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Uae

Uae

O Baticaria - Cosmetics - Beauty Products, Makeup, Skin & Body Care, Fragrance, Deodorizing Colognes, Deodorants, Soaps & Shampoos. All Natural with No Animal testing & 1% revenue to Forest Conservation. • Operations Strategy and Sales Management:• Lead and implement the business strategy (from brand building to store across consumer, shopper, and trade) to deliver annual budgets, brand share growth, and long-term objectives (3yr plan). Fully own all aspects of the P&L and the… Show more O Baticaria - Cosmetics - Beauty Products, Makeup, Skin & Body Care, Fragrance, Deodorizing Colognes, Deodorants, Soaps & Shampoos. All Natural with No Animal testing & 1% revenue to Forest Conservation. • Operations Strategy and Sales Management:• Lead and implement the business strategy (from brand building to store across consumer, shopper, and trade) to deliver annual budgets, brand share growth, and long-term objectives (3yr plan). Fully own all aspects of the P&L and the delivery of it. Proactively and effectively manage the risk factors inherent in the business.• Ensure all sales, marketing, and education initiatives are coherent with the O Boticario brand DNA and positioning for UAE.• Establish and ensure that effective team business management systems, processes & procedures are in place to enable a high-performing team, and that these are executed consistently.• Lead and motivate the entire O Boticario UAE organization to deliver the share, sales, and profit objectives.• Shape, lead and develop the Operations team and develop a culture of high performance.• Drive ongoing performance management and team development. Expected initiatives would include strategy, skills and competency assessments, coaching & mentoring programs, career pathing plans. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Bella Casa - Designer lifestyle & home accessories, products that bring Luxury to life, Bed & Bath Linen, Amenities, Bags, Wardrobe accessories. Hospitality Supplier. • Orchestrated and developed new business plans of 25% added revenue, through internal cross-functional teams by identifying, assessing strategic and financial feasibility. Prioritizing, and enhance new growth opportunities. • Boosted profit margins by effectively managing expenses, budget and overhead, optimizing… Show more Bella Casa - Designer lifestyle & home accessories, products that bring Luxury to life, Bed & Bath Linen, Amenities, Bags, Wardrobe accessories. Hospitality Supplier. • Orchestrated and developed new business plans of 25% added revenue, through internal cross-functional teams by identifying, assessing strategic and financial feasibility. Prioritizing, and enhance new growth opportunities. • Boosted profit margins by effectively managing expenses, budget and overhead, optimizing product turns, overall increase of 51% LFL. • Category management across retail channels increase stock turn by 40% and create extra OTB.• Directing activities of forecasting, planning and budgeting, within the retail business operations, rendering action-oriented support to all departments, procure 8 million revenues with high service standards.• Support opportunities to increase brand awareness, designing and expanding growth opportunity initiatives including advertising / media, corporate and social gifting & online programs which gained 25% of overall budget.• Optimized sales and marketing directives by closely monitoring employee progress team of 15, assess regional and local markets.• Managed business operations, P&L focused commercial approach and accountability towards all core function.• Secured sales targets of at least 80% by building successful sales teams, preparing yearly sales and marketing budgets and implementing strategic action plans like marketing initiatives creating Instagram and Promotional Newsletter and introduction to e-commerce (online selling through Souq.com & Noon Platforms). Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Belgian handmade personal care products including various kinds of soaps, bath blasters, face care, body care, hair care, extra care and spa products.• Drove brand development, maintenance and optimization while working closely with sales workforce to effectively align products with consumer demands, overall increase of 21% LFL.• Led team of 85 across Training, promotions, merchandising, delivering of orders, administration of the POS and reports. • Guided franchise and… Show more Belgian handmade personal care products including various kinds of soaps, bath blasters, face care, body care, hair care, extra care and spa products.• Drove brand development, maintenance and optimization while working closely with sales workforce to effectively align products with consumer demands, overall increase of 21% LFL.• Led team of 85 across Training, promotions, merchandising, delivering of orders, administration of the POS and reports. • Guided franchise and consignment base locations of 6 Pharmacies and spa`s within the UAE. • Reviews financial reports, cost analysis and income statements of 6 million, set budgets and sales targets for each outlet to maximize 25% increase on previous targets obtained.• Marketing though social media platforms like Instagram, FB page created and customer newsletters with updates and new collections.• Location analysis and customer profile reports of all new locations prior opening of 3 Kiosks in the UAE region.• Kiosk design and Fit Out of new outlets projects. • Selecting and overseeing all MEP and interior design contractors for new outlet project of a 110 sqm flagship store in DFC. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Luxury Home Furnishing specializing in classic, contemporary and eclectic furniture and home accessories.• Steering the gamut of sales activities, transactions, tracking customer orders and payments, registering sale and inventory updates, providing services, increased sales performance by 11.6%.• Achieved targets through productivity metric, overall LFL increase of 36%. • Handling cash transaction entry and auditing store administration and recognize any loopholes, increase of… Show more Luxury Home Furnishing specializing in classic, contemporary and eclectic furniture and home accessories.• Steering the gamut of sales activities, transactions, tracking customer orders and payments, registering sale and inventory updates, providing services, increased sales performance by 11.6%.• Achieved targets through productivity metric, overall LFL increase of 36%. • Handling cash transaction entry and auditing store administration and recognize any loopholes, increase of 51.2% in store audit.• High standards of visual appearance throughout the store including at all non- retail areas. Resulted in 0,6% shrinkage. • Documenting and analyses store reports, commercial profit, stock ageing for slow, fast and nonmoving items. • Ensuring regular instore trainings and enrolling staff for requisite learning and development courses, staff attrition decrease of 37.3%. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Multi Leading European brands handled: Men’s Brands - Strellson, Windsor, and Camel Active. Women’s Brands - Gerry Weber, Oui, Olsen, Kathleen Madden, Strennesse, Luisa Cerano, Windsor, and Wolford. Household Brands - Rosle, Eva Solo, Nachtmann and Boda Nova. High-end Brands - Georg Jensen, Kosta Boda, Orrefors, and Royal CopenhagenFitz & Simons Concept Department Store become a priority destination, cutting edge of fashion & style having identified a gap that needs a new, unique and… Show more Multi Leading European brands handled: Men’s Brands - Strellson, Windsor, and Camel Active. Women’s Brands - Gerry Weber, Oui, Olsen, Kathleen Madden, Strennesse, Luisa Cerano, Windsor, and Wolford. Household Brands - Rosle, Eva Solo, Nachtmann and Boda Nova. High-end Brands - Georg Jensen, Kosta Boda, Orrefors, and Royal CopenhagenFitz & Simons Concept Department Store become a priority destination, cutting edge of fashion & style having identified a gap that needs a new, unique and interesting department store shopping experience with seasonal fashion shows, product launches and various events that will capture all of our imaginations.Entire range of products are Ladies fashion, Men's fashion. Fashion accessories and lingerie, contemporary jeweler, lifestyle accessories, dinner and cooking ware, home décor and lifestyle accessories from leading European brands. • Mentored a team of 250 employees, including 16 managers across 15 stand- alone store grossing annual sales of 60 million AED.• Led startup to grand opening of “Fitz & Simons department store of 60,000 sqm.• Fostering a successful work culture. Recruit, retain, and develop an effective store /warehouse management team, reduced associate turnover from 47% to 11% by working effectively with multicultural teams. • Security, warehousing & distribution, ensured an effective & efficient operation, 0.02% shrinkage – well below company average of 2.5%. • Coordinated all aspects from designs, interior decoration, through to implementation of retail roll-out plans for all 12 main areas.• Exceptional level of store merchandising standards in all 15 stores with Brand Portfolio that includes 25 Renowned European Brands. Show less

