Commercial Planning · Jeddah, KSA · Retail Healthcare

Mahmoud
El-Halwagy.

I run commercial planning at Nahdi — revenue forecasting, vendor strategy, and the mechanics of making sure a large retail healthcare operation actually hits its numbers.

15+
Years in
commercial
600+
Vendor
relationships
3
Professional
certifications
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Who I am

I'm a commercial planning professional based in Jeddah, working across revenue strategy and vendor management for Nahdi Medical — Saudi Arabia's largest pharmacy retail chain.

Most of my work sits at the intersection of finance and commercial operations: annual planning cycles, trade deal structures, performance tracking, and the constant work of keeping large supplier relationships commercially sound. Nahdi is the largest pharmacy retail chain in Saudi Arabia, so the problems are rarely simple.

Before moving into planning, I spent years on the commercial side of retail healthcare — category management, pricing, and business development. That background makes a difference when you're building plans that people actually have to execute.

I hold CPCA, CPCM, and CSCP certifications. The supply chain and commercial planning disciplines behind them genuinely shape how I think about problems.

600+
Vendor & supplier
relationships managed
3
Certifications:
CPCA · CPCM · CSCP
15+
Years across retail
& healthcare commercial
KSA
Based in Jeddah
Nahdi Medical Co.
Expertise

Where I spend
most of my time.

01

Revenue Planning

Annual and quarterly commercial planning cycles — building the numbers that link business strategy to what actually gets sold. Forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking against commercial targets.

Forecasting Budgeting KPI frameworks Power BI
02

Vendor Management

Managing supplier relationships across the retail channel — trade terms, deal structures, annual negotiations, and making sure the commercial terms on paper translate into real margin performance.

Trade terms Supplier negotiations Category performance Contract management
03

Commercial Strategy

Connecting operational planning to commercial direction — pricing frameworks, channel strategy, and cross-functional work between finance, operations, and the commercial team.

Pricing strategy Channel management Retail healthcare KSA market
Experience

A career built
in commercial.

From category management to revenue planning — always on the commercial side of retail and healthcare.

Nahdi Medical Co. · Jeddah, KSA
Commercial Planning Dept. Manager
Leading the commercial planning function at Nahdi — revenue planning and vendor management across 600+ supplier relationships spanning KSA's largest pharmacy retail network. The role covers annual and quarterly planning cycles, trade term structures, vendor contract management, and cross-functional alignment between commercial, finance, and operations.
2023 — Now
Nahdi Medical Co. · Jeddah, KSA
Commercial Revenue Planning Sr. Manager
Led a team of five through the full commercial contracts cycle — from trade term negotiation to vendor dues collection. Delivered 500+ vendor contracts annually and recovered SAR 1.2bn+ in vendor dues. Drove process engineering across the commercial team: standardised workflows, introduced automation to reduce manual errors, and led strategic cross-departmental projects.
2020 — 2023
Nahdi Medical Co. · KSA
Merchandise Planning Manager
Led merchandise planning for Beauty and Premium Beauty — two of the highest-margin divisions in the retail portfolio. Owned pre-season and in-season financial planning, range and assortment decisions across multiple store formats including Mall, Airport, and Flagship. Led the implementation of Oracle Category Management (CMPO) system across planning and assortment functions.
2017 — 2020
Nahdi Medical Co. · KSA
Merchandise Planner
Managed merchandise planning for the Premium Beauty division — balancing sales, profit, and inventory targets across a high-value category. Responsible for assortment planning, store profile assignment, item ranging across store clusters, and GMROII optimisation. Built the analytical foundation that informed the team's move into structured category management.
2015 — 2017
Contact

Worth a
conversation?

Open to commercial planning discussions, advisory conversations, or the right leadership opportunity. If there's a real reason to talk, I'll make time.