Javier Aldadah is seeking a new position and has over 20 years of experience in retail and stockroom management. He has a proven track record of meeting targets and leading teams. His most recent role was as Stockroom Manager at Mango in London where he was responsible for coordinating and managing the stockroom team. Prior to that he held various roles with increasing responsibility at retailers such as Mango, Custo Barcelona, Imaginarium, Bottega Veneta, and Zara in both London and Madrid.
Donald Lee -Sales, Management and Operations- Resume May 2016
J.Al dadah CV
1. JAVIER ALDADAH
London E10
07428444342
j.aldadah@gmail.com
PERSONAL PROFILE
A self-motivated, hard worker and experienced individual with an extraordinary knowledge of stock
and operations in a high volume. As an organised individual I am capable of working under pressure
and prioritising tasks, whilst keeping a clear and logical mind. I also have a practical approach to
problem solving and a determination to see things through to completion. I have excellent
communication skills as well as strong experience in people management and development, achieved
over a successful career in diverse positions within Retail environment.
RETAIL SKILLS
• Have strong retail knowledge, able to lead a team and getting daily targets or deadlines
• Excellent customer service
• Strong commercial awareness and customer focus
• Experience of planning within the retail sector
• Fast paced and extrordinary well organize able to maintain high standards.
• Extensive knowledge of store security measures and loss prevention
PERSONAL SKILLS
• Strong leadership and team working
• Excellent organisational and planning
• Proven time management and problem solving
• Meticulous to detail
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Stockroom Manager
Mango, Canay Wharf-London Nov 2015 to the present
· Responsible for overall coordination and performance of the Stockroom and its 5 people team
· Managing delivery paperwork, identifying and escalating any discrepancies as well as inventories
· Prioritising work , responsable of mark downs, replacement and inventory control
· Having an awareness of store operations and workloads, supporting VM team and shoopfloor
·Training new and existing staff on effective techniques and daily tasks
·Planing layout of stockroom and other storage areas
·Managing, developing and motivating the stockroom team, making sure they understand the
importance of stockroom processes, productivity and loss prevention
·Engaging in daily tasks including process improvements, stockroom costs and monitoring
productivity/goals
2. Stockroom Assistant
Mango, One new change-London Feb 2014 – Nov 2015
·Dealing with deliveries, invoices, shortfall or any transport issues.
·Proceeding transfers, requests or any need requested by head office, shop floor or managers
·Meeting deadlines, productivity and targets on time and quickly
·Efficient management of timing , files, tagging garments and paperwork
·Setting Sales and return of season
·Following security and brand guidelines as required
Visual Merchandiser & Window Dresser
Custo Barcelona, Stratford&Knightsbridge-London Feb 2011 – Sep 2013
Mainly responsible for the visual representation of the shop floor by maintaining high standards of
visual proposition through use of new lines to continuously update and re-freshen the look of the store.
· Organising the effective and efficient utilisation of the store space
· Rearranging, remerchandising and replenishing new stock as it arrived
· Implementing windows displays to suit the company guidelines and standards
· Doing weekly floor moves, window installations and mannequins styling
· Analysing previous and current sales to enable bestsellers were displayed to their full potential
Store manager
Imaginarium , Claudio Coello-Madrid Feb 2008 – Nov 2010
· Managing, coaching and motivating a team of 5 people to increase sales to archieve goals and targets
· Responsible for recruiting , conducting appraisals and performance reviews, as well as providing
training and development
· Ensuring a high customer service, replacement, stockage of items and VM guidelines were sustained
and well provided
· Responding to customer complaints and feedbacks, organising promotions, mark down and sales
· Reporting on mark down strategies, current performance and market trends
Stock Controller
Bottega Veneta, Serrano-Madrid Nov 2006 – Jan 2008
· Receiving deliveries, cataloguing stock, replenishing items on displays, performing inventory
· Proceeding transfers, requests or any need requested by head office, shop floor or managers
· Dealing with deliveries, quantities, shortfalls or any transport issues.
· Managing collection and invoices
3. Shoopfloor/Deputy Manager Dec 2002 – Sep 2006
Assistant Manager Oct 2000 – Nov 2002
Visual Merchandiser Nov 1999 – Sep 2000
Zara/Man, Preciados-Madrid
· Managing, coaching and motivating a team of 8 people to increase sales to archieve goals and targets
· Responding to customer complaints, feedbacks, organising promotions, mark down and sales
· Ensuring replacement, stockage of items and VM guidelines were sustained and well provided
· Reporting on mark down strategies, current performance and market trends with the regional product
manager
· Responsible for recruiting , conducting appraisals and performance reviews, as well as providing
training and development
· Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control and interpreting trends to
facilitate planning
· Analysing sales figures and forecasting future sales using data analysis and forward planning
· Merchandising a 300m shop layout and mannequins styles
· Creating and using planograms to plan store and product layout
EDUCATION HISTORY
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT, Senior Technical Degree
I.E.S Francisco de Goya, 1997
Equivalent, High National Diploma BTEC/HND
COMPUTING AND IT, Technical Degree
I.E.S Pacifico, Madrid 1995
Equivalent, High National Certificate BTEC/HNC
L3 Graphic Designer
Adobe Photoshop/Illustratror
City Lit, London 2015/2016
L2 Web Designer
Queens Road Learning Centre, London 2014
Cambridge Advanced English, CAE
Westminster Kingsway College, London 2011
Visual Merchandising, Window Dresser and Retail Design
IED, School of art and design, Madrid 2000
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST