Resume

Objective:

With the academic background and the practical experience gained, I look forward to utilize and develop my abilities in a professionally working environment.

Overview:

Experienced front end & back end management professional with eight plus years experience in highly competitive industry environments.

Currently working in LuLu Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE as

Category Head Buyer – Laptops & Desktops and LuLu Web Store Coordinator.

Experience at LuLu Group :-

Senior Buyer : Telecom Operator Business

Key Account Executive : Corporate & Institutional Sales U.A.E.

Senior Category Buyer : Laptops & PCs (Retail Operations).

Senior Procurement Officer : Department Store Retail Operations

Retail Assistant Manager : Department Store

(LuLu Group - LuLu Hypermarkets, Supermarkets & Department Stores. LuLu Group has a chain of 100 plus Retail outlets, Malls and Warehouses

in entire G.C.C. All the data of this outlets are centralized and

Integrated to the Corporate Head Office in Abu Dhabi UAE.)

Professional Qualifications:

Post Graduation - MBA - Australian Institute of Business

Administration - Abu Dhabi UAE.

Graduation in Management - Australian Institute of Business

Administration – Abu Dhabi.

Graduation - Bachelor of Business Administration

Madras University - Chennai India.

Computer & Extra Curricular skills:

Office automation - Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point.

Knowledge in usage of S.A.P for Office automation.

Football Referee – Kerala, India (Officiated in State level League

Matches & Tournaments).

Employment History:

From Dec 2006 until now in LuLu Group includes Sister Concerns - LuLu, Al Falah Plaza, Emirates General Market & LuLu E-Commerce (Malls, Hypermarket, Super markets, & Department stores).

JOBS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Category Head Buyer – Laptops & PCs and LuLu Web Store Coordinator

Maintain all major brands & record goods ordered and received.

Negotiate with vendors and follow up in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.

Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.

Control purchasing department budgets.

Analyze consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends.

Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.

Attending Trade fairs to select & ensure availability of all new launches.

Coordinate & extend help in all day to day operational functions related to E-commerce.

Buyer Telecom – Operator Business UAE

Manage two Telecom Providers of U.A.E.

Generate orders for Sim Cards, Data cards, Recharge Scratch Cards & Recharge

E-Vouchers.

Monitor & Invoice daily Sales.

Negotiate promotions and rebates.

Take necessary steps to achieve targets.

Negotiate to improve various Telecom Services and make it available for customers.

Key Account Executive – Corporate & Institutional Sales, UAE.

Represent company in meeting and negotiating contracts to formulate policies with Corporate Customers and suppliers.

Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies and procedures.

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.

Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.

Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.

Senior Category Buyer - Laptops & Desktops, UAE.

Maintain records of goods ordered and received.

Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.

Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.

Control purchasing department budgets.

Analyze consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends.

Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.

Attending Trade fairs to select new collection of products.

Assistant Manager - LULU Center, Salam Street Branch, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Managing the Shop in the presence and absence of the manager.

Assigning duties for Staff.

Check for the availability of the products.

Control the Staff to give the customer most valued service.

Declaration:

I do hereby declare that all the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge by belief. In case if any data is found false or incorrect my candidature is liable to be cancelled.

Manjith Gokulan.

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