I'm an E-commerce Manager
* Diverse Retail Management experience * Pro-active, hard & smart working individual * Passionate about any work or goal pursued * Ecommerce & Mcommerce Management from start to end
Name:
Murtaza Fakhruddin Kothari
Date Of Birth:
9th March 1987
Location:
Kuwait
“For Everything you have missed you have gained something else.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Course - iOS 11 & Swift 4 iOS App Development (course) Concepts of Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Control Structures, Data Structures, Software Design, UI/UX, Networking, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality & Core Data, Realm and other forms of persistent data storage Online
Apr 2008 - Aapr 2011
Master's Of Business Administration MBA in Project Management Kuwait
Apr 2005 - Apr 2008
Bachelor Of Commerce (Specialization: Business Administration) The education was mainly retail & commerce based. During my time in college, I specialized in Business Administration. Pune, India
Apr 2003 - Mar 2005
Highschool I graduated highschool, where I enjoyed doing science, math, phyiscs and commerce. I realized in my third year of school that I wanted to do something with websites, and so I started making small flash/actionscript applications. Kuwait
Mar 2020 - current
E-Commerce Manager Working as an Ecommerce manager, started 14 websites during Covid-19 time. The websites are on Magento 2 Enterprise edition backend, AWS & custom frontend themes. Mobile apps both native & hybrid for ios & Android using swift, kotlin & dart languages for different sites to test platforms! Kuwait | https://www.snkr.com.kw/ https://www.intersport.com.kw/ https://www.intersportoutlet.com.kw/ https://www.theathletesfoot.com.kw/ https://www.aawfurniture.com/ https://www.tasawoq.com/ https://www.crocs.com.kw/ https://www.championkuwait.com/ https://jysk.com.kw/ https://www.almutawapharmacies.com/ https://jysk.com.kw/ https://aawkitchens.com/ https://nolte.aawkitchens.com/ https://explorersbase.com/ https://aaw.com/
Oct 2016 - Jan 2020
E-Commerce Manager Experienced in Magento & Wordpress community & enterprise edition platforms. Heading Ecommerce & Mcommerce divisions & departments for potential prospective growth by handling the below: * Build & Develop Ecommerce & Mcommerce business from scratch to a good turnover & profitable business * Category & Content Management * Back end & front end development management * Logistics & Fulfillment Center Management * Buying, Planning & WSSI Management * Financial Planning & Cost Control * Omni-Channel Management * Digital Marketing Management Primarily responsible for overseeing and managing the ecommerce department both website & mobile applications (IOS & Android), social media accounts, digital marketing and online advertising. Responsible for analyzing, re-forecasting, and reporting the Financial performance of the brand through the monthly presentation of P&L Ensure the brand delivers Business plan profit through delivery of both volume and cash margin, maintaining brand profitability by management of full price and mark down sales, intake margins, levels of mark down activity and terminal stock. Decide financial sales plans and reforecast for new project/ brands to onboard. Responsible for phasing, allocation, replenishment and promotional stock needs. Develop the plan (including Open to buy), ordering, allocation and subsequent replenishment based on receipt and distribution of merchandise, building stock for peak trading periods, and mitigating terminal stock. Develop and agree strategic initiatives for, and have key responsibility for ensuring management of inventory control, improved competitive Market share and retailing initiatives. Kuwait | https://www.rivafashion.com/
Jul 2014 - Sep 2016
Senior Merchandise Manager Worked in Claires, Justice & Mothercare brands merchandising. Plan stock/intake requirements to meet the budgeted sales. Manage the range building and/or selection/buying process of ranges. Maintain gross profit on purchases and/or net profit on sales in line with overall Business expectations. * Manage Business planning and ongoing planning of merchandise and forecasting of sales, subsequently accountable for sales / margin measurement. * Decide product procurement through host brand range reviews or direct negotiation, including in season buys. * Assess store execution of merchandising plans, recommend optimum space management options (where applicable) based on store trends / category sales performance. * Decide retail pricing & margin levels, decide sale lines and mark down percentage strategy. * Develop relationships with internal/ external contacts, and assess appropriate and critical information. * Identify /plan promotional events, and deliver in consultation with Operations and VM`s. * * Successfully coached and promoted an Assistant Merchandiser to Merchandiser within a year of joining through providing continuous development & supervision. * Pro-actively utilise available software/ systems and identify improvements / requirements for further action. * Manage / maintain stock file accuracy with a focus on auditable elements. Kuwait | https://www.alshaya.com/
Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
Buyer/ Merchandiser To plan stock/intake requirements to meet the budgeted sales. Manage the range building and/or selection/buying process of ranges. Maintain gross profit on purchases and/or net profit on sales in line with overall business expectations. * Assist with business planning and ongoing planning of merchandise and forecasting of sales, subsequently accountable for sales / margin measurement. * Decide product procurement through host brand range reviews or direct negotiation, including in season buys. * Assess store execution of merchandising plans, recommend optimum space management options (where applicable) based on store trends / category sales performance. * Recommend retail pricing levels, decide sale lines and mark down percentage strategy. * Develop relationships with internal/ external contacts, and assess appropriate and critical information (where applicable). * Identification /plan promotional events, and deliver in consultation with Operations and VM`s. * Coach and monitor performance of merchandise team within brand team. Supervise their activities, maintaining brand and latest fashion trend awareness. * Pro-actively utilise available software/ systems and identify improvements / requirements for further action. * Manage / maintain stock file accuracy on auditable elements. Kuwait | https://www.alshaya.com/
Nov 2010 - Feb 2013
Asst. Buyer/ Merchandiser * Produce & analyze reports to determine sales/margin/profit information with recommendations where appropriate. * Assist in the forecasting of orders quantities based on stock & sales information, calculating size ratios & monitoring stock levels & movement. * Track invoices & shipments and proactively inform line management of deviations. * Assist in pricing strategy, ensuring logic, commerciality & within Brand targets for margin. * Ensure information on internal systems is accurate & make recommendations for corrections. * Communicate to store & warehouse information regarding new arrivals, display material, & stock release & returns. * Responsible for assisting with planning & managing the full merchandising cycle, from sourcing to profits & sales forecasting & the designing, costings, sampling, distribution & follow-up of orders. * Assist with business planning & ongoing planning of merchandise & forecasting of intakes & sales, subsequently accountable for sales/margin measurement. * Recommend retail pricing levels, decide sale lines and mark down percentage strategy * Assess store execution of merchandising plans, recommend optimum space management options (where applicable) based on store trends/category sales performance. * Develop relationships with internal/external contacts, & assess appropriate & critical information. * Manage/maintain stock file accuracy on auditable element. Kuwait
Apr 2008 - Oct 2010
Assistant Buyer/ Merchandiser * SAK Ltd. Is a Men’s apparel company based in Kuwait selling formal & casual wear range * Assist in producing & analyzing reports to determine sales/margin/profit information with recommendations where appropriate. * Preparing Lists of the Items Demanded from Sales Personnel’s & creating Categories for each product according to suppliers. * Maintaining RFQ’s and searching for new vendors as per quality & price. * Preparation of Sales Contracts & Purchase Orders is handled. * Confirmation of orders, getting shipping details and Follow up of Shipment status starting from the departure until the arrival at destination port. * After getting Original Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Bill of Lading & Certificate of Origin, prepare documents for customs clearing & shipping company. * Follow up all the above mentioned until the goods arrive in warehouse. * After getting arrival report & final cost (includes expenses & customs), forward to Merchandisers for pricing of the same. * Managing all items merchandizing like stock allotment to all stores, price changing during offers, weekly analysis of sales & item movement & making new order & forecast to Purchase Dept. for next season. * Preparing quotations for customers & ministries. * Preparing monthly, quarterly & seasonal reports for all products. * Guiding subordinates in case of doubts. * Preparing Daily Sales & Target for all stores for yearly budget plan. Kuwait
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