Category manager – Non Food private label
Al Othaim markets
Total years of experience :21 years, 5 Months
Maintaining Sales, Stocks, Developments, Promotions for 161 SKU.
Analyzing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends. Review daytoday sales and managing stock on every promotion. Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract.
Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products;
Participating in promotional activities; Review sales periodically to meet budget.
Visit stores on regular basis to make sure proper merchandise as per plan.
Visit suppliers plant or distribution centers to develop product knowledge.
Attending trade shows and conferences to research new industry trends technologies.
Coordinating with warehouse to receive, return and replacement vendor items.
Responsible for distribution quantities, according to each branch's sales performance.
Planning Special promotional plan and offers for mega. Planning promotions one month ahead based on the item performance.
ACHIVEMENTS:
• Successfully launched 52 top selling SKU.
• Achieved 31% more on 2015 Budget.
• Achieved 26% more on 2016 Budget.
• Reduced cost of the top selling SKU's to achieve more sales and
make more competitive.
• Negotiated Payment terms as per stock turnover for 2015 and
2016contract.
Searching for new products.
Searching for new suppliers and make negotiation.
Market Updating.
Follow the consignments from the date of shipment to final destination port.
Make international agreements.
Registration the trademarks.
Official full responsibility for the costs of incoming all consignments.
Preparing orders.
Keep in touch with the suppliers and their correspondence, pursuit their accounts.
Achieve all the business for the foreign guests like hotel reservation, booking flight tickets, organize the interior tours and show them the showrooms and fairs
Searching for new markets.
Market Updating.
The supervision of the subsidiary stores and the follow-up of the kinds movement.
Follow-up the market condition.
The participation in the evaluation of the store cost.
Worked in book keeping (sales daybook - purchase daybook - cash book), use the accounting program Crystal mind.
Make conformities of bills with the suppliers.
Follow-up the financial situation with banks.
The follow-up of the movement of the coming and rejected cheques from the banks.
The suppliers consultation scale.
Make daily restrictions either handle or with computer.