Experience

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  Tamimi Markets

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Store Manager

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  Imtiaz Super Market

  • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

  • Manager Inventory Control (SAP S4 HANA)

    • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

    Rendered a keen eye for details to analyze daily store stock position and on order stocks through SAP S4-HANA, accordingly review the overall store ordering in coordination with the warehouses, and fulfil the store demand.• Exercised hands-on approach and internal controls to review the ordering of store consumables within defined budgets, also conducted detailed dispatch vs demand analysis for service level improvement.• Led merchandise initiatives in building a proprietary assortment that maintained a significant margin differential relative to branded products, ensured stock management and seamless product availability on shelves.• Functioned in close collaboration with the commercial team to complete the assortment, hunt, and retained new products for business sustainability in a competitive retail environment.• Monitored expiry and pricing of the products, ensuring adherence to FIFO floor and shelf audits, Shrinkage, and stock days controlling policies and other operational procedures. • Ensured organization of annual and partial inventories as per plan, delivered sterling support to the store manager in oversight of overall store operations, budget preparation, cost analysis, and P&L review.• Additionally, charged with the assistant store manager responsibility and tasked to ensure operational excellence, merchandising, Interaction with customers, and handling complaints for optimum satisfaction. • Plan, monitor, and direct all selling activities to ensure attainment of established sales targets and profit margins within and lower than acceptable shrinkage levels. Specialized product knowledge of food and import-related product line. • Coordinate with buying team on the negotiated promotional campaign which required special merchandising displays.• Mentor and strategic in-charge of the store teams, handling all data of Bakery, and Live Kitchen production in SAP.

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  METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited

  • Pakistan
  • Wholesale
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Territory Sales Manager

    • Jan 2017 - Mar 2022

    Progressed through a series of positions with increasing responsibilities and swiftly rendered a lead role as Territory Sales Manager (B2B) overseeing trade delivery business and catering to 1000 customers in the METRO DHA store territory.• Strategized and allocated a fleet of 7 master vehicles with the capacity of 4 tons each and covering 42 areas from time zone 1 to time zone 4 and successfully optimized line per call from 7 to 10 with 80% productivity/Buying rate.• Surpassed sales growth from 30M to 91M by increasing healthy & potential customer portfolio with the help of power categories, Line per call enhancement and productivity and increased basket size. Optimize route potential from 4.2M to 13M.• Managed significant challenges associated with the emerging business and successfully enhanced the Metro-owned brands’ sales to 122% YTD growth with 12% profitability and 5% sales share.• Contributed to achieving company goals by accepting ownership of emerging technology integration into the system while building the capacity of staff members on all levels to maximize their operational efficiency and career growth.• Introduced effective controls to monitor and increase staff performance and identify bottlenecks in achieving the optimum level of productivity; delegated, reviewed, and approved all operational responsibilities to the team members.

  • Manager Goods Receiving

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

    Key Responsibilities & MeasurementMajor Tasks:• Manage, organise accepting and storing of goods to provide enough space available for the incoming goods and only the appropriate quality and amount of goods can get into the store.• Lead, train and supervise the activities of GR employees• Responsible for the stock kept at GR area and to check technical condition (instruments, systems, operation and emptying of pressing machines) to carry on work unhindered.• Handling, checking filing delivery documents and personally control GR labels daily.• Receive the physical merchandise in the dedicated area, determine the actual received quantity correctly and move the goods from GR area to sales floor• Examine and deal with supplier complaints and invoice control queries.• Supervise cleaning of the goods acceptance area, make work and the safety requirement. To maintain goods acceptance area in an immaculate state and prevent accidents.Operations Management:• Department’s performance check on regular bases to ensure smooth operations including the following:• In-depth check of Departments.• Operational processes and procedural checks• Seasonal activities planning check• Security tasks management• Ensure the following on the floor • Safety: food safety (HACCP), health & safety, fire safety• Product quality: preservation rules• Personnel: staff availability.• Ensure that stock maintenance by continuous monitoring of inventory, shrinkage, create the optimum stock performance in quality, quantity and safety targeting customer segments and following the company strategy.• Manage inventories to have the right stock for the right customer at the right time.To carry out any instructions/task given by the store manager.

  • Supervisor Administration & Logistics Center

    • Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

    • Implementing procedures to keep visible and invisible shrinkage to keep within acceptable levels.• Monitoring and maintaining partial and annual inventories.• Managing all the administrative tasks in the Goods Management System regarding supplier and article master data maintenance, ordering and stock management. • Preparation of reports for Head Office or internally for store manager as per requirement.• Store Ordering & Follow up.• Preparation of gap check report on daily bases.

  • Associate Customer Delivery / Supply Chain

    • Apr 2010 - Sep 2010

    • I am Part of this project in whole Asia as this concept is new in Cash & Carry organizations.Following are my job duties• Monitoring and managing the deliveries of more than 50 customer’s daily / weekly / monthly basis (HoReCa, Traders & Institutions).• Stock availability of more than 2000 core articles in the store for customers.• Communication with Department Manager.• Leading the team comprising of, stock pickers, Helpers and Drivers.• Communication with the customers regarding day to day supplies matters.• Responsible for Reporting 1- Daily Sales Report2- Profit & Loss Report3- Section Based sale ( Fresh Food / Dry Food / Non Food )4- Graphical Representation of Loss Sales Opportunity5- Individual & Detail Costing of Vehicles6- Missing Articles Report7- Daily Pickers Report

  • Associate Administration & Logistics

    • Nov 2008 - Apr 2010

    • Preparation of reports regarding daily sales, total stock received, Negative stock reports, Inactive stock reports, Zero stock reports and distribute these reports to every department.• Follow up of the price changes according to the local markets and whole sale markets.• Price changes from the company software and implements it in store.• Printing of the rail cards (Price tags) and issued to every department.• Maintain the systematically stock in the company software and if there is difference make a stock correction form and enter it into system to avoid any difference.• Stock ordering regarding bulk stock and that items which are out of stock.• Generation of barcodes and stickers• Perform annual and partial inventories.• Virtual cartons checking and printing of sign ages.• Checking of articles expiries.

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  Leisure Textiles Limited

  • Lahore

  • Purchase Officer

    • Nov 2006 - Jun 2008
    • Lahore

    • Fully experienced in purchasing of Lubricants, Printing, Stationery, Electrical, Mechanical parts, Computer items and General Orders.• Collection of quotations from suppliers, making of comparative statements before purchasing any item.• Negotiation with suppliers.• Preparation of purchase orders and following them up till receiving of goods.• Record keeping of inward/outward gate passes, vendor delivery challans.• Collection of sale tax invoices and submission in accounts department within the given time.• Reconcilation of ledgers for dyes & chemical and maintenance vendors.• Good knowledge of local markets.• Preparation of GRNs and forward to accounts department.

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  Easy Phone Pvt. Ltd(Raabta Telecom)

  • Islamabad

  • Operations Officer

    • Aug 2005 - Oct 2006
    • Islamabad

    • Preparation of GRNs and submission to accounts department.• Controlling the inventory and maintaining the records.• Soft unit’s feedings and customer dealing.• Market inspection & spot checks of sales officers.• Preparation of operational reports.• Cash handling, deposit and withdrawal from bank on daily basis.• Online data entries, monthly GSM billing.