Mubeen Ismail

Experience

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  Gem Schoolwear-Part time

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2015

  Cashier Customer Service

  Part time job on weekends and holidays during the period I was studying towards my degree

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  Massdiscounters t/a Game and Dionwired

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2017

  Assistant Planner - Previously known as Fufillment Coordinator Responsible for placing orders, following up on these orders and handling amendments where necessary. Handle supplier accounts with Mdd that often span multiple departments and thus interact with planners and buyers within the company at all levels to ensure orders are placed correctly and timeously.1) Drive a Customer Centric Culture 2)Responsible for ordering and deploying stock by supplier 3)Execute values through our daily job tasks 4)Collaboration and Communication with planning team and suppliers5)Order process and supply Chain compliance 6)Supplier Fill rate Measurement 7) interactive communication with logistics team.8) Control a Number of large supplier portfolios.9)Interact with Multiple Planners and Assist in streamlining the process 10)Create Pivot Templates to simply my work. 11) Cost effective management 12) Spend, lead time, Compliance, Supplier queries, Distribution centre interaction,Short Deliveries,Outstanding orders,Forecasts, Truck Build, continuous improvement 13)Demand and Supply planning14) Allocations15) Manual Deployment16) Optimisation Analysis 17)Direct to store Orders, Regional Distribution centre orders high value RDC orders and Queries 18)Pricing and Maintenance 19)OTIF20) Customer Engagement & supplier communications 21)Validation & Order Optimisation Executions for the entire company on Replenishment ordering. 22)Extentive supplier base, with portfolios ranging from every department within Game. 23) Supply and Demand Analysis 24)Forecasting optimisation. 25)Quality customer /supplier focus Show less 1) Drive a Customer -Centric Culture 2) Execute values through daily job functions 3) Effective administration of Promotional Process 4) Effective administration of Master data 5)Stock movement 6) Monthly and Adhoc Reporting 7) Communication 8)Adhoc9) Assisting buyer with supplier meetings 10) Listing of Promotional Stocks 11) Stock movement 12) Updating pricing 13) liase with supplier for delivery dates (late/early with suppliers)14) liaising with Marketing department and make sure all promotions are submitted on time. 15) Allocation of Stock Show less

  • Supply Planning Coordinator- Assistant Planner (Specialist)

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Buying and Planning Coordinator (FMCG-Food Division) Household Consumables

    Apr 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Graduate Trainee: Logistics,Supply Chain,Merchandise,Planning and Retail

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
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  Mr Price Group

