Boots is a world leading Health, Beauty and Pharmacy chain and part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, ranked no.17 on the Fortune 500. Boots Middle East operates in 6 countries through the renowned M.H. Alshaya franchise. Accountability for Buying, Merchandising, Own Brand, Supply Chain, and Business Development, driving sales and margin for Kuwait.Leading an incredible trading team of over 15 colleagues based in the Kuwait. Working closely with the host brand and negotiating with third party suppliers to meet the evolving needs of the customer. Developing the proposition during a period of change that includes a comprehensive digital and technology transformation, new store expansion and own brand category development.

 A qualified professional with over 10 years’ experience in Financial Reporting & Planning.  Preparation of monthly P&L and forecast for ROY based ongoing trends for sales and cost lines. Preparation and analysis of various MIS report for management.  Cash flow analysis monitoring actual vs. estimated cash flow. Return on Investment analysis for new and existing stores.  Inventory analysis calculating Backward /Forward cover. Shrinkage analysis by store by market reviewing stock takes results. Labor productivity analysis by brand, stores, markets. Full price sales analysis and promotion sales analysis and Category analysis of sales. Preparation of yearly budgets, working closely with business directors / president to do forecasting for next year, providing necessary financial input.  Budget analysis, budget vs. actual variance analysis, trend and ratio analysis. Proven ability to work in stressful environments and deliver results, within tight deadlines. Ability to multitask, delegate and motivate to achieve exceptional business performance. Excellent inter-personal, negotiation and communication skills.

 Responsible for financial planning and reporting for Health & Beauty / Optics / Pharmacy Division. Produced weekly, monthly and quarterly financial, key performance indicator, and geographical reports for senior management to evaluate performance versus budget. Analyze and interpret monthly variances and trends between budgets, actual and prior results in developing projections and forecast.  Led monthly financial and forecasting review meetings where past performance, budget variances, risks, and opportunities were discussed leading to more accurate and reliable quarterly and FY forecasting. Preparing Business plan , working closely with business directors / president to do forecasting for next year, providing all financial input in order to do next year sales / cost forecast.  Supervise staff team of two financial analysts. Training financial analyst to produce reports on time with accuracy. Return on Investment analysis of new stores and existing stores to identify store payback period and opportunities. Labour productivity analysis by stores and by markets in order to get staff cost under control. Monthly cost analysis of all measure cost like staff cost /controllable / Shrinkage /Rent/ Franchise Cost / Brand management / accruals. Inventory analysis of Backward/Forward week cover with plan targets. Forecasting OTB. Have designed many financial templates, reports and models which have vastly improved business process and efficiency in the accurate reporting I have found many opportunities to take out manual process which has risk of human error and automated these instances. This reduces risk and increases productivity and has been a great improvement to the organization. Ad voc analysis for business directors / Presidents.