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mahmoud elghalban, Category Manager

mahmoud elghalban

Category Manager·Boots - Alshaya Group

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, BSC. Of pharmaceutical Science

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 0 months

Category Manager

October 2019 - Present

Boots - Alshaya Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

I found this job using Bayt.com

October 2019 - Present

•Managing all categories- using the category management methodology to post the categories sales and profitability.
•leading the commercial team of 1 senior buyer, 3 buyers, 3 merchandisers and 6 assistant buyers.
•Conducting monthly P&L review and taking necessary actions to
increase sales, reduce loss and improve net profit.
•Negotiation of suppliers annual deals And contracts to secure best
Margins, rebates and other income (Achieved 25 Million SAR in 2021)
•Maximizing the use of available OTB (80 Million SAR per year) to achieve best on shelf availability while reducing the risk of excess and expired
stock.
•Developing Successful Relation With Suppliers Representatives And Supervisors.
• Leading of Planograms Design Using Nilsen Spaceman.
• Manage Stock Efficiently to increase inventory turn.
• Insuring maximum Return of Expired and Damaged stocks.
•Maximizing company profit through renting different marketing activities to suppliers.
•Identifying New Opportunities in market and following global and market trends.
• Conducting regular competitors visits and identify their key activities.
•Leading buying team development, through appropriate training,
•mentoring and coaching to ensure buying operational excellence.
• Setting and monitor SMART objectives for buying team.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Senior Buyer

October 2013 - October 2019

Boots MH Al-Shaya Co.WLL

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

October 2013 - October 2019

 Manage All Categories to Achieve Both Category targets and Brand Goals.
 Manage Planograms Design Using Nilsen SpaceMan.
 Manage Buying Team of All Categories effectively (health care, personal care and beauty)
 Develop A Successful Relation With Suppliers Representatives And Supervisors
 Negotiate suppliers annual deals And Agreements
 Insure Maximum On Shelf Availability.
 Manage Stock Efficiently to increase inventory turn.
 Insure maximum Return Of Expired And Damaged Items .
 Maximize the company profit through renting different marketing activities to suppliers.
 Identify New Opportunities in the market.
 Conduct regular competitors visits and identify their key activities

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Research And Development Manager

October 2012 - June 2013

KUNOOZ ALSEHA PHARMACIES GROUP

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

October 2012 - June 2013

 Plan And Deploy All Indoor Marketing Activities And Marketing Campaigns
 Visual Merchandising Management leading the merchandising team to Implement Merchandising Plans, Plano grams and lay out
 Determining new opportunities to increase sales and profitability through new SKUs Entry and enhance sales of impulse items Through efficient Display plans
 Responsible of All the Space Rent And Supplier Promotions with a target more than 6, 000, 000 S.R
 New Pharmacies Layout Construction.
 Responsible For Implementing the new retail concept in both new and old pharmacies .
 Loyalty Program (Both Open And Closed) Management, Analysis .
 Responsible For Customer Service Department.
 Developing and implementing strategies for new products and services.
 Developing and delivering business plans through research formulating market analysis and deliver accurate business reports.
 Help forecasting long-term and short-term market potential in KSA for management’s analysis.
 Analyzing pharmacies performance and develop & implement models to improve product movement.
 Providing direction, guidance and training to the department to ensure alignment with the company strategies.
 Implementing Automated Order Mechanism In All Branches
 Web Site And E-Marketing Management

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Research and Development

Buyer

April 2011 - September 2012

KUNOOZ ALSEHA PHARMACIES GROUP

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2011 - September 2012

 In-charge of Buying All Cosmetics Categories
 Develop A Successful Relation With Suppliers Representatives And Supervisors
 Negotiate suppliers annual deals And Agreements
 Insure Maximum Cosmetics SKUs Availability.
 Manage Stock Efficiently to increase inventory turnover .
 Insure maximum Return Of Expired And Damaged Items .
 Prepare All Reports and analysis necessary for Decision Making for top management .

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Area Manager

April 2009 - April 2011

KUNOOZ ALSEHA PHARMACIES GROUP

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2009 - April 2011

 sales management of 20 pharmacies.
 Setting up sales targets.
 Handling Sales Reports for effective data utilization to maintain excellent follow up of KPIs.
 Minimizing Return from Expired items to main warehouse.
 Increase Profitability Through Achieving high sales of high profit items.
 Field Training For Pharmacists on selling skills and customer service and follow up of training through designing a balanced score card for pharmacists performance .

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Sales

Education

Tanta University

May 2004

May 2004

Bachelor's degree, BSC. Of pharmaceutical Science

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 85%

GPA (percentage): 85%

Bayt.com tests

Negotiations Skills Test

Business and Management

Skills

Staff Supervision
Expert
Staff Supervision
Expert
Visual Merchandising
Expert
Visual Merchandising
Expert
Visual
Expert
Visual
Expert
Project Coordination
Expert
Project Coordination
Expert
Innovation
Expert
Innovation
Expert
computer
Expert
computer
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
nilsen spaceman
Expert
nilsen spaceman
Expert
category management
Expert
category management
Expert
Staff Supervision
Expert
Staff Supervision
Expert
Visual Merchandising
Expert
Visual Merchandising
Expert
Visual
Expert
Visual
Expert
Project Coordination
Expert
Project Coordination
Expert
Innovation
Expert
Innovation
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
Retail Brand And Category Management
DMS Retail
Feb 2012
Retail Visual Merchandising Management
DMS Retail
Feb 2012
Retail Management Workshop
DMS Retail
Mar 2013

Hobbies and interests

Photography

Amateur level