South Africa

The company's Edgars department store chain offers a full range of men's, women's and children's clothing, footwear, and accessories, as well as cosmetics and related department store items• Report stock turn as 4.98 with a moving annual increase of 2.45%• Record stock turn in vendor areas as 4.18• Receive Achievement Certificates for excellent customer service.

Diploma In Business Management & Entrepreneurship, Business Management & Entrepreneurship, 83%

Corporate Management Operations Management Introduction to Human Resources Management Corporate, Operations and Human Resources Management.

Diploma In Operations Management (Ops), Operations Management (Ops), 85%

Operations Management and Decision Making Managing Overall Equipment Effectiveness ( OEE ) Quality Management and TQM Practices Supply.

Diploma In Retail Management, Retail Management, 97%

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Diploma In Strategic Performance Management, Strategic Performance Management, 82%

Performance Management and its Role in Employment Development Performance and Strategic Planning Performance Management Implementing.

Diploma In Marketing Management, Marketing Management, 94%

Marketing in the Modern World Competitor Analysis PESTEL Framework Marketing Information Systems Marketing Research Sampling Methods Data.

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Project Management Foundations Strategies Initiation, Scoop and Structure Procurement Project Team Formation and Management Project.

Diploma In Hospitality Management, Hospitality Management, 83%

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N6, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

NQF 6 – is one level below a bachelor’s degree.

National Senior Certificate, Matric