JONATTHAN M. BOO
E-mail Address: jonatthanboo@yahoo.com
Mobile Number: +971 56 116 8123
Home Address: Al Rigga, Deira, Dubai, UAE
Summary of Qualifications:
 Able to work independently or with a team
enterprise.
 Ability to handle multiple tasks.
 Have numerical and analytical skills to
interpret statistics and can make commercial
decisions.
 Proficient with the following software
applications:
 Business Objects
 Navision (ERP)
 CXAir
 Microsoft
Office(Excel/Word/PowerPoint)
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: 23 October 1984
Gender: Male
Nationality: Filipino
Civil Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
Birth Place: Batangas, Philippines
Languages Known:
English & Tagalog (Native Filipino)
With Valid UAE Driving License
Educational Attainment:
Tertiary Level: Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology
AMA Computer University
Batangas City, Philippines
June 2001 to August 2004
Secondary Level: Sta. Teresa College
Bauan, Batangas, Philippines
June 1997 to March 2001
Primary Level: Ilat National High School
San Pascual, Batangas,
Philippines
June 1991 to March 1997
Work Experience: Angels Kids Store (RIVOLI GROUP)
23rd Floor, H-Hotel Business Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Designation: Kid’s Buyer
June 1, 2014 to Present
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Determine buying requirements and formulate buying plan and budget.
 Do the buying for Kids Selection in Brands Showroom (Paris/London/Milan/Dubai)
 Align the buying plan to the overall Department/Category Business plan and the
merchandise strategy
 Help meet the profit targets by ensuring timely procurement of the department/category
Merchandise
 Pursue cost reduction measures through proper buying and/ or selecting appropriate
vendor mix, scanning the environment for benchmarks and constantly improving the
purchase process
 Develop an adequate vendor base. Maintain contact with vendors; update list of vendors
for bidding purposes; attend product demonstrations, obtain samples and literature
regarding potential products and vendor capabilities and confer with end users
 Place orders based on the buying plan and ensure merchandise is delivered as per the
plan based on the agreed service level agreement
 Ensure effective communication, collation and follow-up on various product requirements
and findings obtained from the sales/store data
 Keep abreast of the latest trends in buying and discuss the same with the
department/category Manager from time to time to assess realignment of existing
processes
 Gather information from Industry trade groups or through Trade Shows/Market visits.
(Paris/London/Milan-Brands Showroom)
 Proven Leadership / Team Management Skills
 Effective Negotiator
 Managing 8 Stores in UAE.
 Analyzing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;
 Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels;
 Managing plans for stock levels;
 Reacting to changes in demand.
 Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract;
 Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future
products;
 Liaising with other departments within the organization to ensure projects are completed;
 Attending trade fairs, in EUROPE and Dubai, to select and assemble a new collection of
products and do the buying.
 Participating in promotional activities;
 Writing reports and forecasting sales levels;
 Presenting new ranges to senior retail managers
 Liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand;
 Getting feedback from customers;
 Training and mentoring junior staff
 Doing the Store Visit to make sure the merchandise are properly display and the window
display.
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Reports directly to the buyer, with an overall accountability to the General Merchandise Manager
 Assists the buyer during buying appointments
 Responsible for the monitoring, analysis and reporting of store merchandise through maintaining key vendor relationship and ensuring correctly recorded
orders, deliveries and commitments
Scope of Work:
 Purchase Order Confirmation
o Communicates with vendors to obtain Purchase Order confirmations upon submission by buyer
o Works with vendors to clarify any discrepancies between Purchase Order and confirmation
 Purchase Order Delivery Follow-up
o Communicates constantly with vendors to obtain weekly ready merchandise reports and release of merchandise
 Internal Communications
o Coordinates with Finance Team to ensure timely confirmations of deposits, pre- payments or standby letter of credit
o Coordinates with Logistics Team to ensure swift pick up and shipment of ready goods until it reach the shop floor and aids in year-end stock take
inventory. Also relays damaged and return items to the vendor.
o Coordinates with Marketing Department to endorse new and existing brands by providing seasonal catalogues and promotional materials, and
participates in making articles for local print ads and fashion magazines
o Works with Sales Associates to promote product knowledge and expertise by organizing brand training with vendor representatives and
providing visual and print materials.
o Also receives client’s special order request and customer feedback from the team.
