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Vincent Aymard

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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  • Food & Grocery
  • Snacks & Concession
  • Marketing & Advertising
 

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• Self motivated, hands on market trends & GCC retailers.

• Customer driven with particular focus on people management to provide the best Customers Experience through training, in-service-training and Team member daily personal involvement by using adaptive and constant communication.

• Skills to enable driving dramatic changes in Performance through Team and organizational new setting-up.

• Achievement of Budgets & Objectives through a Performance driven in a Team environment.

• Customer Centric – Implement or improve new customer expectations through new or improved services and updated standards; Strategy for Internal & External Customer service to achieve highest market standard in sector.

• Typical record of Team restructuration to increase Turnover, Profitability and Customers Loyalty.

• 5 Year Plan – To work for international or Middle-East leading Retailer Chain or Hypermarkets, Play a Key role in the development of new or existing companies by driving Sales and Service growth.

Specialties: 20 years of Multi-site management, roll-out new stores and revamp global strategy in Hospitality and Retail chain of store, Mall in various in Europe and GCC environment.

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20 years Operation Retail Management in Supermarket in France (GEANT) and in the GCC looking for opportunities in the region

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    KEFAYAT Group
    9/1/2012 - 11/1/2013  | UAE, Dubai operating in Afghanistan

    Responsibilities: • Strategic and operational accountabilities (finance, HR, purchase abroad & local, new openings, P&L, stock control). • Operating 7 supermarkets (2 in Kabul and 5 in North province + 4 under construction and 8 are budgeted for 2013/14. • Operating one mall, expecting 2014/15 open new one in Kabul. Achievements: • Shift 60% purchase import by container toward local suppliers. • Reduce stock value by 40% and stock from 172 weeks to 125. • Increase Gross Margin from 12 to 16/17 %. • Create “TRAINING TO BEST PRACTICES” booklet for each department. • Create incentive bonus based on performance (sales, involvement and behavior). • Create financial tools & Reports (KPI’s, dashboard, Finance statements…). • Open 3 new supermarkets in North Province.

  • General Manager

    BANIYAS COOPERATIVE MALLS
    6/1/2011 - 3/1/2013  | Abu Dhabi (UAE)

    Responsibilities: • Strategic development and operational accountabilities (finance, purchase, administration, refurbishment malls and opening new shops, P&L, stock control); • Set up convenience stores in Abu Dhabi, supported of Abu Dhabi municipality and Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (“baqala 2020’s vision”). Achievements: • Complete refurbishment of the 2 malls and 2 supermarkets, • New range offer cater Emirati’s consumer (COOP products), • “Baqala” new chain of store started with a pilot supermarket, • Refurbishment and new range of products, +17% in sales and +18% basket.

  • SALES & MARKETING Director for SARFEH ( Subsidairy of BEHSHAHR )

    SARFEH Cash & Carry chain of stores
    3/1/2010 - 5/1/2011  | Iran

    Responsibilities: • Transform concept to modern trade “Cash & Carry” chain of supermarkets and develop "55" brand of convenience store franchise nationwide. • Set-up new organization and process in stores, • Restructuring and reorganize HQ’s departments, • Creation team of salesman to promote wholesales SAVOLA eligible oil. Achievements: • Remodeling shop concept and layout, • 6m$ budget to close 13 shops (average 450sqm) and reopen 25 shops (average 1000sqm) nationwide within 1 year, • SAVOLA eligible Oil sales increased by 450% within a year, • Create a pilot store in Tehran

  • Director and Area Manager for 11 supermarkets

    GEANT CASINO Chain of Convenience Stores
    3/1/2000 - 5/1/2009  | Paris (France)

    Responsibilities: • Responsible of 11 supermarket Managers, Catching Area Purchasing policy, P&L, market share, Stock management, merchandising and openings), • Set-up targets, budgeting, training and HR needs with supermarket Manager, • Implement and oversee company strategy & policies with Store Managers. Achievements: • Kept operating 11 of 12 supermarkets after drastic change policy (price, range, purchase, global management and inventories issues), increase or stabilized Gross Margin, control P&L and improved share market as well as average basket.

Education

  • University Paris 12

    University Master Marketing & Trade
    1991-1993

  • Université Paris Sud (Paris XI)

    University J.Monnet Trade & Law
    1989-1991

  • High School

    Level A Trade & Marketing
    1988-1989

Languages

  • English Fluent
  • French Native

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