  Oct 2017 - now

  As Supply chain project Manager i will oversee SC operations projects within the logistics division & to assist in leveraging data within Logistics & SC & identifying opport for improv, spotting trends, as well as potential issues & offering solutions. Implement & manage effective stakeholder engage processes with appropriate analysis, problem resolution, reporting and feedback mechanisms to ensure end to end SC KPI’s are achieved. Develop & lead the execution of robust and cost-effective processes, which support divisional optimization strat.Sign off on agreed to processed data, identifying problematic areas, and suggesting improv to ensure data is accurate. Ensure all partners in SC are working effectively & efficiently to ensure smooth ops.Review & analyze data & incidents to develop & implement continuous improv services initiatives to enhance service & achieve end to end enhanced SC mgnt. To develop & maintain accurate delivery schedules relevant to project dependencies & resources. To identifying, analyzing, & responding to risks that arise & threaten to delay a proj.Assist in developing & maintaining data models used to provide insights to mgnt from multiple data sources. Develop reports in line with best practices & business defined guidelines for reporting. Developing & maintaining dashboard and reports used by mgnt and ops teams. Liaise with business to understand & doc their data and analytics req; performing analytical processes and KPIs/measures related to the processes. Provides functional knowledge & expert input during planning, design & implementation phases of projects & initiatives between Data & Analytics & business. Ensures appropriate testing is done, during UAT. Apply business & data analytics functional knowledge to identify possible improv opport & motivate. Trend analysis on historical data & deriving info for key business decisions. Effectively train, evaluate, motivate, delegate, & monitor staff activitiesLeadership. Show less Management of 65 % contribution of Miladys largest contributing departments being Casualwear, Athleisure wear and Smart wear Teams under me in all aspects Training, Mentoring, developing and opportunities with More strategic intent in the Location Planning SpaceResponsibilities are all the same as per my previous experiences listed below in terms of Job requirements/specifications, will now be Leading and Managing the Team's to align to Strategic objectives and shared Goals in a middle tiered management position in the Location Planning space for the Company.Also known for my systems knowledge and specialist in this space, being a champion for every major project in the Mr Price Group & Miladys division for the implementation of continuous change and adoption of new systems for the betterment within the group and to seamlessly train and mentor others to understand these systems in the easiest of ways. Show less Division - Miladys Apparel Division Senior in Casualwear, Mentoring and Training of Athleisure and Smart Team under my Guidance.This role entails collaboration between the Merchandise Planner and Allocator in order to provide a product assortment solution that is specific to each store. Job Description:Developing seasonal sales plans by store and executing these plans to make targeted GP Rands by store through allocating stock in correct proportions to meet forecasted sales demand. OTS and Strategic Allocations. Forecasting trend core item / style sales in a Replenishment tool (Pick Maintenance ) and raise orders to meet forecasted demand in line with category OTB. Managing Core Pick setup myself and Fashion Picks to ensure stores are suitably replenished from Post. Conducting analysis on store sales trends and ensures that stores remain in stock both in volume and in having the correct assortment according to customer demand. Navigating through large volumes of data in order to make decisions. · Achievement of Budgets· Post Mortem Analysis· Pre-season and in-season Planning Zero based plans · Dealing with DistributionInnovation and Competitive Advantage Change Management New StoresContinuous improvement Optimization Planning in stocks to forecasted attributes Pivot Tables and high detail data and company Analysis Sell throughs and High GP Turnover Stock Fufillment Min and Grading Strategy Order Optimization, Allocations, Consolidations. Customer and Store service Service levels ReplenSupplier collaboration End of season Post Mortem,Grading, linking. ForecastingRecommendations to Merch teams on what's best for stores in terms of Unit buys, Store grades based on knowledge from history and interaction with stores. Trends. Merchandise Planning Present Post Mortem and Strategy RPAS Retail Catergory ManagementSize Curve Analysis Cube BuildingOnline FufillmentDemand&Fufilment toolOracle ERP Show less Division - Miladys ladies Apparel Division Casual Department (Largest Contributing Department at Miladys) This role entails collaboration between the Merchandise Planner and Allocator in order to provide a product assortment solution that is specific to each store. Job Description:Developing seasonal sales plans by store and executing these plans to make targeted GP Rands by store through allocating stock in correct proportions to meet forecasted sales demand. OTS and Strategic Allocations Forecasting trend core item / style sales in a Replenishment tool (Pick Maintenance ) and raise orders to meet forecasted demand in line with category OTB. Managing Core Pick setup myself and Fashion Picks to ensure stores are suitably replenished from Post. Conducting analysis on store sales trends and ensures that stores remain in stock both in volume and in having the correct assortment according to customer demand. Navigating through large volumes of data (in excess of 550000 SKU’s) in order to make decisions Key outcomes include: · Achievement of Budgets· Post Mortem Analysis· Pre-season and in-season Planning Zero based plans · Dealing with DistributionInnovation and Competitive Advantage Change Management New Store Possibilities Continuous improvement Optimization Planning in stocks to forecasted attributes Pivot Tables and high detail data and company Analysis Sell throughs and High GP Turnover Stock Fufillment Min and Grading Strategy Order Optimization, Allocations, Consolidations. Customer and Store service Service levels ReplenSupplier collaboration End of season Post Mortem,Grading, linking. ForecastingRecommendations to Merch teams on what's best for stores in terms of Unit buys, Store grades based on knowledge from history and interaction with stores. Trends. Merchandise Planning Present Post Mortem and Strategy RPAS Retail Catergory ManagementSize Curve Analysis Cube BuildingOnline Fufillment Show less Division - Miladys non Apparel - Bags, Jewelry and Accessories This role entails collaboration between the Merchandise Planner and Allocator in order to provide a product assortment solution that is specific to each store. Job Description:Developing seasonal sales plans by store and executing these plans to make targeted GP Rands by store through allocating stock in correct proportions to meet forecasted sales demand. OTS and Strategic Allocations Forecasting trend core item / style sales in a Replenishment tool (Pick Maintenance ) and raise orders to meet forecasted demand in line with category OTB. Managing Core Pick setup myself and Fashion Picks to ensure stores are suitably replenished from Post. Conducting analysis on store sales trends and ensures that stores remain in stock both in volume and in having the correct assortment according to customer demand. Navigating through large volumes of data (in excess of 550 000 SKU’s) in order to make decisionsKey outcomes include: · Achievement of Budgets· Post Mortem Analysis· Pre-season and in-season Planning Zero based plans · Dealing with DistributionInnovation and Competitive Advantage Change Management - Fast MovingNew Store Possibilities Continuous improvement Optimization Planning in stocks to forecasted attributes Pivot Tables and high detail data and company Analysis Sell throughs and High GP Turnover Stock Fufillment Min and Grading Strategy Order Optimization, Allocations, Consolidations. Customer and Store service Service Levels Replen Supplier collaboration End of season Post Mortem,Grading, linking. Determine Need additional units Recommendations to Merch teams on what's best for stores in terms of Unit buys, Store grades based on knowledge from history and interaction with stores. Trends. Merchandise Planning Present Post Mortem and Strategy RPAS Retail Catergory ManagementSize Curve Analysis Cube Building Show less Sheet Street Division -Bathroom Department , Living Room softs Departments and Living room Hards Department handled 3 out of the 4 rooms worked in This role entails collaboration between the Merchandise Planner and Allocator in order to provide a product assortment solution that is specific to each store. . Job Description:Developing seasonal sales plans by store and executing these plans to make targeted GP Rands by store through allocating stock in correct proportions to meet forecasted sales demand. OTS and Strategic Allocations Forecasting trend core item / style sales in a Replenishment tool (Pick Maintenance ) and raise orders to meet forecasted demand in line with category OTB. Managing Core Pick setup myself and Fashion Picks to ensure stores are suitably replenished from Post. Conducting analysis on store sales trends and ensures that stores remain in stock both in volume and in having the correct assortment according to customer demand. Navigating through large volumes of data (in excess of 550 000 SKU’s) in order to make decisionsKey outcomes include: · Achievement of Budgets· Post Mortem Analysis· Pre-season and in-season Planning Zero based plans · Dealing with DistributionInnovation and Competitive Advantage Change Management - Fast MovingNew Store Possibilities Continuous improvement Optimization Planning in stocks to forecasted attributes Pivot Tables and high detail data and company Analysis Sell throughs and High GP Turnover Stock Fufillment Min and Grading Strategy Order Optimization, Allocations, Consolidations. Customer and Store service Service levels exclusive and inclusive SIT to Store Supplier collaboration End of season Post Mortem,Grading, linking. Determine Need additional units Recommendations to Merch teams on what's best for stores in terms of Unit buys, Store grades based on knowledge from history and interaction with stores. Trends Show less

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