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Violy Umandap
Senior Merchandise Analyst at AL CHALHOUB GROUP
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWork Experience
Senior Merchandise AnalystFull Time
AL CHALHOUB GROUP
Mar 2012 - Present -13 yrs, 3 months
United Arab Emirates , Dubai
- Job Details:⦁ Gather intelligence and perform analyses on brand and category performance ⦁ Provide insights for the assortment plan of local stores and communicate regional decisions on assortment plan and discontinuities ⦁ Perform analysis on gross margins for store budget and achievement of gross margin target ⦁ Ensure that proposal on merchandise purchase budget by country optimizes sales and stays within end-of-season stock targets ⦁ Provide insights on buying cycle at regional level, pre-buying and post buying ⦁ Consolidate local reports, and perform analyses with regards to replenishment ⦁ Assessing stock levels, overseeing store transfers and placing reorders to generate full-price sales. ⦁ Develop pre-season plans and recommend purchase/investment quantities and develop accurate receipt flow forecasts whilst managing target sell through ⦁ Develop sub category level pricing recommendations and strategies in alignment with department’s financial plans ⦁ Collaborate on best strategies to address product liabilities and develop action plans to liquidate in a timely and profitable manner ⦁ Manage inventory plans from investment through allocation execution, including ongoing evaluation and updates ⦁ Provide information as per templates and generate reports ⦁ Liaising with the VM team to ensure the correct and relevant product is merchandised each week, based on strong and slow sellers.
Brand Coordinator cum BuyerFull Time
Dec 2006 - Mar 2012 -5 yrs, 3 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:⦁ Support and develop the retail business, through developing commercial assortments, trading the product on a daily basis and communicating with the stores, product departments and customer service. ⦁ Manage the process of flowing in product by season for inline stores to ensure efficiency in the product flow. ⦁ Drive sales and profitability through weekly review of sales and stock levels, replenishing stock through merchandising systems to maximize sales in season, collaborating with customer services, and stores. ⦁ Prepare the product load-ins for all the stores, supporting the complex product flow and product story cycles to ensure an excellent execution of the assortment plan and seamless product flow to the shop floor. ⦁ Provide decision-making information for buying, distributions, replenishment, markdowns, load-ins, cancellations, and transfers by using merchandising system and by using information provided by the stores. ⦁ Keep constant communication flow with the team to update about best sellers and other product and sales information including monthly business report. ⦁ Ensure any related issues with the buying department that impact on the effectiveness of sales and profitability that are outside the buying remit such as store operations, stock management and customer services.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education
Rizal College of TaalJan 2004
Languages
English
Fluent