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Arwin Mesquita

Retail & Wholesale | Sales & Distribution | Business Development | Account Management | Brand Management
About

Mena Business Development

Previous Brands
Levi Strauss & Co
Qi Group (E-commerce)
Liwa Trading Enterprises
Liwa Trading Enterprises LLC
Alshaya Group
M H Alshaya - Fashion & Footwear
Computer Time, Panjim, Goa
Gatiman Auto Private Limited
Work Experience
Self Employed (Entrepreneurship/ Retail Consultancy)
Oct ‘22 - Now
Self employed

E-commerce Business, Retail Consultancy

Sales and Distribution / Business Development – MENA
Oct ‘16 - Oct ‘22
Levi Strauss & Co

- Tripled business growth in 5 years (Retail/Wholesale Distribution Channels; including online/offline). - Managed 8 Distributors across eight regions (i.e., G.C.C, Egypt/Africa, Iraq, Lebanon & Jordan). - Helped accounts improve businesses’ processes & negotiated increased investments to the Brand. - Distributor negotiation plus reward programs/processes to diversify a channel or add new channels. - Worked with Distributor partners to make them profitable on their P&L statements. - Set Distributor/Partner Contracts: Prospecting, Management, Negotiation, and Implementation. - Ensured Brand Standards were followed through and implemented at the Distributor level. - Pursued Business expansion and Brand Development/Operations in the MENA/Africa region. - Managed/Co-ordinated seasonal sales meetings for all Distributors. - Management/negotiation with internal stakeholders to deliver the best service to Distributors. - Constant focus on Brand (Internal) P&L management and improvement. - Got Brand Award for the highest LFL growth region (2019)

Entrepreneur (E-Commerce)
Mar ‘14 - Oct ‘16
Qi Group (E-commerce)

- Pursued Own Business in the G.C.C and India. - Worked (including training and development) with a Network of people to distribute products. - Products distributed include holiday packages, luxury watches, health products & water/air purifiers.

Retail Manager - Nautica, Lee, IZOD & Florsheim (G.C.C and Egypt)
Sep ‘12 - Apr ‘14
Liwa Trading Enterprises

Key Achievements: - Opened and Managed +40 Stores with +300 Staff across the G.C.C - Launched Nautica in the G.C.C. with a Major Brand Marketing Campaign in 2007 - Initiated/Successfully implemented Best Practice Tools to improve Management of People, Merchandise, Marketing and Operations. Job Responsibilities: - Overall accountability for Sales and Bottom Line Profit for my Brands. - Strategic Planning, Budgeting, OTB, Buying & Merchandising, Inventory Management, Marketing, Pricing, Brand Management, Store (Projects, Operations and Visual Management). - Principle Relations

Senior Brand Manager - Nautica (G.C.C and Egypt)
Oct ‘06 - Aug ‘12
Liwa Trading Enterprises

Brand Manager - Rampage, Hotkiss and Stefanel (G.C.C)
Aug ‘05 - Sep ‘06
Liwa Trading Enterprises LLC

Senior Merchandiser - G.C.C (River Island, Motivi, Oltre and Elena Miro)
May ‘01 - Aug ‘05
Alshaya Group

Merchandiser - G.C.C (BhS)
Sep ‘98 - Apr ‘01
M H Alshaya - Fashion & Footwear

Assistant Merchandiser - G.C.C (BhS, OSHKOSH and Wax Lyrical)
Apr ‘97 - Aug ‘98
Alshaya Group

Sales Administrator - G.C.C (Mothercare and Next)
May ‘96 - Mar ‘97
Alshaya Group

Computer Professional/Training
May ‘95 - May ‘96
Computer Time, Panjim, Goa

Senior Programmer
Apr ‘94 - May ‘95
Gatiman Auto Private Limited

Languages
English - Fluent
Arabic - Basic
Hindi - Work Proficiency
Education & Training
Indira Gandhi National Open University
‘97 - ‘01
MBA
Goa University
‘91 - ‘94
BSc
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Dubai - United Arab Emirates