This document provides a summary of Marimuthu Pragas's work experience and qualifications. Pragas has over 8 years of experience managing retail departments and currently works as a department supervisor, where he is skilled in maintaining operations and implementing solutions. He is comfortable preparing presentations, managing cash transactions, directing employees, and reconciling shortages. Pragas utilizes management expertise to help organizations meet sales goals and objectives.

1. Marimuthu Pragas
Cell: 00971 559956775 | mpragash.pragash@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Experienced department supervisor skilled in maintaining and implementing solutions to keep an
operationrunningsmoothly.Comfortable withpreparingmerchandisepresentations managingdailycash
transactions directing store employees and reconciling shortages and overages. With the utilizationof
prime managementexpertise readytohelpanorganizationmeet all sales goals and project objectives.
HIGHLIGHTS
 Overeightyearsof experience inthe handlingof salesandretail departments
 Highlydevelopedskillinsalesnegotiationandcustomerservice
 Flexible personable andcommunicative abletoworkwithandmanage variouspersonalitiesunder
evenstressful circumstances
 Soundabilitytodesignandimplementbusinessproceduressystemsandtechniques
WORK EXPERIENCE
HouseholdDepartmentManager/Assistant Store Manager from: Aug2009 to June 2016
Home Centre- (ADivisionof Landmark GroupRetail) Qatar
 Managed stockmix and levelsandmerchandise presentationstomaximizebuyerexperience
 WorkedwithHumanResourcesintrainingandevaluationof personnel
 Coordinatedwithotherdepartmentsupervisorsandmanagementtodesigndepartmentandsales
objectives
 SupportedGeneral Managerinthe administrationof inventorycontrol
 Managing the retail merchandisingof the store asper international merchandisingstandards
 Monitoringthe performance of the store andto ensure the achievements(YTD,MTD,WTD)
 Controllingdamages(Take the correctiveactiontobe reduced)
Al-Salahcontracting From Jun 2002 To Dec 2006
SalesRepresentative Saudi Arabia
 Workingas part of the salesteamto developbothnew andexistingmarkets
 Involved indevelopingsales&pricingstrategies
 Liaisingwithcustomers&the dealernetworktoanswerandresolve theirqueries
 Dealingwithadiverse range of clientsinthe private andthe publicsector
 Attendingtrade showsandexhibitionswhenrequired
 Making appointmentstomeetnewandexistingclients.
 Identifyingthe customer'sneeds

2. Unilever from 2008 To 2009
SalesRepresentative Sri Lanka
 Workingas part of the salesteamto developbothnew andexistingmarkets
 Managing the salesprocessfornewprospects,frominitial contactthroughtoclosure
 Listeningtocustomerrequirementsandpresentingappropriatelytomake a sale;
 Dealingwithcustomerenquiriesface toface,overthe phone or viaemail.
 Achievingall revenuetargets&objectivesinlinewiththe AreaBusinessPlan.
 Reportingbusinesstrendsandareaperformance tothe SalesManager
 Planningandorganisingthe daytoday targetsto ensure all opportunitiesare maximised
 Negotiatingonprice,costs,deliveryandspecificationswithbuyersandmanagers
 Maintaininganddevelopingrelationshipswithexistingcustomersinpersonandviatelephone calls
and emails.
Training Attended
• Oracle merchandisingmanagement
• Oracle Store inventorymanagement
• Oracle pointof sales
• Customerservice
• Mysteryshopping
Key Skillsand Competencies
 Good communicationskillsandanexcellenttelephone manner.
 Able tosell tolarge and small clients.
 Provenexperienceinlaunchingnew products.
 Have a professional styleof communication&abilitytobuildrapportwithprospective
customers.
Academic Achievements
 Ordinarylevel in1995.
Technical Skill
• Capable inoperationMS-Office (Word/Excel /PowerPoint) &Outlookexpress.
• WorkingKnowledgeof Oracle Retail& LotusNotes.

3. Personal Details
• Date Of Birth : 13th
July 1982
• Nationality : Sri Lankan
• Sex : Male
• Marital Status : Married
 LanguagesKnown : English/Arabic/Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam/Sinhala.
REFERENCES – Available onrequest.