RANIA HABER
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Address: Al-Kalaa St, Mansourieh, El-Metn, Lebanon
Telephone: +9613261403
Email: [email protected]
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011 – Present LIBRAIRIE ANTOINE Beirut
Manager for the Stationery and Gifts Department
§ Creating a sustainable commercial structure and a business strategy, and implementing them in five branches.
§ Achieving an overall increase of 24% in the department’s turnover in less than two years
§ Training and developping junior staff on product display, competent sales strategies and product knowledge.
§ Developing commercial plans to meet strategic and financial goals.
§ Analysing figures, preparing budgets and sales targets according to strategic and commercial requirements.
§ Managing stock levels and inventory control
§ Selecting products, placing orders from local and international sources.
§ Assessing merchandise selection in an attempt to constantly improve assortments.
§ Establishing strong relationships with existing suppliers and seeking out new suppliers to broaden merchandise variety.
§ Planning and executing a marketing and commercial strategy for the Back to School season: in-store branding and communication, and radio campaign.
§ Preparing product catalogues and brochures on seasonal basis in order to meet strategic objectives.
§ Promoting products on the company’s website and social media outlets.
§ Regularly visiting stores to manage product displays and oversee implementation of promotions and events.
2006 – 2011 VIRGIN MEGASTORE Beirut
Senior DVD Buyer for the Product Marketing Department
§ Selecting, purchasing and managing the shipping and reception of merchandise from local and international territories.
§ Meeting suppliers, negotiating terms of contracts, and sourcing new suppliers.
§ Following up and monitoring monthly and quarterly budgets and adjusting stock levels accordingly.
§ Preparing sales, stock and purchases reports to observe stores’ performance. Analysing sales figures, setting purchase budgets and forecasting sales targets.
§ Performing weekly stock replenishment for all stores.
§ Regular monitoring of aging stock, creating return lists and communicating them to stores.
§ Monitoring branch to warehouse returns, and branch to branch transfers.
§ Providing sales representatives in branches with regular updated information (new products, updated items and special operations).
§ Coordinating with store personnel to ensure products supply meets demand, identifying target consumers and tailoring purchases to their needs.
§ Regularly visiting stores to manage product displays and overseeing implementation of promotions and events.
§ Coordinating with Marketing Department for product launchings and events.
§ Preparing the yearly Christmas and Summer catalogs and distributing over 50,000 copies.
2005 – 2006
Duty Store Manager – Main Branch
§ Implementating the corporate commercial strategy.
§ Organizing schedules, managing and supervising staff attendance, preparing attendance reports.
§ Resolving customer requests, questions and complaints.
§ Supervising in-store events in coordination with the Marketing department.
2003 – 2005
Sales Officer, DVD department – Main Branch
§ Client servicing.
§ Preparing and following up on client orders.
§ Preparing goods for store to store transfers and store to warehouse returns.
2001 – 2003 FREELANCING IN ADVERTISING AND TV STATIONS Beirut
September 2003 – December 2003
Assistant Director with MBC
December 2001 – August 2002
Second Assistant Director with LBCI
Script supervisor with LBCI
EDUCATION
Notre Dame University Loueizé
1997 – 2000
§ Bachelor of Arts in Comunication Arts - Radio & Television
Sainte Famille Française Fanar
1994
§ French Baccalaureat II, Série A2
LANGUAGES
Engish, French and Arabic very well spoken, written and read.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Internet.
Advanced handling of specialized retail softwares:
§ ELVIS (AS 400, EPOS Linked Virgin Information System) retail system
§ Paper Bricks (Retail and wholesale software)
INTERESTS
Painting, Cinema & TV series and Handmade Crafts.