AYMAN WERBY
Riyadh
Summary
Results-driven retail operations professional with 14 years in inventory management and assortment analysis. Manages product movement and warehouse operations, enhancing inventory control and replenishment. Leads commercial planning and business governance across multi-site retail and quick-commerce, optimising forecasting and assortment decisions. Drives inventory health and improves product availability through data-led planning and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Business Cycle Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
05.2026 - Current
- Led the Commercial Planning and Business Cycle function across multi-site retail and quick-commerce operations. Developed and executed demand forecasting and replenishment strategies to improve product availability and inventory productivity. Defined and governed assortment strategies, optimising SKU mix to align with store profile, capacity, and customer demand. Established business cycle governance across assortment reviews, promotional planning, seasonal events, and range optimisation. Drove inventory health initiatives, enhancing product availability and minimising stock-outs and excess inventory through data-driven planning. Partnered with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Category Management, and IT to align planning priorities and improve execution. Implemented planning standards, KPIs, and performance dashboards to monitor forecasting accuracy, availability, inventory, and commercial performance. Led cross-functional projects to enhance planning systems, automate processes, and improve data quality for decision-making. Managed executive reporting and business performance reviews, delivering actionable insights that informed strategic decisions. Built scalable planning frameworks and governance models to support business growth, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
- Managed inventory control, reducing waste and ensuring optimal stock levels at all times.
- Developed and delivered comprehensive training programmes, improving team skills and performance.
Commercial Business Cycle Manager
Nana
Riyadh
07.2023 - 04.2026
- Built end-to-end supply chain processes using systems thinking for digital adoption.
- Automated demand forecasting and inventory management to achieve 90% accuracy improvement.
- Created agile supply chains to reduce risk from disruptions.
- Optimised supply chain structures to support corporate strategy and growth plans.
- Aligned business model with strategic priorities to enhance supply chain performance.
- Modelled supply chain networks hands-on to support growth and operations.
- Applied Lean Six Sigma and TQM methods for continuous improvement outcomes.
- Evaluated working capital in financial statements to improve liquidity and costs.
Country Business Cycle Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Riyadh
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Ensured implementation of Business Cycle and standards management processes for all stores at the country level and recommended areas for improvement with action plans.
- Audit and Reporting: Oversee compliance of stores within the country to existing standards management modules by performing regular Business Cycles audits
- Conduct periodic Business Cycle internal audit across all stores countrywide to identify gaps and monitor performance
- Oversee country business cycle and standards management indicators result; perform benchmarks and provide support and advice for business improvement
- Initiated and maintained Business Cycle activities, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- Planning, Policies and Procedures: Review proposed yearly action plan from stores; ensuring its alignment with business plan and monitor progress and implementation according to priorities of stores
- Advise Store Management & Country Management on the areas of improvement with strategic guidelines to significantly achieve the identified gaps in targeted timeline
- Performance Management and Communication: Support new store openings in the country by setting up and maintaining standards in stores
- Managed operations at Carrefour hypermarkets
Assistant Country Business Cycle Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Riyadh
04.2019 - 12.2021
- Oversee development and maintenance of monthly reports of key business indicators and propose corrective measures
- Monitored key indicators (Zero Stock, Leaflet Out of Stock) and implemented corrective actions to address discrepancies
- Managed overall store ordering process, fostering collaboration between departments to optimise stock availability
- Planned orders in collaboration with commercial departments to ensure timely stock availability.
- Supervise and ensure LPOs are done correctly, transmitted to suppliers, and received on time
- Conducted periodic audits of warehouse and selling area and developed related action plans.
- Ensured accurate pricing and labeling of items and maintained product arrangements according to planogram standards
DOSI Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Jeddah
08.2016 - 03.2019
- Managed IT helpdesk services, resolving incident requests to ensure compliance with established standards.
- Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
- Managed inventory control, reducing waste and ensuring optimal stock levels at all times.
- Developed and delivered comprehensive training programmes, improving team skills and performance.
DOSI Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Medina
07.2013 - 07.2016
- Managed business operations and policies in assigned store, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
- Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
- Managed inventory control, reducing waste and ensuring optimal stock levels at all times.
