Mahmoud Ibari, Senior Brand Manager

Mahmoud Ibari

Senior Brand Manager

United colors of benetton

Location
Lebanon
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance and Banking
Experience
17 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months

Senior Brand Manager at United colors of benetton
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since June 2010

•Preparing the overall merchandizing budget for the brands. (Benetton/Saint Tropez & Designers Market)
•Attending all the sales meeting of the brands for the products selection.
•Products pricing and price comparing.
•Monitor orders based on the buying plan and follow-up to ensure merchandise delivery as per the plan.
•Planning and follow up on the re-orders on weekly basis.
•Analyzing departments (Women, Man & kids) requirement by setting sourcing triggers based on actual sales, sales trend & sales forecasts.
•Planning promotions and offers during the season
•Planning sale at the end of the season.
•Preparing the daily and monthly targets for the stores and insure that employees are driving their sales to achieve the given targets.
•Stock management (Stock rotation, Transfers, relabled styles, marked down styles)
•Monitor the Visual Merchandising calendar for the brand in consultation with the VM Manager and ensure the implementation.
•Directing and evaluating the store managers & Visual team.(KPI’s)
•Obtaining brand manuals and ensure implementation of the retail and customer service standards
•Preparing and Coordinating the Sales reports, KPI’s, margins and Sell through with the main brand offices (United Colors of Benetton in Italy/DK company in Denmark/Saint Tropez in Denmark)
•locating potential sites and new potential brands for the expansion plan.

Brand Manager at Vero Moda (Best Seller)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2009 to May 2010

1. Develops monthly and quarterly reports for management.
2. Effectively interface with upper-management, executives, other departments, customers, vendors and outside contacts as an inspirational expert for the brand.
3. Oversee the Division and manage the achievement of growth, merchandising, and sales target.
4. Logistics and stock coordination.

Product Manager at MANGO (Nesk)
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • December 2007 to September 2009

•Preparing the orders and attending the show room in Spain.
•Controlling the orders and the blocking.
•Monitoring the entire stock situation including the transfers between the shops.
•Preparing the high seasons budget using the tools and figures
•Checking the ranking for the best and worst succeed of each item.
•A survey of the price, style and color comparing to other competitor brands.
•Reporting to the top management and the head office in Spain.
•Checking on the shop managers regarding their tasks.
•Training the Shop Managers on the product knowledge, visual merchandising, stock management and ordering merchandise.
•Weekly meeting with the staff.

Shop Manager at MANGO (Fashion International Group)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2006 to November 2007

•Handling store operations.
•Stock control and following up on the stock level and movement.
•Training the staff.
Monthly reports (Daily sales, moving items, non moving items)
•Assigning a daily target for the staff to achieve it.
•Delegate responsibilities between the staff and following up on them.
•Schedules for the staff (vacations, breaks, shifts)
•Ordering merchandise.
•Ensuring a good image for the store.
•Ensuring a better customer service level.
•Controlling the store expenses.
•Random check on the items to make sure if there is any shortage.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance and Banking
  • at Beirut Arab University
  • June 2004

Specialties & Skills

Team Building
Purchasing
Sales Team Management
Brand Management
Business Operations Management
Power point
operations management
Brand management
purchasing
logistics
negotiation
warehousing operations
logistics management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Customer service & Leader ship (Training)
Training Institute:
Fashion international Group, Cairo-Egypt
Date Attended:
April 2006
A snapshot on all departments in the central bank and the mechanism of their work. (Training)
Training Institute:
Central Bank of Lebanon, Beirut-Hamra
Date Attended:
July 2003
Custom Declaration system "SAD"(Single Administrative Document) Through "ASYCUDA" software (Training)
Training Institute:
Finance Institute-Ministry of Finance.
Date Attended:
May 2004

Hobbies

  • Sports