Shirley Castellino

• Built range plan sheet which would help review and monitor line level product performance. • Planned and executed promotion to reduce ageing inventories while analysing actions taken on markdowns to maximize profits / margin. • Built business plan with assistance of Category Manager, managed PO processing, freight coordination, product pricing & stock allocation based on store profiling. • Reporting to the host brand weekly on sales performance, update on business performance in market & intakes. • Coordinate with logistics team to manage the inbound & outbound

Promoted to Buying Supervisor ( supplier claims ) within a year • Managed, tracked and negotiated year-on-year commercial rebates / promotional support of 400+ suppliers resulting in 24% incremental support. • Built Foresight tool to monitor complete year intake by category to optimize revenue recognition by brands. • Reporting to the Category leads on monthly expected supplier support. • Managed commercial rental space support of 125+ suppliers.

With the desire to grow and learn more, moved in with a different role in handling 400+ supplier claims for Kuwait and KSA regions

• Managing Sr. Director’s Calendar - setting up meetings, keeping the Manager informed of appointments and meeting schedules, coordinating travel schedules and arrangement. • Set up special events and travel arrangements for Top Executives and followed through. • Preparing reports and supported a team of 55+ members. • Preparing Inductions programs for new joiners

• Preparing a spreadsheet of action plan for all the services that will be launched on quarterly basis in coordination with Account Managers. • Managing CEO's calendar – setting up meetings, keeping the Manager informed of appointments and meeting schedules, coordinating travel schedules and arrangement. • Maintained absolute confidentiality in regards to employees, company information and human resource issues. • Preparing purchase requisition forms and forwarding them to the budget controlling department to check if it is in the budget. • Coordinated and set up special events and travel arrangements for Top Executives.

• Maintain and prepare daily sales transactions and reports. • Collect and analyze financial information to prepare entries of accounts, such as general ledger, and business postings. • Performed Bank and Sales transaction reconciliation and assisted CFO with month end related task. • Generate weekly, monthly, and quarterly report of sales and expense. • Prepare invoices, Process TT and cheque payments, receipts and payment vouchers. • Prepare payroll related general ledger on monthly basis.