Mohamed Ebrahem Ali Elbanna elbanna

Deputy Manager -marks & spencer at ALFUTTAIM

• Egypt - Alexandria
• My current job since February 2005

Maximizes sales and exceeds store budgets, through assistance in and supervision of effective and continuous space, stock and seasonal management, and highest possible levels of customer service.
•Uses sales and space reports to assist in correct allocation of space within store, and seasonally.
•Advises Operations on out of stock departments / lines, slow sellers or price sensitivities. Assists in planning and organizing on-time delivery of key / promotional events.
Visual Merchandising:
•Maintains highest possible standards of in-store visual impact.
•Follows brand / layout guidelines correctly followed to deliver brand values and ensure corporate 'handwriting' is evident in presentation. In conjunction with visual merchandising team, helps ensure up to date ‘look' to window displays.
•Drives sales floor presentation and housekeeping / recovery principles to the highest standard by regular walk through and corrective action / coaching
Inventory Control:
•Ensure store achieves defined stock loss targets.
•Constantly seek to improve staff awareness of stock loss issues.
•Decide store layout and stock positioning and manages stock availability
•Advise on out of stock shortages, slow sellers or price sensitivities
•Constantly seeks to improve staff awareness of stockless issues.
Staff Management:
•Administer all staff issues
•Carry out staff communication, daily briefs, product knowledge and on the job coaching.
•Identify individuals with potential within the store and formulate action plans or allocate additional responsibilities to further their development.
•Ensure a development plan is in place and implemented & evaluated for every member of the store team.
Administration:
•Ensures store enacts and is fully compliant with all required administrative procedures according to company guidelines and within deadlines.
•Assists in effective communication of issues and ideas between store and operational management