Ziad Yakoub

Experience

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  MAC Cosmetics

  Oct 2006 - Mar 2013

  Retail Manager

  -Operate business directly with reporting to ME and India brand manager.-Managing the Sales, Stock, new launches, marketing in best way and bringing best result based on available resources, meet the goal of running the business in both efficient and effective.-Share in putting business plans, sets goals, and marketing campaigns.-Bringing best quality by meeting the required brand standards, at right speed, meeting customers expectations, providing appropriate flexibility and insure investing in lowest cost.-Planing for arranging the flow of resources and control it by checking its performance against expected standards and do necessary actions in inputs, process, or outputs to meet the expectations.-Hits today's targets and meeting customers changing expectations and keep in contentious improving and developing in all sectors .-Insure good communication and open channels with different departments and levels to run the business smoothly in best possible speed.-Requirement, staff training, developing the staff force, charge and encourage and direct staff to improve sales, productivity, and service level, teamwork atmosphere with healthy competition, Made a dedicated, loyal and effective team.-Managing available resources for best results, meeting plans and involving of creating budgets and goals, handling different problems though keep progressing and developing, always progress figures.-Preparing annual sales forecasts and insure driving the sales to meet expectations.-Ordering and inventory: to insure stock level in right time and right value, preparing orders regarding to healthy coverage and market demand /season/ and tracking the process to be in right time, usually communicate with store logistics, Store WH, brand logistics, cargo and clearance agents. Свернуть

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  Durance

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2019

  Retail Brand Manager

  • Joined ZAR co as KSA and Bahrain Durance Brand manager from April 2013 till present, reporting to the General Manager.• Developing business achievement with new doors expanding plan.• Working for brand growing and chasing great achievements and results.• Setting budgets, goals and managing available resources to achieve business targets.• PL planning and monitoring, driving profitability.• Review stock level and implement actions accordingly.• Pricing and promotions strategy.• Working with NPD, Merchandising, and Marketing teams on having and launching new collections/ Products.• Manage the concept of the brand and following the guidelines together with local community needs.• Actively seeking out opportunities to further develop the brand both recruiting customers, building awareness and identifying sales opportunities.• Strategically planning the most successful commercial model giving the best representation of the brand.• Ensuring the highest standard of brand presentation in the field and seeking out opportunities to grow the business• Part of Interviews, select and recruit Sales Consultants in accordance with agreed staffing plan levels when required• Building Marketing calendar and launching new collections based on competitive plans in coordination with marketing, events, exhibition planning & operations between local markets and France.• Assist in Train, develop and guide brand ambassadors when required.• Effectively communicate all Company objectives and strengthen team work on all levels.• Motivate and regularly train department staff.• Attend and prepare Sales Meetings, Trade Shows, Partner/Brand meetings in the region and France....• Key person to secure healthy relationship between the company and the brand, implementing both strategies and goals in one path, reaching win-win healthy relation. Свернуть

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  Small Business Owner

  May 2020 - now

  Business Owner