Mazen Radwan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Helping Commercial Business Clients in their day to day banking needs.

Toronto

Financial Advisor to clients and Branch managerial duties

Greater Toronto Area Metropolitan Area

Helping clients in their day to day banking needs

Toronto, Canada Area

Kuwait

Category Management

Kuwait

Managing the division's retail and wholesale merchandise operations in the Middle East• Oct 2011 - May 2012: Re-merchandised the assortment of the store branches in Kuwait, UAE and KSA with a newly planned assortment having the best-selling, high ticket, and high margin categories in premium areas and simultaneously adjusting the category flow to increase customer traffic to all aisles.• Feb 2012: Division sales increased by 87%, margin % increased by 3%, Showroom's ATV increased by 32%• Dec 2012: Division's annual sales increased by 42% and margin % increased by 2.3 % compared to 2011• Led a team of 6 merchandisers in all operating countries• Managed the procurement of IT hardware and accessories to internal external clients• Processed monthly orders from Europe, US, and UAE for all operating countries• Periodically visited KSA and UAE to meet all the teams in merchandise and wholesale

Kuwait

• Managed the marketing activities of the premium automotive brands in addition to the activities related to the departments of Automotive Accessories, Fleet Sales, and Used Cars Sales• Planned Events and followed up on implementation with the production agencies on Alghanim’s marketing activities in the “Kuwait Motor Show”, “February Festival”, New Vehicle launches, Test Drive activities etc..• Planned the creative layout and the mechanism of the monthly automotive campaigns

Kuwait

Managing a team of 3 product analysts handling Audio Visual, Small Appliances, and White Goods divisions* Managing a total of 8 exclusive agency brands that includes OSIM, Remington, AEG, Maytag, Zanussi, Ignis, Varta, and Shevaki* Set the annual business plan, sales forecast, prepare sales & financial reports* Planning weekly promotional events and organizing a quarterly 40-page promotional catalogue* Coordinating with the wholesale division on product movement and weekly target sales

Kuwait

Achievements: 2008 - 2009 Department average sales growth of 32%, profit margin increased by 1.5%, introduction of new categories that were successfully promoted & positively contributed in the sales growth of the division* Managed the Electronics department and supervised other departments within the Home Center Division (Furniture, Linen & Home Goods, Multimedia, Outdoor, Stationery, Toys, Sporting Goods, Sports Apparels, Garments, DIY & Automotive)* Planned and selected the range, type, quantity and quality of merchandise assortment according to customer demand,trends, and store concept.* Attended international shows, initiated orders with foreign suppliers on exclusive items and promotions* Set the annual budget, prepared sales & financial reports, sales forecasting* Planned promotional events and participated in a bi-monthly retail promotional flyer* Maintained a strong relationship with existing suppliers and sourced new suppliers for future products

Beirut

Responsible for the supervision and follow-up of professional and clerical procurement requests of Multimedia and Electronics Department

Beirut

Responsible for the management & training of employees, retail operations, order, display and sales of products.

Beirut

Responsible the DVD section, training staff, monitor display, sales, orders, replenishment

B.S, Medical Laboratory Technology

Activities and Societies: Society ClubEmphasis on Microbiology and one year rotation in the American University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon

Category Management Certificate, Category Management

In-house intensive 3-month training program covering over 50 business topics on general management, buying knowledge and skills including.

Oracle Retail System Super User, Mis

3-month training with instructors from the UK Oracle university on the new ORMS 12.0.0. on the following business retail system subjects.

Mba Degree (Masters, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Movie ClubCourses Taken: Marketing Management; Business Strategy and Innovation Management; Business Economics.