Najib El Imad

• Planning, organizing, directing and managing bookstore activities.
• Developing and implementing bookstore operating procedures and recommends appropriate related policies.
• Prepares and manages annual bookstore budgets.
• Develops and controls operations in order to meet budget and service objectives.
• Preparing and managing the annual bookstore inventory.
• Performing promotions on non-moving items
• Hiring training, supervising, and evaluating assigned personnel; directs staff in Selling and in ordering books, supplies, and related merchandise; and providing staff development for bookstore staff.
• Representing the company to publishers and other vendors.
• Preparing and arranging Book signing sessions.
• Creating and maintaining the appropriate bookstore image.
• Supervising and maintaining the stock and the inventory controls and levels.
• Coordinating bookstore activities with other components of the stores.
• Prepares a variety of reports and correspondence appropriate to assignment; uses sophisticated computerized purchasing and inventory control, point of sale and ecommerce software.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

• Issued 100+ contracts with international suppliers, resulting in store nomination as best bookstore in Jeddah International Book Fair in 2015, 2016 & 2017.
• Negotiated 300+ contracts with suppliers, resulting in cost reductions of up to 20%.
• Opened 9 new retail stores by managing stock, set-up, and opening events valued at 10 million USD.
• Trained 500+ employees in sales techniques, display, & retail systems (SAP & IBM).
• Issued 250, 000 USD supply deals with 3 national public libraries.
• Managed store booth at 4 international book fairs with (450, 000 visitors/fair), resulting in revenues of 160, 000 USD in 15 days at each event.
• Oversaw store booth at the 1st Comic-Con held in Saudi Arabia (120, 000 visitor/day) resulting in revenues of 80, 000 USD in 3 days.

• Monitoring & issuing sales reports
• Delivering stock reports to management
• Coordinating with Category managers on the stock rotation
• Performing promotions on non-moving items
• Preserving a healthy stock rotation
• Supervising & following up stock employees performance

• Interpreting and advising on employment & NSSF legislations
• Enrolling employees in the NSSF & Following up on every related issue
• checking application forms, selecting & interviewing candidates
• Providing employees with certificates (Recommendation letters, work certificates … etc.)
• Advising on Property related contracts & Following up on ongoing contracts.

• Managing day-to-day operation of bookstore
• Ordering books, by preparing internal purchase requisitions and imputing data in the computerized system.
• Conducting physical inventory of textbooks, and other items for sale.
• Purchasing new released Arabic books for the bookstore
• maintaining & updating the Arabic section
• Selling & promoting books.

• Answering customers' questions, and providing information on procedures or policies.
• Bagging, boxing, wrapping, or gift-wrapping merchandise, and preparing packages for shipment.
• Computing and recording totals of transactions.
• Counting money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
• Establishing or identifying prices of goods, and tabulating bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
• Greeting customers entering the store.
• Issuing receipts, refunds, credits, or change.