- Developed and delivered comprehensive training programmes, improving team skills and performance.
Assistant IT Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Riyadh
04.2012 - 06.2013
- Acted as technical liaison between retail division and applications/systems analysts, company engineers, and department management
- Collaborated with cross-functional departments to plan, execute, implement, and enhance retail systems
- Created tools and reports for performance analysis
Center Manager
HAYAH consultant and development
Beni Swief
03.2011 - 03.2012
- Managed operational activities of training center, overseeing staffing, facilities, and vendor coordination
- Developed corporate training centre strategies and initiatives aligned with organisational goals
- Collaborated with educational institutions to improve training offerings
Help Desk Assistant
Military Academy
Cairo
09.2009 - 12.2010
- Provided technical support, resolving software and hardware issues for over 300 customers by phone and in-person, ensuring prompt restoration of their systems.
- Resolved technical and application problems via the helpdesk both over phone and in person.
- Troubleshot system and network problems, diagnosing and resolving hardware and software faults.
- Configured and maintained computer systems and networks, enhancing overall IT infrastructure reliability.
IT Instructor
SCCD scientific center for consultation & development
Beni Swief
01.2008 - 05.2009
- Instructed students in IT skills including Microsoft systems and coding languages, Engaged with 300 students across high schools, vocational schools, and adult education programmes, focusing on vulnerable adults
- Provided additional support to students ahead of exams, including revision programmes and useful ICT resources.
- Organised classroom and learning resources to create positive teaching environment.
- Engaged in continuous professional development to enhance personal teaching practice and ICT subject knowledge.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Strategic management
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime
Egypt01-2027
Bachelor - Information Systems: Information System
Faculty of Computer And Information
Helwan05-2009
Skills
- Demand forecasting
- Inventory management
- Supply chain optimisation
- SKU optimisation
- Sales operations planning
- Performance monitoring
- Process improvement
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem solving
- Project Management
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
www.linkedin.com/in/ayman-berby-b1aab7142
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Project Management Institute (PMI) | Year: 2026
- Supply Chain Management Professional Certification
- American University in Cairo (AUC) | Year: 2025
- Operations Management Professional Certification
- Finance for non-finance program
- American University in Cairo (AUC) | Year: 2026
Accomplishments
- Led the Growth Imperative project to support the expansion of online and offline channels through the successful opening and operational readiness of new stores.
- Delivered assortment optimization initiatives by analyzing customer demand and store profiles to create the optimal product mix, improving availability and customer experience.
- Implemented replenishment optimization projects to enhance stock control, inventory accuracy, and product availability across dark stores.
- Redesigned warehouse racking and storage organization to maximize space utilization, improve operational efficiency, and streamline inventory handling.
- Transformed the receiving process by digitalizing the end-to-end goods receiving workflow, improving process visibility, accuracy, and operational control.
- Implemented a cross-docking model across 36 dark stores to improve replenishment speed, increase product availability, and optimize stock flow from distribution points to stores.
- Managed replenishment operations for 36 dark stores across Riyadh region, ensuring inventory availability, efficient stock movement, and alignment with customer demand.
- Collaborated with supply chain, commercial, and operations teams to optimize inventory flow, reduce stock risks, and enhance dark store performance
Timeline
Business Cycle Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
05.2026 - Current
Commercial Business Cycle Manager
Nana
07.2023 - 04.2026
Country Business Cycle Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
01.2022 - 07.2023
Assistant Country Business Cycle Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
04.2019 - 12.2021
DOSI Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
08.2016 - 03.2019
DOSI Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
07.2013 - 07.2016
Assistant IT Manager
Majid Al Futtaim Group
04.2012 - 06.2013
Center Manager
HAYAH consultant and development
03.2011 - 03.2012
Help Desk Assistant
Military Academy
09.2009 - 12.2010
IT Instructor
SCCD scientific center for consultation & development
01.2008 - 05.2009
Master of Business Administration - Strategic management
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime
Bachelor - Information Systems: Information System
Faculty of Computer And Information