nazish maqsood, National Concept Business Head

nazish maqsood

National Concept Business Head

Landmark Group

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
20 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months

National Concept Business Head at Landmark Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since July 2015

 Handling operations of 40 stores of KSA.
 Handling 158, 000 Sq feet area and a turnover of 178 Mn SR.
 Ensure alignment of the teams with the overall business strategy.
 Ensure achievement of sales targets which have been set for the country.
 Drive excellence in store opening deliverables in the country using the corporate guidance framework.
 Work with stores in the region on controllable costs and review profit and loss of each store and see GP margin, GP percentage etc is achieved as per business plan
 Conduct merchandise probes in consultation with regional/area/store managers to optimize department wise /category wise sales
 Collaborate positively with the project (store design), merchandise, visual teams to drive layout, pricing and department / category wise changes as appropriate in the stores keeping in mind the Corporate guidelines
 Enhance sales through identification and analysis of trends as per footfall, conversion rates, average bill value, individual SKU sales, suggestive mark downs etc. for the region/country
 Improve overall profitability by applying in depth customer and competitor knowledge;
 Establish clear and regular channels of communication to ensure stores in the country and region are up to date and consistent in focusing on key priorities and driving sales.
 Ensure stores and staff presentation and standards are in line with the brand requirements and are consistent across stores in the region/country.
 Draw up media plans as per Corporate Guidelines for the country and regions
 Ensure timely, consistent and efficient implementation of marketing promotions as per the guidelines across all country/region/stores to drive sales and customer service.
 Ensure stores in the country follow Corporate VM guidelines (including seasonal and promotional/ window guidelines) and are easy to shop, delivering consistently on inspirational customer service experience.
 Acting as a country SPOC for all customer complaints and escalations etc.
 Ensure clear lines of communication between RDC and stores are established to ensure efficient co-ordination of stock and inventory management.
 Enforce standard operating procedures to maintain stock and systems accuracy and profit protection across all stores in the country.
 Work in partnership with the RDC team to deliver an efficient and effective stock replenishment and oversee that stores are adequately stocked and maintain stock cover.
 Ensure optimal staffing in region through manpower planning at the stores with HRBP as per guidelines.

Senior Area Manager at Landmark Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2013 to June 2015

 Handling operations of 12 stores in Central Province (KSA).
 Achievement of sales targets through sales team motivation & involvement.
 Monitoring projects from conceptualisation to final execution.
 Establishing corporate strategies and budgets for achievement of the targets. Track monthly performance against plan & proactively identify solutions to close performance gaps, if any
 Engaging and coordinating business analysis sessions for understanding business issues & sorting out solutions for the same.
 Providing training to store managers & staffs in customer services & giving direction for developing organizational processes, framework and methodology for customers.
 Generating and compiling reports based on reports submitted by Store Managers findings; with causes & solutions to customer feedback to improve products and in store services.
 Communicating ideas / solutions, debriefing staffs on results and recommendations from observations.
 VM, display, customer service, selling skills & timely reporting

Area Retail Manager at Senwan Trading Company
  • Libya - Tripoli
  • May 2013 to December 2013

 Handling operations of all Landmark stores ( Splash, Max, Shoexpress, Babyshop) of Tripoli.
 Handling an area of 50000 sq feet and business of almost 98 mn Libyan Dinar
 Achieved the increased business.
 Achievement of months targets through sales team motivation & involvement.
 Engaging and coordinating business analysis sessions for understanding business issues & sorting out solutions for the same.
 Providing training to store managers & staffs in customer services & giving direction for developing organizational processes, framework and methodology for customers.
 Generating and compiling reports based on reports submitted by Store Managers findings; with causes & solutions to customer feedback to improve products and in store services.
 Communicating ideas / solutions, debriefing staffs on results and recommendations from observations.
 VM, display, customer service, selling skills & timely reporting

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  • February 2007 to April 2008

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  • February 2005 to January 2007

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Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Aligarh Muslim University
  • April 2004

Specialties & Skills

Operations Management
Operations Experience
Project Management
People Management
strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
People Management
communication skills

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Singing, Tennis, Gym