My Curriculum Vitae

1. FAAIZ ZAKAWAT HUSAIN
E-Mail: faaizzakawat@gmail.com
Mobile: +971553546468
Dubai, U.A.E
SUMMARY
Offering 5 years of experience in Merchandising, Stock Planning and Buying. Deft at steering
merchandising efforts in harmony with the business objectives as well as organising promotion and
merchandising activities to successfully drive top line and bottom line. Adept in core category
management.
Expertise in merchandising management activities involving planning, scheduling and procurement of stock
and services from various sources. Adept at ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost
savings without hampering the operations.
CORE COMPETENCIES
As Planner/Buyer:-
 To closely monitor and analyse sales volumes, market share trends and competitive activity.
 To Assists in the identification and development of business building ideas and work with other
business unit team members to execute the plans that meet investment criteria.
 To analyze sales trend of categories and brands and to suggest quantities in pre-buying and ordering.
 To assist in Developing and Executing promotional initiatives to profitably increase consumption within
budgeted parameters.
 To prepare buying budget, brand and region wise and to keep track if forecasted sales are aligned to
actual sales.
 To help Category Managers by advising buying of items under lead time for global suppliers.
 To suggest clearance for slow moving/aging items and developing sales strategies for slow moving new
launches.
 To Plan and procure all local buying for multiple brands in UAE and KSA.
 To Prepare OTB for Mosafer stores in Qatar, KSA and UAE.
 Key Brands:- MOSAFER,TED BAKER,RIMOWA,TRAVELPRO,VICTORINOX,PACSAFE,SOLO,LIPAULT,BENGA BERLIN,
FERRARI, SAMSONITE,AMERICANTOURISTER,DELSEY, DESIGN GO, EAGLECREEK, BRIGGS &RILEY, TOMMYHILFIGER,
RIDAZ,BLUESMART,BUGATTI, PIQUADRO,HEDGRENand others etc.
In Merchandising:
 Steering merchandising efforts in harmony with the business objectives; planning promotion on stocks
& merchandising activities to create market brand visibility
 Implementing and monitoring effective procurement schedules along with ensuring the specifications
of the stock and establishing the quantity limits for effective inventory control.
In Finance:
 To maintain purchase and promotions at par with budget.
As a Teacher:-
 Good communicator – Mature, patient, responsible and positive attitude.
 Approachable – Good listening skills.
 Passionate and energetic.
 Planning and organizational skills.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
November’15 – present: Planner and Buyer – MOSAFER (Unit of Abu Issa holdings)
Highlights:
 Responsible for forecasting, planning of sales and placement of stocks for Mosafer stores in U.A.E,
Qatar, KSA, Jordan, Turkey and U.S.A from main warehouse.
 All local buying of UAE and KSA territory.
 Managed and developed sales as well as inventory plans for multiple categories in MOSAFER.
 Training of stock controllers and their performance evaluation.
 To keep a check on intra store transfers done by stock controllers.
 Sales-coordination with warehouse and logistic department for stock distribution from UAE free zone
to UAE mainland, Qatar, KSA, Turkey and U.S.A.
 Identification of key SKU’s based on 80-20 ratio and their availability at all warehouses of all territories.
 Responsible to provide weekly and monthly stock and sales analysis reports to brand Managers.
 Responsible to timely update category managers for re-orders of items under lead time.
 Responsible to prepare sales plan for ageing stock and to track sales progress for discounts revision.
 Responsible to place re-orders from local suppliers.
 A key member in EBS implementation and WMS, EBS integration team.
Achievement:-
Stock out is reduced from 30% to 15 %.
Feb 15’ -November’15: -Merchandiser and Buyer, Noor Optical Group. Sharjah
Highlights:
 Managed the Buying of contact lenses, frames and Sunglasses for 5 stores.
 Launched an integrated billing and inventory programme and managed it.
 Responsible for the analysis of the Category performance & monitor its growth and profitability
 Responsible for the execution of Brand Strategy and planning as per the management.
 Analyse and assist in fixing the margin and deciding the right product mix of the category
 Assisting in finalizing the purchasing budget as per the annual sales forecast.
 Guiding merchandising and display of the category
 Facilitated the implementation of promotional schemes.
 Assisting in finalizing marketing plans and coordinating with marketing department to execute them
 Analysing performance of the products in the category, analysing sales on daily, weekly and monthly
basis and giving presentations about category performance and achievements
 Diligently attending weekly operations and management meetings
 Organizing training programs for the sales staff.
 Visiting the retail outlets to ensure the display standards and product availability.
 Controlled Damage and depreciation on items and to move dead stock.
 Resolved the payment disputes and core reasons with lens suppliers.
 Volunteered for tele-calling for Eid promotion and gifts distribution.
Achievements:
 Improved sales growth by 30% from second month of joining.
 Significantly reduced the inventory level from 30 days to 7 days.
 Increased profitability by 20%

3. October ’12 – July’14
Trained Graduate Teacher- Bonny Anne Public school (Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. India)
Experienced Teacher with passion for both written words and teaching, uses this passion to connect
students to the material. Possesses good presentation and communication skills that ensure students learn
the material presented as well as they can.
June ‘09 – Aug ‘12: Assistant Operations Manager- Al Lamsa Obagi Jeddah. (Cosmetology)
Growth Path:
Sep 11- Aug 12:- as Assistant Operations Manager
Dec 10- Aug 11: as Floor Manager
June 09 – Dec ’09: as Operations Executive (Purchase)
Highlights:
As Assistant Operations manager
 Spearheaded a team with proper co-ordination and control.
 Organized daily meetings with staff to guide them for the daily operations.
 Ushered the maintenance of warehouse for smooth operations.
 Conducted weekly checks for near expiry products.
 Coordinating with floor managers for the smooth flow of operations.
 To reduce the downtime of the laser hair removal machines to a minimum.
 To maintain optimum stocks of Fillers, Meso, Peels and Creams required for daily basis and suggesting
order quantities to Brand Managers.
 Responsible Weekly purchase of consumables for procedures and their availability.
As Floor Manager:
 Handling the overall operations of the floor.
 Creating customer oriented environment.
 Handling grievances and proactively solving the issues.
 Handled the entire gamut of floor operations
 Special counselling in case of irate customers.
Achievements:
 Achieved successful increased revenue generation of 30% for 2 continuous years.
 Decreased advertising budget by 40%
 Reduced customer grievances by 70%.
 Significantly reducing downtime on laser machines from 3 days a month to ½ day.

4. EDUCATION
 M.B.A. in Marketing & International Business from Hamdard University, New Delhi in 2009
 B.s.c (Honours) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh in 2004
IT SKILLS
 Conversant with MS Office and Internet Applications
 Have been an internal part of the Test phase of Oracle EBS implementation team in MOSAFER stores
and its integration with WMS in warehouse.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: - 1st January, 1987
Languages Known: - English, Hindi, Urdu (Full professional proficiency)
And Arabic (Limited working proficiency)
Visa Status: - Work visa
Driving license: - Valid UAE driving license
Nationality:- Indian
Reference can be provided upon request
Faaiz Zakawat Husain