Shimaa Youssef
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Fashion retail professional with 15+ years of experience, including 6 years with a leading brand in lingerie, shapewear, and sportswear. Skilled in product selection, trend analysis, inventory control, and KPI analysis. Proven ability to make strategic buying decisions based on market trends and collection performance. Seeking a Buyer role to drive commercial success in a dynamic fashion brand.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2016
2016
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Property Consultant
Driven-Forbes Properties
Dubai, UAE
01.2024 - 06.2025
- Results-driven Property Consultant with a strong understanding of the UAE real estate market
- Specializing in residential properties (Secondry, Primary)
- Adept at providing tailored property solutions to clients, ensuring seamless transactions, and delivering an exceptional customer experience
- Skilled in market analysis, property valuations, negotiations, and investment advisory, with a focus on maximizing client satisfaction and achieving sales targets.
- Successfully closed property deals, exceeding sales targets and company expectations.
- Built and maintained a strong network of high-net-worth clients, leading to repeat business and referrals.
- Provided expert market insights and investment strategies, helping clients make informed decisions.
- Negotiated favorable terms for clients, ensuring optimal property pricing and contract conditions.
- Conducted market research and competitor analysis to identify emerging trends and investment opportunities
Shop Manager
INDITEX- (OYSHO) Azadea Group LLC
Dubai, UAE
08.2013 - 01.2024
- Dynamic and results-oriented Shop Manager with extensive experience managing high-volume retail stores within the Inditex Group.
- Skilled in leading diverse teams, driving sales, and ensuring an exceptional customer experience in a fast-paced fashion retail environment.
- Responsible for overseeing daily store operations, optimizing stock management, implementing merchandising strategies, and achieving key performance targets.
- directly in charge of blocking and unblocking products, as well as selecting collections based on seasonal trends, market demand, and the historical performance of previous collections and sellout.
- Successfully managed a store generating Millions per month, consistently achieving and exceeding sales targets.
- Monitored sell-out performance of products and collections to support data-driven decisions.
- Implemented strategic cost control measures, improving profit margins EBIDTA while maintaining operational excellence.
- Recognized for exceptional leadership and contribution to store performance - contributing with multiple openings of Branches in UAE
- Collected and analysed market and customer feedback to identify product improvement opportunities and communicated insights to suppliers for enhancing future collections.
- Monitored competitor activity and adjusted marketing strategies accordingly for competitive advantage.
- Conducted market research, informing competitive pricing strategies.
Shop Manager -Hallmark
Gulf Greeting LLC
Dubai, UAE
09.2011 - 07.2013
- Experienced Shop Manager with a proven track record in leading retail operations, driving sales, and ensuring exceptional customer service.
- Skilled in team management, inventory control, visual merchandising, and achieving business targets.
- Adept at fostering a high-performance culture and optimizing store efficiency to maximize profitability.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Law
Alexandria University
01.2005 - 01.2010
MDP- Managerial Development Program - Managerial Skills and Human resource
Phi Management Group
Diploma - Managment Skills
American Institute
Egypt /2010 - 01.2011
Skills
- Market analysis and commercial awareness
- Fashion retail expertise
- Promotional strategy development
- Brand knowledge
- E-commerce operations
- Retail regulations compliance
- Visual merchandising principles
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Customer relationship management
- Team leadership and performance management
- Time management and multitasking
Certification
- MDP- Managerial Development Program, Phi Management Group, Dubai, UAE, 2015
- American Institute, Egypt, 2010
Timeline
Property Consultant
Driven-Forbes Properties
01.2024 - 06.2025
Shop Manager
INDITEX- (OYSHO) Azadea Group LLC
08.2013 - 01.2024
Shop Manager -Hallmark
Gulf Greeting LLC
09.2011 - 07.2013
Bachelor's degree - Law
Alexandria University
01.2005 - 01.2010
MDP- Managerial Development Program - Managerial Skills and Human resource
Phi Management Group
Diploma - Managment Skills
American Institute
/2010 - 01.2011
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