Riyas Thattaril, Retail Operations Specialist

Riyas Thattaril

Retail Operations Specialist

AL SAYAD

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
10 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 5 Months

Retail Operations Specialist at AL SAYAD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2017

Oversee the functions of Various departments of the three Retail stores - Retail Operations.

Designed and Implemented policies and procedures

Providing directions to the team by formulating regulations and guidelines and developing a workflow in the company.

Controlling inventory and ensuring Quality standards of goods are maintained.


Reviewing seasonal demand for products, and slow-moving products and developing a push strategy

Receiving shipments and preparing Goods transfers to all locations.

Follow up on special orders by Managing Lead time, coordinating cycle count, and checking physical inventory.

Process price changes and merge.

Negotiate with suppliers and vendors.

Recruiting, Allocating, and training employees.

Visual Merchandising, Employee Management, and Inventory Management.

Report to the manager on daily basis regarding the need/demand of items so that future orders could be placed accordingly

Sales Executive at AL SAYAD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2014 to December 2017

Roles and Responsibilities:
•Directs customers by escorting them to racks and counters; suggesting items.
•Advises customers by providing information on products.
•Helps customer make selections by building customer confidence; offering suggestions and opinions.
•Documents sale by creating or updating customer profile records.
•Processes payments by totaling purchases; processing checks, cash, and store or other credit cards.
•Keeps clientele informed by notifying them of preferred customer sales and future merchandise of potential interest.
•Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
•Mapping new markets, analyzed potential partners and maintained customers database
•Delivered customer service by offering solutions to their queries & complaints
•Focused on customer needs & ensured customer satisfaction by appropriate solutions
•Observed business needs, its strategic direction and identified initiatives that will allow a business to meet those strategic goals
•Coordinated with the clients on a regular basis for harmonizing relationships with the clients to increase the company’s profits
•Formulated Daily Sales Report & submitted the same to the Reporting Manager
•Prepared commercial strategy of the department after conducting market analysis

Highlights:
•Developed strategic and operational sales plans which resulted in an increase in overall sales and gross margin
•Amplified customer base through maintaining effective relationships
•Identified target markets and established successful plans to develop them
•Expanded sales by significantly through innovative selling techniques such as Better display of products, Educating customers on the use of products

Intership at AL SAYAD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2013 to June 2013

Observing how consumer behavior changes with the change in price
Evaluating various other factors affecting consumer buying behavior

INTERNSHIP at ICICI Bank
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2011 to June 2011

A study on performance and evaluation of mutual funds

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Alliance School of Business,, Alliance University
  • March 2014
Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at Bangalore university
  • March 2012

Specialties & Skills

People Management
Attention to Details
Inventory Management
Retail Operations
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTING
GESTIóN
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

MBA Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2014