Experience

Tatayab

• Kuwait
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Category Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  - Take charge of the Beauty Category, including Skin Care, Hair Care, Body Care, and Makeup Subcategories. - Execute strategies that elevate sales, customer engagement, and market presence. - Onboard new brands that complement the product portfolio, fostering relationships that result in mutual growth using negotiation skills to secure advantageous terms that benefit both parties. - Implement data-driven decisions by analyzing sales trends, consumer behavior, and market shifts. - Implement promotions, pricing adjustments, and inventory management strategies. - Collaborate with suppliers to ensure product availability, timely delivery, and competitive pricing. - Determine pricing strategies that balance between maximizing margins and remaining competitive within the market. - Work collaboratively with marketing, sales, and operations teams to align category objectives with overall company strategies. - Lead and guide the purchasing team, ensuring efficient communication, prioritization of tasks, and effective problem-solving. Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture. Show less



Alyasra Fashion

• Kuwait
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Category Buying Specialist

  • Sep 2021 - May 2023

  • Successfully launched the website across Kuwait Market on September 2022. • Closing deals with premium fashion brands across the world, and signing contracts with brands exclusivity with Icoona on the region or on Kuwait. • Introducing Premium Fashion Brands to be listed under Icoona.com a Premium Fashion website for Alyasra Group. • Sourcing fashion designers & fashion brands, locally & globally that are a perfect fit to Icoona vision. • Reaching the brands out & introducing Alyasra and Icoona project to them. • Finalizing the Agreement / contract with the brands and list the brand under Icoona • Upload item creation files on AX Dynamics for each product. • Set accurate prices for each product, and ensure maximum margin applied. • Issue POs and confirm quantity ordered for each product. Show less



Alghanim Industries

• Kuwait
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buying Coordinator

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2021

  - Support category buying team to develop assortment frequently including Products & Agencies to ensure freshness and improve profitability. - Introducing new products to the category and proceed product ( SKU creation ). - Implement system price changes, promotions accurately and in timely manner. - Review stock & sale on a daily basis and maintain relevant daily reports to generate suggested purchase orders for sign off within buying team. - Regular Planogram updates with merchandising team to cover effective display principles and ensure sell out of phase out / display inventory. - Ensure accuracy of marketing briefing content / sign off with marketing team on all core assets by product. - Competitor price benchmarking and ensure providing the best deals to the customers. - Working with Online Marketing team to ensure product contents are regularly updated and new products are highlighted on Xcite.com - Relevant store communication preparation on new launches, key promotions, SOP circulation, pricing + bundle memo circulation - Communicating with suppliers to proceed with orders, follow up on the delivery date, and ensure the shipment is delivered to the warehouse on the decided date. - weekly / quarterly meeting with the suppliers ( local - international ) to discuss the quarter buying and marketing plan, Show less



Carriage

• HR Coordinator

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Assisting in payroll tasks and closing, also looking after/update HR Master Sheet which contains all of our employee’s information’s. - Handling the recruitment (Sourcing, Screening and Shortlisting). - Following up with the hiring manager regarding their Manpower recruitment status and interviews feedback, also I look after the supplements in all of the departments and make sure that all of the requests are being closed ASAP. - Prepare Service Terminations letters, Promotions letters, job offers, employments contracts and more. - Preparing all of the official emails and memo which is requested by the CEO, COO and HHR. - Prepare the new joiners files and to make sure that all of their documents are received to be sent to the GS then creating their files in the master sheet to put them in our payroll, also I will do all of the coordinating regarding the new joiners required equipment’s like (Laptops, mobiles, cars or bikes). - Conduct the introduction for the new joiners. - Assist the CEO, CHRO and COO by scheduling their meeting and interviews and preparing their official memos and Emails. Show less



Alghanim Industries

• Kuwait
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

  Had to complete 90 hours on any chosen company for my graduation project. Done my internship program on the Retail and distribution - recruitment department. Extended my period one more month as I wanted to gain more knowledge and experience. Had to complete 90 hours on any chosen company for my graduation project. Done my internship program on the Retail and distribution - recruitment department. Extended my period one more month as I wanted to gain more knowledge and experience.