Mohammed Azhar, Demand Planner

Mohammed Azhar

Demand Planner

Taw9eel General Trading Co. WLL

Lieu
Koweït - Hawali
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Bachelor of Business Administration
Expérience
16 years, 2 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :16 years, 2 Mois

Demand Planner à Taw9eel General Trading Co. WLL
  • Koweït - Al Farawaniyah
  • Je travaille ici depuis octobre 2021

▪ Create sales forecasts, analyzing online retail sales data, assessing trends in customer purchases,
and evaluating changes in the online retail market.
▪ Top Suppliers sales & stock performance report.
▪ Utilize sales forecasts to plan inventory to maintain target stock covers and expedite inventory.
▪ Communicate proactively with Sales, Product Management, Finance and other teams on both
potential stock shortages and excess stock risk.
▪ Identify opportunities to improve service and inventory KPIs

Demand Planner à Union Trading Company W.L.L
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2020

▪ Develop effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns for
Wholesale Distribution and Retail stores.
▪ Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
▪ Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
▪ Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to category managers.
▪ Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.
▪ Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
▪ Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on
existing items, new products, and product phase-outs; and Closely coordinate and communicate
with Key Account Managers with supply planning.

Senior Merchandiser – Planning à M.H. Al-Shaya
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • juin 2019 à mars 2020

 Sales and Margin Modeling for SALE and special promotion events.
 Weekly Trade Pack and WSSI Report update
 Monthly Key Financial Report (KFR) on store level
 Cost lines analysis on Controllable - Direct and Indirect expenses on store level
 Annual Business Planning
 Weekly Sale Sell-Through Analysis plus Ad Hoc Analysis as required
 Intimation of monthly shipment payments and claims
 Money Map Analysis (ROI)

Senior Merchandise Planner for Buying à Midas International Co W.L.L
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • mars 2017 à mai 2019

 Manage monthly department level open-to-buy activities
 Develop pre-season plans and recommend purchase/investment and develop accurate forecasts.
 Manage the development of annual, seasonal, monthly and weekly merchandise plans.
 Manage multiple class level pricing recommendations and strategies
 Analyze historic performance and planned strategies to identify areas of opportunity or risk
 Develop, maintain and update tools, reports, etc to support the needs of the business
 Synchronizing with the E-commerce developers for launching of commercial web site
 Supervising the data control team for E-commerce database management & SEO keyword research.

Category Analyst/ Merchandiser à Armada Group of Companies
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • mars 2016 à février 2017

 Plan sales and profitability of assigned category through analysis of performance data
 Analyze business and market trends to recommend new strategies for increasing sales
 Expertise in Magento E-Commerce platform B2C 1.9.3.
 Assist in developing advertising and promotional strategies for business growth.
 Perform SEO keyword research, perform tasks such as ADWORDS SEARCH (PAY-PER-CLICK) and DISPLAY campaigns to optimize existing content and uncover new opportunities.
 Monitor and administer web analytics dashboards and key reporting tools.
 Provide various channels on Digital Marketing on campaigns in line with social media campaigns.

Merchandiser/ Buyer à Al Yasra Fashion
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • janvier 2012 à décembre 2015

 Stock Allocation & Consolidation.
 Buying analysis & OTB.
 Item Master creation, Purchase Order & Database updating.
 Pricing Mark Down strategy.
 Shipment tracking.
 Store visits and feedbacks.

General Department Head/ Supervisor à Landmark Group - Kuwait
  • Koweït - Hawali
  • janvier 2008 à janvier 2012

 Handling daily sales operations including promotional activities, interaction with team members on strategic planning & inventory management.
 Plan & execute visual merchandising, creative maintenance progress for the store.
 Managing the overall process of Inventory Management, Supervision of stock take, Stock out-In and global check, Administration work.
 Updating management with weekly sales report and providing analysis of different Retail operational cycles.
 Gathering customer & employee feedback & judge patterns, trends to initiate specific action for the continuous improvement of total customer experience & satisfaction in the store.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Bachelor of Business Administration
  • à Albedo School of Business Management
  • septembre 2017

Marks sheet available upon request.

Diplôme, Advance Excel
  • à New Horizon
  • septembre 2013
Diplôme, Certified Internet Web Master
  • à IDM Computer Studies
  • avril 2012

Web Design HTML with Advanced Browser Techniques Web Page Development (CSS) Server Side Application Development Using PHP/MYSQL Search Engine Optimization Concepts Internet Marketing Web Hosting

Diplôme, Desktop Publishing and Graphic Designing
  • à Compute Institution
  • décembre 2010
Diplôme, Comp Tia Network +
  • à IDM Computer Studies
  • août 2009

Network Architecture Network Operations Network Security Troubleshooting Industrial Standards, Practices and Network Theory

Specialties & Skills

Pricing
Business Planning
Merchandising
Leadership skills
Administration skills
Visual Merchandising
Staff training
New store openings
Business Planning
Inventory Control
Buying Analysis

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Débutant
Hindi
Moyen
Tamil
Expert
Malayala
Débutant

Adhésions

United Nation Association
  • Special Life Member
  • August 2006

Formation et Diplômes

Certified Internet Webmaster (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
April 2010

Loisirs

  • Cricket, Chess, Water sports, such as Water Rafting, Swimming, Travelling, Fashion and Billiard.
    Captained the School Cricket Team Captained the School Football Team