Kashif Billal

from the Sales floor held various positions * Top performer in the league & got promoted 4 promotions since joining * Works in tandem with Central Ops team in the market, during the Vacation/BT of the AM. Ensuring that the market is always secured in terms of Operational risk & keeping up the brand standards * Managing-coordinating & propose necessary actions with relevant information, which helps the brand to make strategy for now & future (external SWOT) * Ensuring that the store/market is on top of the BP, KPI's & KFR by actively taking commercial decisions to maximize the opportunities (Internal SWOT) * Forward planning for the store operations, succession planning, new concepts & visual impementations * Ensuring that the brand receives all the necessary support, trainings from Customer Service & IT departments * Currently managing the Flagship store of the market having Ladies, Men's & Kids concept * Leading a team of VM's (1 VMS, 4 VM), Sales (2 DM, 2 DS & 10 SA), Admin (1) & Security (1) * Received the Best Profit Award 2014 (for Qurum City Center) in MENA region * SHRAVAN, HYDERABAD NOV 08 AUG' 10

* Anticipating & Capitalizing on Market Trends, Identifying profit potential, Creating value, & positioning the company's Products & services to Maximize market share * Carrying out market Research and Tracking competition to Fine-Tune Strategies while Launching New Products, Devising Marketing and Communication strategies for existing products * Conceptualizing Marketing and Business Development strategy, uncovering/ creating new opportunities, identifying Dynamic and Flexible Solutions accountable for carrying out wide survey to gather feedback on new launches and conducting feasibility study on existing brands * Planning effective and strong Visual Communications, Displays and Responsible for Sales Evaluation

IN FASHION TECHNOLOGY (LEATHER GARMENTS& ACCESSORIES), 2008

New Delhi Technical Skills: ( Microsoft Office( MS Outlook Adobe Photoshop( Corel Draw( Corel Painter ACHIEVEMENTS * Joined as H&M Department Supervisor Sep 10 Mar 12 then Department Manager Mar 12 Oct 12 & now Store Manager * Supported & Developed the H&M Marketing Department by research about Markets Spending Power, Trends & other information in Kuwait after Restructuring in 2012 * Deftly worked in the Wills India Fashion Week, Delhi for Spring Summer 2006 under Designers Falguni & Shane Peacock and Manav Gangwani, assisted them in their Show, Stall Management, Press Review, RSVP, Fittings, Look Books, etc * Deftly conducted Fashion Forecasting in Technology in Textiles (Nano Technology, Smart textiles, Intelligent Textiles etc) as class room project. * Carried Events planning for KIMAYA Fashions, Mumbai * Worked as a Designing Head for Pantaloon Femina Miss India South, 2009 * Branding and Creative Consultant for Marriott Wedding Show, 2009 at Hyderabad * Designed Hoardings for a Fashion Institute Hyderabad * Conducted a Corporate Etiquettes Workshop for U.B.S. (Swiss Bank), Hyderabad * Styled Marriot Hyderabad Property Shoot for Legendary Photographer Geff Lung * Redesigned Marlboro Sales Team's Dress for India.

Al-Shaya Muscat City Centre Muscat, Oman Nov 14 -Till Date Store In-Charge- Qurum City Centre Muscat