Buying & Planning Manager

• Aug 2023 - Present

Sr. Category Manager "Non-Food" Textile Division,Electronics & General Merchandise'"

• Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

Vendor Management. Vendor Contracts and Rebates negotiations. Procurement of Various Product. Price Negotiation. Procurement Planning and strategy development. Product and fabric Quality selection "GSM". Product margin review. Saber Registrations, Saudi Drugs Authority registrations, SASO Tests, Planning Yearly and Quarterly, Sales, stock and budgets. Cost, RSP evaluation to reserve the highest margin. Marketing and Promo Plans. Buying budgets. Sales IN and Sales out plan. Stock orders and track to achieve the availability and on time stock arrival. Implementing brand product strategy Product procurement Margin management - SOURCING PRODUCT & FABRIC- Track sales performance by SKU level and manage stock. Show less

Senior Merchandiser & Buyer

• Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

• Responsible for sales forecasting, inventory control and meeting profitability goals. • Work closely with the Principals and Marketing Department to plan and implement promotional & marketing activities. • Buying- Assortment planning, Budgeting, Store plan, Receipt summary, OTB management & buying the range as per the need of business. • Seasonal buying process through the range selection meetings, product catalogue, and presentation to select the right product for our business. • Merchandising activities- Pricing, allocation, replenishment, transfer, IBT consolidation, markdowns, promotions, reorders etc. to maximize sales and avoid any lost opportunities. • Ensuring sales, promotions and special offer information is prepared and distributed in a timely manner in order for the correct permissions to be granted. • Business analysis- Sales & Margin report, Best sellers, worst sellers, size analysis, depth analysis, brand imbalance report, stock holding report, WSSI, seasonal post mortem. • Seasonal exercise on stock minimum, Store ranking, Store grading. Maintaining desired level of stock cover across all stores in order to maximize sales and minimize inventory. • Strategy for new opening stores, Create opening package based on store size & grade, Marketing plan to maintain brand standard and guidelines. • Liaising with Principals, coordinating with logistics & warehouse functions for product deliveries to ensure that stocks are delivered within required time scales. • Operating brands merchandising cycle on a daily basis. • Leading a team of merchandisers/ assistants/ warehouse distributers. • New Brands launching. • Quarterly measurable objectives including achievements of sales targets. • Involved in buying negotiations, purchase orders, pricing, mark-ups and contracts. • Supplier communication and negotiations, invoices tracking and back orders forecasts. • Successful shops opening with all the requirements. • Prepare and follow up promotions. Show less

Merchandise Buyer

• Mar 2017 - Jan 2018

International fashion concept. International fashion concept.

SENIOR FASHION RETAIL BUYER ( Men,Women & kids wear )

• Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

Buying Plans, Sales and Stock Analysis, Cost Management, Vendor Management & Negotiations, Rebates Management Seasonal Sales and stock management, New Vendors, SWOT Analysis, Marketing Plans, Weekly Flyer Management, Products negotiation, Fabric Quality & Quantity management. Implementing brand product strategy Product procurement Margin management Forecasting product trends Drive product placement strategy Manage OTB budget - SOURCING PRODUCT & FABRIC- Show less

Merchandiser - Buyer ( SuperDry-Collezione-ADL-Anotah-Shasa)

• Dec 2010 - Apr 2015

1. Prepare purchase budget and sales plans and share with Buying & Merchandising Manager. 2. Analyze trading KPIs against targets and provide weekly updates to Buying & Merchandising Manager with proposed action for the week. 3. Attend weekly stock/sales trade reviews and do the action plans required with Buying & Merchandising Manager. 4. Analyze every aspect of bestsellers (bestselling price points, colors or styles) and ensuring that bestsellers reach their full potential. 5. Monitor slow sellers and taking action to reduce prices, set promotions or stock relocation 8. Create and implement promotions and markdown strategy. 11. Oversee the buying file creation process each season including end of season analysis. 13. Outline products transfers between shops and extensions down the chain. 14. Support Buying & Merchandising Manager for expansion/business development when required. 15. Making store plans and budgeting them for next year for business expansion. • Preparing management report (stock aging, sales analyzing report comparison report, stock movement, Margin Exception report etc these all reports are company level) • Controlling stock flow & intake for Push brands. • Assists in ensuring that data protection, audit and other compliance standards are met; • Monitor of the sell thru of marked down lines • Assists business users with their ad-hoc Oracle report requirements or with their day-to-day problems related to Oracle system Creating various reports on daily and weekly basis. -Re projection my OTB with Brand Partners based on sales Performance. -Margin reports -Stock Management Reports -Intake's -Markdowns -Replenishment (Stock) -Shipment and Master files -Monthly reports-X Reports & Smart Reports -Planning sales & targets -Markdown proposals. & clearing old stock Show less

Islamabad

• Apr 2008 - Oct 2009

Call centre Agent. Call centre Agent.

Data & MIS Analyst - Tech Support

• Dec 2001 - Aug 2006

Troubleshooting Networks used in Shopping Malls. Updating new prices, files, folders and other daily transaction files in cash till machines in addition to copying new product and master files to the machine . Collecting the Sales file and data from these machines to speed up business transaction . Processing the sales files through different applications and sending them to suppliers across the globe through FTP plus giving these file to relevant departments for processing. Helping Technical Support engineers within the office to solve Network problems . Keeping an eye on in's and out's of the system plus records of various computers parts within the company. Taking stock inventories within the stores and office. Updating of inventory scanners with current master files and processing them for results. Worked with many foreign applications: -RSG (Retail System Group) Application from U.K. -Lemon Soft Data Based Program from Spain. Familiarized stock control and producing various sales reports. Communication and computerized handling of documents with Suppliers across the globe . Process of shipments, delivery and sales files for business transactions . Fabricated with new Implemented ERP Solution (INFINITY) from Egypt . Preparation of weekly reports according to company Policies . Launched foreign Brands such as Lasenza (Canada), Lasenza Girl (Canada), and Wallis (UK) . Show less