Merchandiser
Al Yasra Fashion
Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months
•Prepare reports related to brands and stores performance; visit stores and items handle transfers among stores.
•Attend weekly stock/sales trade reviews and do the action plans required with Brands & Communication Manager.
•Monitor slow selling stores and taking action rotation or stock relocation as necessary.
•Work closely with Shops Managers to provide them a support on stock replenishment and display.
•Prepare monthly reports to suppliers about brands recommending actions.
•Oversee the pricing of all goods for handled brands.
•Oversee item masters & barcode master creation for now lines receive to be uploaded in the system.
•Do weekly store visits and come up with status reports and recommendations.
•Outline products transfers between shops and extensions down the chain.
•Sending report to suppliers.
M.H Alshaya (Debenhams)
Asst. Merchandiser
November 21, 2011- Till Present
M.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 55 of the world's most recognised retail brands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, P.F. Chang's, Office Depot and Boots. The company operates 2, 200 stores across 7 divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Service, Optics, Pharmacy, Office Supplies and Home Furnishings.
• Produce & analyze reports to determine sales/margin/profit information with recommendations where appropriateSupervising Sales, Purchase Orders and Receiving Vouchers for Stock System.
• Assist in the forecasting of orders quantities based on stock & sales information, calculating sizes ratios & monitoring stock levels & movement
• Tracking of invoices & shipments and proactively inform line of deviations
• Assist in pricing strategy, ensuring logic, commercially & within Brand targets for margin
• Ensure information on internal systems is accurate & make recommendations for corrections
• Communicate to store & warehouse information regarding new arrivals, display material, & stock release & return.
• Controlling Stock Movement on Daily Basis in Kuwait & UAE.
• Supervising Sales, Purchase Orders and Receiving Vouchers for Stock System.
• Preparing Reports like Stock Availability, Stock Differences using RPRO Reports & Crystal Reports.
• Updating the Management about the Stock & Sales Position of each Brand on Weekly basis.
• Designing the Labels & Tags by using Document Design Tool.
• Transferring between Stores/Season to Season Transfers in Kuwait & UAE.
• Investigating any Inventory Discrepancies.
• Assisting the brand manager in creating orders for the buy on the new seasons.
• Following up mails with supplier.
• Sending report to supplier.
NORAMINA FASHIONS, Salmiya, Kuwait
Assistant System Administrator - Retail Pro
June 30, 2005 - August 5, 2010
Noramina is one of the Kuwait's famous Retail Company, carrying a portfolio of over 50 diverse Brands regarding Ladies Fashion.
• Assistant Administration of software "RETAIL PRO 8.52" which is one of the world's renowned applications used for Inventory Control, Purchasing, and Sales Modules.
• Implementation of Inventory Control System "RETAIL PRO 8.52" (1 Main Server, 5 Point of Sale Locations)
• Maintaining Codes used in Retail Pro System.
• Supervising Sales, Purchase Orders and Receiving Vouchers for Stock System.
• Controlling Stock Movement on Daily Basis for All Brands.
• Updating the Management about the Stock & Sales Position of each Brand on Weekly basis.
• Designing the Labels & Tags by using Document Design Tool.
• Transferring between Stores/Season to Season Transfers.
• Troubleshooting all Inventories Issues (Return, Damages, Wrong product received)
• Investigating any Inventory Discrepancies.
• Upload/Download Data from Data Machines & Finalization of Inventory.
• Supervising the Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly Stock Audit for Shops/Stores.
• Handling the ATTENDANCE Software using Bio Metric Attendance Solution.
• Handling Networking & Other Hardware Issues.
• Handling the Connections between Main Store & Remote Locations through LAN & Dial-up.
• Verifying that Polling between Stores & Warehouse is successful & correct any problems that may have prevented a proper Polling Cycle (Scheduler etc)
• Performing System Upgrades as new Software is issued.
NORAMINA FASHIONS, Salmiya, Kuwait
Stock Controller (Additional)
June 30, 2005 - August 8, 2010
• Responsible for receiving the shipments.
• Responsible for transferring items between shops.
• Responsible for transferring stocks between store and shops.
• Responsible for stock taking on shops.
• Responsible for stock taking on shop and main storage on end of the year.
• Responsible for keeping the records of needs for the store.
NORAMINA FASHIONS, Salmiya, Kuwait
Visual Merchandiser (Additional)
February 2009 - April 2010
• Developing floor plans and sketching designs by use Adobe Photoshop;
• Sourcing materials and display elements, such as lighting, props and accessories;
• Installing and dismantling displays, using available space to the best advantage;
• Dressing mannequins and making use of creative lighting for window displays;
• Preparing for promotional events and dismantling displays at the end of promotional periods;
• Visiting other stores in the area, working with in-store sales staff and helping to develop their understanding of presentation;
• Setting up a 'model' or 'mock' store according to the company's latest design directives, and then photographing the store's windows, walls and displays in order to create a visual merchandising pack to send out to other stores (to ensure consistency with the company brand and image);
• Implementing the designs and plans created by the visual merchandising manager and the creative director, which may involve work such as lifting, carrying and climbing ladders.
• BSCS (Bachelor of Computer Sciences)