Liyaqat Husain, Head of Retail

Liyaqat Husain

Head of Retail

Brac (Aarong)

Location
Bangladesh
Education
Master's degree, Retail
Experience
25 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 2 Months

Head of Retail at Brac (Aarong)
  • Bangladesh
  • My current job since February 2019

Leading Aarong in the country & strategizing international expansion (as Brac operates in 11 countries), following entrepreneurial approach to achieve double digit revenue growth, reengineering processes to increase profitability, designing stores & VM to improve customer experience. Focused approach for employee engagement and promoting phygital approach by using AI & IoT to achieve operational excellence

General Manager Retail at Brac (Aarong)
  • Bangladesh
  • February 2017 to January 2019

Launched 19 stores (SA & SIS), 3 private brands with additional revenue of BDT 150 Cr. Achieved double figure growth, PBT 10% by improving operations in the stores (350K Sq.ft) & 6 fine dine restaurants. Launched VM department, revived SOPs, maintained OPEX 23% and managed the team of 3000+ staff. Conducted market research in KSA, UAE, Singapore, India & Bangladesh, initiated new ventures & spearheaded negotiations to facilitate the business expansion

Senior Business Manager at Landmark Group (Lifestyle)
  • India - Delhi
  • October 2005 to February 2017

Worked with Lifestyle a subsidiary of Landmark group, UAE having 2K+ stores around the globe. Managed retail operations and P&L of more than 100 private and international brands, maintained positive sales growth and developed process to enhance the operational efficiencies. Won award for excellence in operation and business thrice in year 2011, 12 and 13. Conducted extensive market research, competition tracking for business expansion, managed retail projects and launched stores in India

Operations Manager at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2002 to January 2004

Managed store operations, sales development, inventory management and loyalty programs at various Aramco Retail Commissaries in Dhahran, Udaliah and Rastanurah. Established mini mart stores and worked for increasing customer engagement and footfalls

Sales Manager at IIPE
  • India - Lucknow
  • July 1997 to March 2002

Managed business expansion, institutional sales and executive training programs. Formulated strategies as per market trends and maintained high retention with internal growth plans for staff

Education

Master's degree, Retail
  • at AAU
  • June 2012

MBA (Retail)

Master's degree, Sociology
  • at LU
  • April 1998

MA (Sociology)

Bachelor's degree, Sociology
  • at LU
  • April 1996

BA (Sociology)

Specialties & Skills

Leadership
Process Development
Strategy Development
Business Planning
Retail Operations
Business Planning
Strategy Formulation
Process Development
Time Management
Leadership
Retail Operations
Goal Oriented
Visual Merchandising

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner
Bengali
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Artificial Intelligence Implication for Business Strategy (Training)
Training Institute:
MIT, USA
Date Attended:
November 2020
Customer Relationship & Safety (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi Aramco
Date Attended:
May 2003
Strategic Thinking (Training)
Training Institute:
ISB, Hyderabad, India
Date Attended:
December 2018
Business Negotiation & Communication (Training)
Training Institute:
British Council
Date Attended:
January 2013

Hobbies

  • Strategy Formation
  • Reading
  • Business & Leadership
  • Travelling