o Coordinates with the IT Department to ensure proper order upload, purchase budget and markdown rates in the Navision system
 Recording / File Documentation
o Creates and maintains an up-to-date vendor contact log and assists in setting up seasonal buying appointment with vendors/suppliers
o Assigns brand codes and maintains brand catalogue, vendor information or letter of exclusivity for new vendors
o Works with the buyer in assigning multiple purchase order number and maintaining the seasonal purchase budget / open-to-buy record
 Report Analysis / Business Involvement
o Relays weekly receipt percentages with vendors who have multiple-month delivery windows
o Provides season-end delivery analysis, projected unit receipts and comprehensive sell through reports of each vendor using Business Objects
o Daily review of store deliveries ensuring merchandise is on the floor
o Participates in occasional company private sale
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Skilled in general office duties, including answering phones, filing, and greeting clients
 Played key role in establishing and organizing the stores including visual marketing, window displaying and product merchandising
 Excels in fast-paced environm ents as well as in motivating colleagues to increase productivity and company profitability
 Developing, researching and applying new strategies to enhance product merchandising
 Responsible in establishing excellent customer service and exceeding exceptional satisfaction
 Answer basic question and complaints
 Assisting Customers’ needs
Work Experience: SAKS FIFTH AVENUE –DUBAI & BAHRAIN (CHALHOUB GROUP)
16th Floor, Burjuman Business Tower
Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street, Bur Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Designation: Buyer’s Assistant
Kid’s Department / Dolce & Gabbana Kid’s Boutique , Dubai Mall
July 2007 to May 2014
Work Experience: Toshiba
Festival City, Al Garhoud
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Designation: Sales Consultant
December 2006 to June 2007
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Inbound and outbound call
 Answer phones, write and work orders, file completed work orders
 Record clients’ information
 Make copies and assemble documents, sort mail and, communicate with clients regarding their design and payments.
 E-mails, scheduling of meetings, prepare business letters, etc.
 Set the appointment to the manager to other clients
 Entertain the client/customers
 Dealing with customers/clients.
 Other clerical duties
Duties and Responsibilities:
Enhance customer service and increase profits through suggestive selling.
Accountable for daily sales report, window displaying and merchandizing, and stock control consistency.
Works well independently and as part of a team.
Responsible for claims on damaged or incomplete apparels
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Encoding daily time record of all employees.
 Prepare daily absenteeism reports
 Responsible for the computation of employee salaries.
 Encodes employee Philhealth contribution in Microsoft Excel
 Filling of all documents (Vacation Leave, Sick Leave Daily Time Keeper, pay slips).
 Monitor payment transaction for rentals and purchase of supplier and equipment from various suppliers.
 Prepared and write cheque payment to different suppliers.
 Timekeeping
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Acts as Receptionist / Telephone Operator
 Encoding Data
 Monitor Daily Collection Report
 Filling Documents
Work Experience: Data System Analyst
Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Designation: Marketing Staff
July 2006 to November 2006
Work Experience: Debenhams
Copenhagen, Denmark
Designation: Sales Associate (Part Time)
December 2005 to March 2006
Work Experience: Batangas Bay Region Environment Multi-Purpose Cooperative
San Pascual, Batangas City, Philippines
Designation: Payroll Clerk / Timekeeper
October 2004 to November 2005
Work Experience: Office of the Governor (Office of the Management and Audit Analyst)
Batangas City, Philippines
Designation: Intern Trainee
May 2004 to July 2004

Jonatthan M Boo_Curriculum Vitae

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    JONATTHAN M. BOO E-mailAddress: jonatthanboo@yahoo.com Mobile Number: +971 56 116 8123 Home Address: Al Rigga, Deira, Dubai, UAE Summary of Qualifications:  Able to work independently or with a team enterprise.  Ability to handle multiple tasks.  Have numerical and analytical skills to interpret statistics and can make commercial decisions.  Proficient with the following software applications:  Business Objects  Navision (ERP)  CXAir  Microsoft Office(Excel/Word/PowerPoint) Personal Data: Date of Birth: 23 October 1984 Gender: Male Nationality: Filipino Civil Status: Single Religion: Roman Catholic Birth Place: Batangas, Philippines Languages Known: English & Tagalog (Native Filipino) With Valid UAE Driving License Educational Attainment: Tertiary Level: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology AMA Computer University Batangas City, Philippines June 2001 to August 2004 Secondary Level: Sta. Teresa College Bauan, Batangas, Philippines June 1997 to March 2001 Primary Level: Ilat National High School San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines June 1991 to March 1997 Work Experience: Angels Kids Store (RIVOLI GROUP) 23rd Floor, H-Hotel Business Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, United Arab Emirates Designation: Kid’s Buyer June 1, 2014 to Present Duties and Responsibilities:  Determine buying requirements and formulate buying plan and budget.  Do the buying for Kids Selection in Brands Showroom (Paris/London/Milan/Dubai)  Align the buying plan to the overall Department/Category Business plan and the merchandise strategy  Help meet the profit targets by ensuring timely procurement of the department/category Merchandise  Pursue cost reduction measures through proper buying and/ or selecting appropriate vendor mix, scanning the environment for benchmarks and constantly improving the purchase process  Develop an adequate vendor base. Maintain contact with vendors; update list of vendors for bidding purposes; attend product demonstrations, obtain samples and literature regarding potential products and vendor capabilities and confer with end users  Place orders based on the buying plan and ensure merchandise is delivered as per the plan based on the agreed service level agreement  Ensure effective communication, collation and follow-up on various product requirements and findings obtained from the sales/store data  Keep abreast of the latest trends in buying and discuss the same with the department/category Manager from time to time to assess realignment of existing processes  Gather information from Industry trade groups or through Trade Shows/Market visits. (Paris/London/Milan-Brands Showroom)  Proven Leadership / Team Management Skills  Effective Negotiator  Managing 8 Stores in UAE.  Analyzing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;  Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels;  Managing plans for stock levels;  Reacting to changes in demand.  Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract;  Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products;  Liaising with other departments within the organization to ensure projects are completed;  Attending trade fairs, in EUROPE and Dubai, to select and assemble a new collection of products and do the buying.  Participating in promotional activities;  Writing reports and forecasting sales levels;  Presenting new ranges to senior retail managers  Liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand;  Getting feedback from customers;  Training and mentoring junior staff  Doing the Store Visit to make sure the merchandise are properly display and the window display.
