Mohammad Sohail

Experience

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  Anwar Al Qatami & Co, Kuwait

  Jun 2004 - Feb 2006

  Retail Data Entry Administrator

  RETAIL PRO (Retail Management Software) & Oracle* Purchase order Management* Inventory control and Management* Reporting and analysis of Sales, Inventory, Transfers, Key performance indicators, slowand best sellers.* Stock transfers, consolidations and stock replenishments.

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  Al Mersal Trading Co, Kuwait

  Mar 2006 - Apr 2012

  Retail Merchandise Planner - Fashion and Home Textiles

  Reporting directly to the Managing Director providing support in areas of retail buyingand merchandising activities* Communicating and collaborating with suppliers for seasonal buys.* Planning and preparation of buy budgets, product range, sales plan, and promotionalactivities based on consumer requirements and trend .* Communicating and coordinating with stores and warehouse relating to stock, sales,distribution, transfers, consolidations and replenishments.* Planning and implementing Pricing, marketing and in-store display strategies.* Analyzing sales history/trend and planning for the current season* Coordinating with suppliers to place orders/reorders of best sellers and arrangingshipments and ensuring that the stock gets delivered on time to meet the planned salestargets Show less

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  Armada Retail Concept Co, Kuwait

  Feb 2013 - Jul 2017

  Retail Merchandise Planner – Fashion Brands

  Planning product ranges, preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction withFranchise Suppliers* Co-operating and communicating with Host brands, Brand Manager, Operations team,Visual Merchandisers and Stores* Maintaining a comprehensive library of appropriate data* Working closely with visual display merchandisers and department heads to decide howgoods should be displayed to maximize customer interest and sales* Forecasting sales/turnover and help to optimize sales volume and profitability ofvarious product range* Planning budgets/OTB’s and presenting sales forecasts and figures for new ranges andexisting ranges* Placing orders based on seasonal buys offered by the suppliers.* Controlling stock levels based on forecasts for the season* Handle sales statistics and produce sales projections in the form of spreadsheets andgraphs* Analyzing every aspect of bestsellers (for example, the bestselling styles, colors andprice points) and ensuring that bestsellers are consolidated, replenished, Re-orderedand communicated to the stores and visual merchandisers* Maintaining awareness of competitors' performance* Monitoring slow sellers and taking action to set promotions as necessary* Analyzing previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's lines* Making financial presentations to senior managers* Managing the distribution of stock by negotiating cost prices, ordering stock, agreeingtimescales and delivery dates* Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with problems or delays asthey arise* Preparing Payments for Franchise Brands and negotiation with the logistics team andBrands to arrange shipments.* Training and supervising junior staff. Show less

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  Kiddies & Toys International Pvt Ltd.

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  Head of Strategic Business Unit / Brand Manager - Fashion
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  HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS LANKA (PRIVATE) LIMITED

  Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  Manager - Retail Strategy
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  Platinum Consultants Sri Lanka

  Dec 2019 - now

  Managing Director