Waleed Fawzi Albassam

P.O.Box 51052 Jeddah 21543 Saudi Arabia Mobile: 00966-504315612

E-Mail: waleed.albassam@gmail.com Nationality: Saudi Arabia Date of Birth: 24th April 1985

Objective

Seeking a challenging vocational position that will aid me to utilize my past education and experience to develop the skills and abilities necessary to excel in the marketing management field to their full potential. As a hardworking and adaptive individual, I will eagerly take advantage of all opportunities in which I can further my knowledge as well as pursue the interests of the company and complete the assigned tasks to the highest standard.

Education 2011-2013 University of Business and Technology, CBA, Saudi Arabia

x BA(Hons) Marketing (GPA: 4.57) 2004 - 2007 Nottingham University, United Kingdom

x Engineering Foundation Year x Manufacturing Engineering and management (Unfinished)

2003-2004 University of British Columbia, Canada

x Orientation & English Program 2002-2003 Al-Andalus Private Schools, Saudi Arabia

x High School Certificate (science Division)

Work Experience Dec 2014-Present APU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Commercial Buyer, Private Label x Launching new products (Cost negotiation, design, movement forecast and quarterly plan). x Working with Marketing in setting a marketing strategy for newly launched products/ existing products. x Negotiating and administrating the cost and retail prices setting (Product Margin). x Leading the negotiations of the annual supply agreements with the vendors as per the company guidelines. x Recommending the product categories to the Category manager as well as assisting him/her in

implementing the category plan in line with the sales budget and forecasts. x Managing the total commercial margin by negotiating the deals with vendors and ensure implementation. x Product sourcing. x Managing the vendor relations by providing periodical feedback to the vendors regarding their performance. x Analysis of the supplier/product availability in the store level and stock level. x Coordinating/communicating with supply chain to ensure product availability at DC & Store level. Dec 2013-Jan 2014 Ernst & Young Cleantech and Sustainability services (Internship) x Sustainability reports x Sustainability strategy x Sustainability awareness events organization

2009-2011 Al-Samadi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Assistant Inventory Manager x Optimising inventory levels. x Reducing holding costs. x Maximising service levels. x Enhancing store availability

Skills Languages: Fluent Arabic (Mother-tongue), Fluent English (Writing, Speaking and Reading) Computing: Microsoft Office, Excel, Internet and the World Wide Web. **References available upon request.