1. Curriculum Vitae
Nayef AbdulRahman
Jabriyah, Block 10, Street 13, House 7, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Tel: 66776660 Email: nayef.a@gmail.com
Date of Birth: Sep 10th 1983
Place of Birth: Kuwait
Nationality: Lebanese – Canadian
Objective:
Seeking a regional role in the field of retail.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts: Economics. Minor in Business studies - December 2006
2003 – 2006 Department of Economics, Arts and science - Concordia University Montreal,
Quebec
2002 – 2003 Engineering Department – Queen’s university Ontario, Kingston
Work Experience:
1-Senior Retail Merchandiser (NIKE, ADIDAS, PUMA & UNDER ARMOUR) – Ali Abdul
Wahab & Sons
 Pre-booking orders according to sales and stock-on-hand reports. Consistently
analyzing category reports to maximize product mixes. Preparing lesson learnt
presentations to capture growth opportunities before every buy.
 Arranging Inventory details for each received shipments
 Following-up on shipments & clearing payments
 Visiting stores occasionally to re-check proper merchandising of items with proper
sale tags
 Coordinating with store managers for any merchandise requirements
 Creating/submitting markdown data for all stores
 Visiting all stores, working closely with store sales staff in helping to develop their
understanding of the product knowledge and key technologies
 Reviewing & implementing retail prices that are competitive within the agreed policy
& ensure the price architecture
 Reflecting product benefits & brand positioning in the Market
 Work closely with planning team on inventory management
1st May 2013 – Present Ali Abdul Wahab & Sons Sharq Kuwait
2-Retail Planner – Ali Abdul Wahab & Sons
 Managing merchandise / OTB business plan including sales, inventory and targets by
gender/region/division/department/class which support product strategies and goals

2.  Develop ideal store stock capacities according to store sales to deliver optimal stock
turns and stock levels.
 Develop and manage monthly merchandise sales forecasts and margins
 Facilitate regular meetings including planning and allocation of teams to review and
address plans, OTB opportunities and risks and promo preparations
 Working closely with VM to develop store clusters by gender/class/new store plans
by month and recommend an ideal SKU count for each store by category
 Performing 30/60/90-Day Review on all stores and convey findings to the
management
 Managing proper mitigation of markdown stock and drives full price business model
1st April 2012 – 1st May 2013 Ali Abdul Wahab & Sons Sharq Kuwait
3- MIS Consultant – Al-Shahin Metal Industries. Riyadh
 Headed a six month MIS implementation project.
 Implemented software within 18 weeks from take-off.
 Restructuring of entire MIS flow for Al-Shahin Metal Industries.
20th October 2010 – 18th March 2011 AlShahin Metal Industries Riyadh Saudi Arabia
4- BIM Training and Maintenance Manager MENA region – AceCad Software Ltd.
United Kingdome.
 Responsible for all onsite/offsite training activities.
 Responsible for all maintenance issues and onsite troubleshooting to all our clients.
 Collaborating with R&D department for all future releases of AceCad Software’s BIM
(Business Information Modeling) package.
 Awarded prize for creation of new BIM software brand name “Evolution Series”.
30th June 2009 – 2nd August 2010 AceCad Software Ltd. www.AceCadsoftware.com Dubai
5- BIM Sales, Training and Implementation Manager Kuwait region – AceCad
Software Ltd. United Kingdom.
 Sales activities limited to Kuwait region, targeting all Steel fabrication companies.
 Responsible for all onsite/offsite training activities.
 Responsible for all maintenance issues and onsite troubleshooting to all our clients.
 Collaborating with R&D department for all future releases of AceCad Software’s BIM
(Business Information Modeling) package.
30th June 2008 - 30th June 2009 AceCad Software Ltd. www.AceCadsoftware.com Kuwait

3. 6- Project Cost Controller/Estimator in Project Tenders Department - SHBC
Mechanical Division
 Quantity analysis and price break down for all upcoming steel projects.
 In charge of creating new company website and PR material for Behbehani Steel, a
subsidiary of SHBC. http://www.shbcmech.com.kw/home.html
14th January 2007 - 8th June 2008 Sayid Hamid Behbehani & Sons Co. W.L.L Kuwait
6- Co-founder and VP-Finance of I.S.S.A (International Student Soccer Association)
 Established on January 22nd, 2005.
 Handling soccer tournaments throughout both main semesters.
 Established a center in Concordia to attract all soccer enthusiasts from many other
universities to attend our tournaments.
 Our enrolment exceeded 500+ students, who receive monthly to weekly updates of
current and long term events.
 Providing percentage of profits to charitable organizations.
 Handled all financial issues since incorporation.
 I.S.S.A was presented with a UNICEF award in 2007 for our contributions towards their
charity through income generated via I.S.S.A’s activities.
 Average tournament revenue was between 14-18 thousand dollars; all profits were
donated to charitable organizations such as Dembars and UNICEF.
January 22nd, 2005-2007 Concordia University Montreal
Personal Skills:
General Attributes:
 Problem Solver
 Initiative and drive
Linguistic and administration:
 Fluent in English and Arabic
Interpersonal skills:
 Good public speaker and presenter
 Confident in dealing with general public
 Mix and communicate naturally with wide range of age groups and
ethnicities.
Information technology:

4.  Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point
Honors, Awards, & Certificates.
 6 Sigma Green Belt certificate.
 Mini MBA certificate.
Extracurricular Activities and Interests:
 Equities trading and investment ( Nasdaq, AMEX, Dow Jones, KSE )
 15 years’ experience with online equities trading and research platforms. American and
MENA region.
 Football, Volleyball, table tennis, swimming and working out.
 Concept designs.
 Motor sports.
 Technology.
 Green energy.
References Available upon request