ABUL HASSAN JAWWAD Bhatkal, Karnataka. Mob : +91 9686621481 Skype : damda99 E-mail: damda99@gmail.com PROFILE Over four years of experience in luxury retail with proven record of initiative based corporate performance development. Working in demanding situations with demanding customers all while maintaining sound working and business ethics and under purview of people and team management. Work Experience JUMA Al MAJID ESTABLISHMENT Store Manager Watches S/R ZIMSON Swiss Watch Boutique Customer Relation Officer (Luxury Boutique) Aug. 2011 till July 2014 Marina Mall Abu Dhabi. Feb 2010 till Dec 2010 Bangalore, India Zimson, a leading name in luxury fashion brands, is a fashion boutique and a resource for fashion products all over India. Their products include Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines, Mont Blanc, Rado, Oris, Hamilton, Tissot, Seiko, Balmain, Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Espirit and many other international brands. Job responsibilities Business Development - Maximize store sales and revenue by seeking new opportunities to improve core business. - Demonstrate grasp of the business and conducted analysis on the market place and active benchmarking of competitor business and brand activities. - Perform an active role in the social contest becoming a referent for the Brand and local community and proposes store events and other marketing initiatives in order to increase the traffic/business in the store. Customer Relationship and Customer Service - Work as a Brand Ambassador for the company’s image and style. - Attract, develop & maintain loyal organizational customers at every opportunity and build a solid relationship with priority customers. - Analyze and use CRM data that sets the direction with the sales team to develop business plans & relationship activities. - Provide services that delights the customer and take actions within defined customer service framework to resolve customer problems/complaints. Product - Develop an in-depth knowledge of the product’s horology (composition/style/origin) ensuring the highest level of product knowledge of the store team. - Provide feedback on products to assist merchandising team on planning future orders and buying. - Keeping up to date on stock situation and proactively work with merchandising/planning teams on stock consolidation and transfers, identifying slow moving stock and taking actions to drive sales and achieve sellthrough. Visual & Image Management - Assist the Visual Merchandising team to increase brand image and help in shop maintenance. - Guarantee execution of Visual Merchandising Guidelines & Standards. - Collaborate with Visual Merchandising team to analyze slow moving products and make VM changes to boost sales. Sales Management - Manage the Store P&L, sales and margin, responsible for store budget and sell-out. - Set monthly, weekly and daily sales goals with sound action plans to meet annual plan. - Collaborate with the Merchandising team to react to market demands, determined re-stocking and maximizing sales. Store Operations - Manage cash and inventory effectively - Manage sales and service quality - Stock room management to prevent stock shrinkage as well as to support the efficiency and effectiveness for daily sales activities, ensuring store operations rules/policies are implemented and followed - Consistently monitor, assess and improves store's merchandising standards through managing sales associates and merchandising guidelines. People - Continuously raise the standard of in-store personnel, increasing sales effectiveness and enhancing the customer experience. - Manage and implement performance management and talent development processes, recognizing and rewarding potential talent and identifying in-store training needs. - Motivate and support associates to create strong teamwork, actively training and coaching sales associates to develop store capability. -Recruit, select and hire store associates. Skills Experience of 4 years in luxury & semi Luxury retail business. Proven record on consistently taking action to improve service level in responsible area Team leadership experience includes coaching operational skills and building team environment Team performance management involving daily goal setting and achievement Proven experience on managing a multi-faceted operation Passion for retail Analytical skills Natural leadership, customer driven ability Excellent interpersonal relations Computer proficiency with Word and Excel Academic Qualification BBM (Bachelor in Business Management) Mangalore University Personal Information Birth Date Gender Marital Status Nationality Languages know : 02nd July 1986 : Male : Married : Indian : English, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu, and Learning Arabic. Reference Available upon request 2009