samah cherni, General store Manager

samah cherni

General store Manager

Retail Arabia international

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Higher diploma, Management and Business
Experience
23 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 7 Months

General store Manager at Retail Arabia international
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2011
Business Operation Manager
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since March 2011

Responsible for recruiting, leading, motivating and developing a team of store managers.
Responsible for Retail Store standards to be at the highest level and to drive continuous improvement in all aspects of Store Operations that provides the customer with an ‘outstanding’

Store Manager at Sun and Sand Sports (GMG)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2010 to February 2011

• Responsible for achieving the predetermined target for the store.
• Maintaining the high-level Brand standard and Customer service
• Resolving customer issues.
• Responsible for deciding store layout and stock positioning and managing stock availability.
• Merchandising goods as per company specifications.
• Commerciality - best sellers positioning, space and stock management.
• Responsible for evaluating staff performance and development needs and deciding in store training program
• Reducing stock loss and maintain cost controls.
• Responsible for regular feedback on bestseller lines, fast moving departments and suggestions for additional allocations to the buying team.
• Responsible for reporting to Retail Director, Operations Manager and Buying Manager for the special and seasonal events in the store and the mall.
• Implementing and monitoring Stores Operation Procedure (SOP)
• Administration - Banking, Petty cash, filing.
• Conducting Team Building.
• Conducts stock take and stores audit.
• Enforce Disciplinary action if required.

Store Manager at Gulf Marketing Group– Sun and sand sports
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2010 to February 2011

Responsible for achieving the predetermined target for the store.
•Maintaining the high-level Brand standard and Customer service
•Resolving customer issues.
•Responsible for deciding store layout and stock positioning and managing stock availability.
•Merchandising goods as per company specifications.
•Commerciality - best sellers positioning, space and stock management.
•Responsible for evaluating staff performance and development needs and deciding in store training program
•Reducing stock loss and maintain cost controls.
•Responsible for regular feedback on bestseller lines, fast moving departments and suggestions for additional allocations to the buying team.
•Responsible for reporting to Retail Director, Operations Manager and Buying Manager for the special and seasonal events in the store and the mall.
•Implementing and monitoring Stores Operation Procedure (SOP)
•Administration - Banking, Petty cash, filing.
•Conducting Team Building.
•Conducts stock take and stores audit.
•Enforce Disciplinary action if required.

Sales Manager at AL Shaaya (Debenhams
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2004 to December 2010

• Responsible for achieving the predetermined target for Ladies and Lingerie department.
• Maintaining the high-level Brand standard as per the VM guidelines.
• Resolving customer issues.
• Responsible for stock positioning and managing stock availability.
• Commerciality - best sellers positioning, space and stock management.
• Evaluating staff performance and development needs.
• Regular feedback on bestseller lines, fast moving departments and suggestions for additional allocations to the buying team.
• Conducts stock take and stores audit.
• Enforce Disciplinary action if required

Sales Manager at Al Shay
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2004 to December 2009

Responsible for achieving the predetermined target for Ladies and Lingerie department.
•Maintaining the high-level Brand standard as per the VM guidelines.
•Resolving customer issues.
•Responsible for stock positioning and managing stock availability.
•Commerciality - best sellers positioning, space and stock management.
•Evaluating staff performance and development needs.
•Regular feedback on bestseller lines, fast moving departments and suggestions for additional allocations to the buying team.
•Conducts stock take and stores audit.
•Enforce Disciplinary action if required.

Store Manager at Levis
  • Tunisia - Tunis
  • January 1996 to January 2000

• Responsible for achieving the predetermined target for the store.
• Maintaining the high-level Brand standard and Customer service
• Resolving customer issues.
• Responsible for deciding store layout and stock positioning and managing stock availability.
• Merchandising goods as per company specifications.
• Commerciality - best sellers positioning, space and stock management.
• Responsible for evaluating staff performance and development needs and deciding in store training program
• Reducing stock loss and maintain cost controls.
• Responsible for regular feedback on bestseller lines, fast moving departments and suggestions for additional allocations to the buying team.
• Responsible for reporting to Retail Director, Operations Manager and Buying Manager for the special and seasonal events in the store and the mall.
• Implementing and monitoring Stores Operation Procedure (SOP)
• Administration - Banking, Petty cash, filing.
• Conducting Team Building.
• Conducts stock take and stores audit.
• Enforce Disciplinary action if required.

Education

Higher diploma, Management and Business
  • at ESMOD DUBAI International University of Art for Fashion
  • November 2017
Diploma, Fashion Designing
  • at Institute fashion Design - Ras Ettabia
  • January 2003

Degree in Fashion design from Fashion design institute

Specialties & Skills

Cost Control
Driving Results
Auditing
Planning
BUDGETING
COACHING
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DIRECTING
DRIVING
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
MERCHANDISING
PEOPLE SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Hobbies

  • Traveling