Gerard Nehme Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

• Achieve and exceed monthly/yearly turnover & KPI’s targets.
• Support in exceeding Boutique overall target.
• Handle customers' requests and special orders, lead and manage all steps of the sale leading to deal closure.
• Identify high-potential sales lead, perform diligent follow ups increasing FOP (Frequency of Purchase).
• Act as a brand ambassador of the Maison's DNA, its history, entire watch families, availabilities, delivery status etc.
• Act as an expert in the luxury industry, monitor the competition and others Maisons through permanent e-learning courses and market surveys.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Catered to clients and investors in their pursuit of luxury residences and investment properties, cultivated solid relationships with them, and furnished them with financial data and comprehensive pricing indexes.
• Offered guidance throughout pre-purchase, transactional, and post-purchase phases, facilitating optimal decision-making and maximizing return on investment.

Qatar

• Oversaw the luxury fashion division growth, which was achieved by implementing several KPIs and elaborating successful strategic plans such as identifying emerging market trends, developing relationships with key.
• Worked closely with the supply chain team to optimize supply chain operations, ensure timely delivery of high-quality products, and mitigate late shipments for special orders.
• Constantly developed feasibility studies to acquire new designer labels and elevate our brand mix.
• Successfully launched stores and shop-in-shops for various luxury and designer labels, adhering to the agreed business plans and strict timelines.
• Reduced end-year inventory levels and managed annual budgets maintaining a positive profit and loss outcome.
• Mentored and inspired emerging leaders of buyers, store directors, assistants and consistently developed effective succession plans.

Doha, Qatar

• Formulated budgets and revenue projections across various categories, sub-categories, and segments.
• Developed partnerships with suppliers through solid commercial terms, generated year-end rebate initiatives, and ensured a positive profit and loss outcome.
• Collaborated closely with the buying team to ensure competitive pricing structures and implemented annual promotional initiatives for each individual product category.

Doha, Qatar

• Executed annual Open-to-Buy (OTB) and Open-to-Sell (OTS) plans.
• Formulated pricing strategies to maximize year-end profit margins.
• Provided the retail team with regular product knowledge and essential training.
• Enhanced partnerships with designer and fashion labels throughout Milan, Paris, London etc. and initiated new commercial terms.

Beirut District, Lebanon

• Oversaw the exponential growth and profitability of 25 ZARA stores spanning 5 countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region.
• Reduced the end-year inventory levels, assessed the operational retail performance, enhancedefficiency, and profitability such as the change season adaptation with brand principals and elaborated transfers between.
• Reviewed and negotiated annual budgets in collaboration with brand principals.
• Executed sales strategies and targets tailored to each individual store's location.

Beirut District, Lebanon

• Developed comprehensive commercial and promotional strategies for YSL Beauty, aligned with global brand guidelines, tailored specifically to several duty-free markets.
• Oversaw and implemented ongoing training in product knowledge and sales techniques for beauty advisors and the sales team.
• Created individualized sales plans and performance targets for each duty-free location.
• Monitored the retail competition consistently tracking and reporting all promotional activities to my upper management.