Youssef Bitar

AZADEA GROUP Jan 2008 to date
Assistant Manager - ZARA -Women Section Dubai, UAE

Responsible for assisting the Store Manager in directing daily operations and business plan implementation for the Retail Stores - Women Section of this leading company Group dealing in International Brand of Fashion/ Accessories / Shoes. Fully accountable to the Store Manager to provide visibility and monitor productivity. Manage a team of 22 staff.

• Responsible for maximizing Women Sections contribution through exploiting every opportunity to drive sales, reduce stock loss and maintain cost controls and delivering the highest level of motivation to the staff members and development of team members.
• Spearheaded and grew the Annual Sales Revenue of the Section by 15 % in comparison to last year (2007-2008)
• Ensuring individual and store compliance with all company regulations and procedures.
• Responsible for deciding store-section layout and stock positioning and managing stock availability.
• Responsible for applying and maintaining guidelines and standards for visual presentation and store -section appearance and recommending and coordinating in-store promotions. Including all aspects of POS and store-section key control and cash management.
• Responsible for ordering stock. Planning and implementing promotional activities for the store to maximize the revenues.
• Responsible for assisting the Store Manager in setting targets & budgets for the sales team as well as implementing various training programs for the development of the sales force for the optimum output in line with the market needs & opportunities.
• Providing leadership, counseling and career guidance for the development and guidance of all the staff.
• Other key management responsibilities include: MIS reporting, forecasting, budgeting, recruitment, job descriptions and managing off all risk transactions.