group, consisting brands like Virgin Mega Store, Zara, Zara home, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Oysho, Massimo Dutti, Cool Cat, Uterque, Columbus Café, Paul restaurants, and Butcher…. etc. under the umbrella of Azadea Group of companies"
Operations Dept. - Inventory Controller Specialist
(Working in JD Edwards "Oracle", Excel & Access)
"From 26th October 2008 till date"
• Preparation of professional fashion retail inventory reports through Oracle based JD Edwards Enterprises ERP system.
• Calculate cost percentages and margins of routine purchase orders of brands for the confirmation of marginal level agreed with suppliers and forward to finance department.
• Compiling various inventory reports of receiving, sales, transfers (transfer between stores - Sub warehouse - damage transfers - uniform transfer out) in order to control the stock movements.
• Identify unknown sales / wrong sales for the respective brands and execute corrective action in order to improve stock accuracy. (Negative Stock Checking)
• Special preparations of seasonal reports for replenishments, and outdated stock for management.
• Visiting to the shops and supporting to shop managers for all kinds of transaction when ever it's needed.
• Communicates with suppliers concerning the credit notes related to Return To Vendor (RTV), damage items, Change Of Price (COP), seasonal credit notes and differences of receiving shipments.
• Inspecting the inventories at shops on monthly basis to control the droughts and to support to produce the actual inventory results.
• Reconciling physical inventories with book stock, finalization, reviewing the discrepancies percentage and do the necessary investigation.
• Preparation of the ministry files in order to obtain the sale and promotion license, preparation of Sales analysis report during the sale period and provide the Brand managers with all needed info during the sale phases.
• Process the change of season and price changes through the JDE system, export the related file to the shops POS, and calculate the Credit Notes Value.
• Ensures a proper implementation of the policies and procedures to control losses and decrease the percentage of shrinkage.
• Implements and conducts training programs for the implementation of any new system or application.
• Corresponding with brands suppliers for the different inquires related to change of season and change of retail prices and "albarans" differences of received shipments in order to resolve the issues.
• Use of professional excel and database applications to streamline the inventory reports workout.
• Provide shops, brand managers and regional inventory with requested reports.
• Follow up with imported PO, and update receiving of the shipments on daily basis.
• Update sales into inventory data.
• Follow up and validate transfers between stores.
• Update and validate damage transfers and "Devolution" Transfers between countries into JDE.
• Update uniforms transactions delivered to the stores employees.
• Attending Inventory/Cycle counts in the shops.
Anwar Al Qatami & Co.
"Steps, Shoebox, Nibras, Outlet, Red shoes & Watch Out..."(Kuwait-Lebanon-Jordan-Iraq)
"From 14th April 2007 till 23rd. Oct. 2008"
IT Dept. - Inventory Controller
(Working in RMS Software, Oracle & Excel)
• Update and receive the shipments.
• Generate and calculate landed cost, .
• Reports of Daily Sales from showrooms.
• Validate Transfer in, Transfer out and Purchase Order.
• POS technical support for the showrooms.
• Attending physical stock take for Showrooms and Warehouses in Kuwait & outside Kuwait (Jordan & Iraq)
• Report Generation and Analysis.
• Pricing
• Bar-coding.