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Work History
Education
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Mohammed Tarabia

Mohammed Tarabia

Senior Category Manager
Jeddah

Summary

Commercial Professional Expert, Experience in Commercial Excellence, Governance, Automation, Category management, Vendor Management and strategic Planning, Merchandise planning Expert, Assortment and Inventory management, Result oriented and Transformational Leader

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Category Manager

Nahdi Medical Company
Jeddah
04.2023 - Current

Home Health Care, Senior Category Manager

  • Develop HHC category strategy based on the category role and intent. in line with WELLNESS BU strategy, Manage the product mix of the category to achieve the commercial KPIs and manage supplier relationship.
  • Drive Successful implementation and execution of proper tactics to materialize Category strategy. Co-lead the cross functional activities with the concerned stakeholders to ensure alignment, through monitoring customer data, supplier, brand and region performance and the marketing data to ensure the proper implementation of the Plans.
  • Build Robust Online Journey For Home Health Care that provides all Solutions for Home Care, Health Care Givers, and Next generations through Local & Global Assortment

Merchandise Planning Manager

Nahdi Medical Company
Jeddah
06.2019 - 04.2023
  • WELLNESS - BU, 1.5B Business Unit
  • Develop in line with Category Management team Category strategy and financial plans for WELLNESS relevant categories.
  • Support Strategic Segments to drive Growth and Achieve Commercial KPIs.
  • Create, update Pre-season and in-season Sales plan for the BU categories Multivitamins, Supplements, Medical Devices and Health Food Products in line with S&OP Team
  • Create Maintain Stores Profile based on Shopper behavior across different Stores Format, and manage In store display, Planogram for displayable categories across different stores format
  • Lead Digital transformation and processes stream line of all merchandise planning Activities - Oracle Planning applications Implementation, MFP, ASC & CMPO
  • Provide 1 year ahead forecast for overseas purchasing (Nahdi PL) Per SKU to Improve PL on shelf availability

Key Achievements

  • Manage with success fast-paced Dynamic BU during COVID pandemic, (Strategic Segment - Advanced Monitors, specialized Health Care devices, Manuka Honey, Immunity enhancer, COVID Related Segments).
  • Grow PL business in wellness Year Over Year grow share from 17% to 33.1%Share in Last 3 Years.
  • Grow E-commerce Sales, Hub stores profiles and Quantification (Fulfill on line demand)
  • Issue First planogram for Wellness BU to implement in Nahdi stores.
  • Successful implementation of ASC advanced store clustering and go live for MFP, Merchandise Financial planning and Category planning as well

Merchandise planner

Nahdi Medical Company
Jeddah
01.2018 - 05.2019
  • OTC (Self Medication) and Home Health Care Departments
  • Support Strategic Segments to drive Growth and Achieve Commercial KPIs.
  • Create, Update Stores profile for different stores format, Manage Stores inv. Levels and optimize SOH, Maximize ROI by Providing Gap analysis for Category, Brand, Vendor and Region Performance.

Key Achievements

  • Support Strategic Segments & Lead Revenue Growth % in HHC & Self Medication - Apply MP Concept of Right product in Right Place with Right Quantity.
  • Control Home Health Care and Apply MP Planning Concepts, Create Stores Profile for 100% Of SKUs across all Nahdi different Stores Format +1000, Reflect Category Strategy and shopper mission per Stores Format, Drive 27% Revenue growth and SOH Optimization, 30% Less Required SOH. Improve inventory stock turn from 2 to 2.3 in 2018 & to 2.7 in 2019
  • Grow PL Contribution in HHC and achieve +7% Gr% in Share 2018 and 2019, by Improving forecast accuracy for overseas purchasing SKUs and maximize stores penetration.
  • Maximize ROII, Improve OTC –Self Medication- Inventory turn by +20% and 4.6 to 5.6 & improving the Quality of Inventory

Merchandise Planner

Nahdi Medical Company
Jeddah
04.2016 - 12.2017
  • Key Achievements
  • Manage with success assortment of a very high complex category, makeup provide a solution for ranging and stores selection criteria
  • Work in line with category management team to launch of Nahdi first PL brand in Beauty (Beauty accessories category - ACCESS).

Store Manager,

Nahdi Medical Company
Jeddah
09.2012 - 03.2016


  • Lead Store team to achieve Sales target, provide world class service and pharmaceutical consultation
  • Lead and motivate store team to ensure excellence of all store processes and procedures
  • Achieve highest level of store readiness, execute and maintain in store display for all items
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.

Chief Pharmacist

Pharmacy
Alexandria
07.2011 - 08.2012


  • Lead Store team to achieve Sales target, provide world class service and pharmaceutical consultation
  • Management of all administrational and operational processes in the pharmacy

Education

Bachelor of Science - pharmaceutical sciences

Pharmacy
Alexandria University, EGYPT
09.2006 - 06.2011

MBA -

AAST, Arab Academy For Science, Technology
Alexandria, EGYPT
04.2023 - Current

PMP Project Management Professional, PMI - PMP Number 2690767 -

Project Management Institution
09.2020 - 10.2020

CPCM Certified Professional Category Manager -

CMKG
08.2021 - 12.2021

CPCA Certified Professional Category Analyst - Category Management

CMKG
04.2001 -

Nielsen IQ - 26th & 27 - undefined

Efficient assortment management Workshop, AC Nielsen - undefined

Retail and Omni-channel management MOOC Retail - undefined

Conflict management - undefined

Skills

    Strategic Planning, Forecasting

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Affiliations

Mohamed Saeed Ali Commercial Manager - Merchandise Planning Manager Wellness BU, Nahdi medical Co., (Pharmaceutical Retail industry), Jeddah, SA

Timeline

Senior Category Manager

Nahdi Medical Company
04.2023 - Current

MBA -

AAST, Arab Academy For Science, Technology
04.2023 - Current

CPCM Certified Professional Category Manager -

CMKG
08.2021 - 12.2021

PMP Project Management Professional, PMI - PMP Number 2690767 -

Project Management Institution
09.2020 - 10.2020

Merchandise Planning Manager

Nahdi Medical Company
06.2019 - 04.2023

Merchandise planner

Nahdi Medical Company
01.2018 - 05.2019

Merchandise Planner

Nahdi Medical Company
04.2016 - 12.2017

Store Manager,

Nahdi Medical Company
09.2012 - 03.2016

Chief Pharmacist

Pharmacy
07.2011 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Science - pharmaceutical sciences

Pharmacy
09.2006 - 06.2011

CPCA Certified Professional Category Analyst - Category Management

CMKG
04.2001 -

Nielsen IQ - 26th & 27 - undefined

Efficient assortment management Workshop, AC Nielsen - undefined

Retail and Omni-channel management MOOC Retail - undefined

Conflict management - undefined

Mohammed TarabiaSenior Category Manager