  • 2.
    Duties and Responsibilities: Reports directly to the buyer, with an overall accountability to the General Merchandise Manager  Assists the buyer during buying appointments  Responsible for the monitoring, analysis and reporting of store merchandise through maintaining key vendor relationship and ensuring correctly recorded orders, deliveries and commitments Scope of Work:  Purchase Order Confirmation o Communicates with vendors to obtain Purchase Order confirmations upon submission by buyer o Works with vendors to clarify any discrepancies between Purchase Order and confirmation  Purchase Order Delivery Follow-up o Communicates constantly with vendors to obtain weekly ready merchandise reports and release of merchandise  Internal Communications o Coordinates with Finance Team to ensure timely confirmations of deposits, pre- payments or standby letter of credit o Coordinates with Logistics Team to ensure swift pick up and shipment of ready goods until it reach the shop floor and aids in year-end stock take inventory. Also relays damaged and return items to the vendor. o Coordinates with Marketing Department to endorse new and existing brands by providing seasonal catalogues and promotional materials, and participates in making articles for local print ads and fashion magazines o Works with Sales Associates to promote product knowledge and expertise by organizing brand training with vendor representatives and providing visual and print materials. o Also receives client’s special order request and customer feedback from the team. o Coordinates with the IT Department to ensure proper order upload, purchase budget and markdown rates in the Navision system  Recording / File Documentation o Creates and maintains an up-to-date vendor contact log and assists in setting up seasonal buying appointment with vendors/suppliers o Assigns brand codes and maintains brand catalogue, vendor information or letter of exclusivity for new vendors o Works with the buyer in assigning multiple purchase order number and maintaining the seasonal purchase budget / open-to-buy record  Report Analysis / Business Involvement o Relays weekly receipt percentages with vendors who have multiple-month delivery windows o Provides season-end delivery analysis, projected unit receipts and comprehensive sell through reports of each vendor using Business Objects o Daily review of store deliveries ensuring merchandise is on the floor o Participates in occasional company private sale Duties and Responsibilities:  Skilled in general office duties, including answering phones, filing, and greeting clients  Played key role in establishing and organizing the stores including visual marketing, window displaying and product merchandising  Excels in fast-paced environm ents as well as in motivating colleagues to increase productivity and company profitability  Developing, researching and applying new strategies to enhance product merchandising  Responsible in establishing excellent customer service and exceeding exceptional satisfaction  Answer basic question and complaints  Assisting Customers’ needs Work Experience: SAKS FIFTH AVENUE –DUBAI & BAHRAIN (CHALHOUB GROUP) 16th Floor, Burjuman Business Tower Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street, Bur Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates Designation: Buyer’s Assistant Kid’s Department / Dolce & Gabbana Kid’s Boutique , Dubai Mall July 2007 to May 2014 Work Experience: Toshiba Festival City, Al Garhoud Dubai United Arab Emirates Designation: Sales Consultant December 2006 to June 2007
  • 3.
    Duties and Responsibilities: Inbound and outbound call  Answer phones, write and work orders, file completed work orders  Record clients’ information  Make copies and assemble documents, sort mail and, communicate with clients regarding their design and payments.  E-mails, scheduling of meetings, prepare business letters, etc.  Set the appointment to the manager to other clients  Entertain the client/customers  Dealing with customers/clients.  Other clerical duties Duties and Responsibilities: Enhance customer service and increase profits through suggestive selling. Accountable for daily sales report, window displaying and merchandizing, and stock control consistency. Works well independently and as part of a team. Responsible for claims on damaged or incomplete apparels Duties and Responsibilities:  Encoding daily time record of all employees.  Prepare daily absenteeism reports  Responsible for the computation of employee salaries.  Encodes employee Philhealth contribution in Microsoft Excel  Filling of all documents (Vacation Leave, Sick Leave Daily Time Keeper, pay slips).  Monitor payment transaction for rentals and purchase of supplier and equipment from various suppliers.  Prepared and write cheque payment to different suppliers.  Timekeeping Duties and Responsibilities:  Acts as Receptionist / Telephone Operator  Encoding Data  Monitor Daily Collection Report  Filling Documents Work Experience: Data System Analyst Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Designation: Marketing Staff July 2006 to November 2006 Work Experience: Debenhams Copenhagen, Denmark Designation: Sales Associate (Part Time) December 2005 to March 2006 Work Experience: Batangas Bay Region Environment Multi-Purpose Cooperative San Pascual, Batangas City, Philippines Designation: Payroll Clerk / Timekeeper October 2004 to November 2005 Work Experience: Office of the Governor (Office of the Management and Audit Analyst) Batangas City, Philippines Designation: Intern Trainee May 2004 to July 2004