Raja Zaman
Head of Business Performance, GMPA LLC
Raja helps owner managed businesses in Qatar and across the Gulf find where profit is leaking and fix it. He has 10 years of experience in accounting and tax, and over 10 years of experience managing stores for Tesco and Iceland, two well known UK retailers, where he delivered sales growth across multiple stores and improved productivity by up to 60%. He has helped hundreds of business owners increase sales, lower costs and improve profit.
Giving back to the community
Raja is a trustee of a charity and supports many other charities.
He works with children and young people in his local area and helps them learn and develop. He organises mentoring, skill building, martial arts and other activities outside school.
What drives him
Helping the younger generation to grow is one of the main goals of his life. He brings the same care and patience to the business owners he works with.
Accounting and advisory experience
Raja works directly with business owners. He checks their figures in detail, shows them where profit can be improved and gives them a clear plan to follow.
- Has helped hundreds of clients
- Has helped businesses grow from 1 million to 10 million in turnover
- Sets KPIs for each client and reviews them regularly
- Gives clear action plans to increase sales, lower costs and improve productivity
- Coaches and mentors business owners
Industries he has worked with
Raja has worked with businesses in many different industries. These are just some to name:
- Ecommerce and Amazon sellers
- Construction
- Property development, and buying and selling real estate
- Takeaways and restaurants
- Renewable energy
- Software and IT
- Consultancy
- Healthcare professionals
- Charities
- Data storage
- Postal and delivery services
- Telecoms
- Gifts and greeting cards
- Uber and private hire drivers
And many more.
Retail experience at Tesco and Iceland
Raja managed 10 stores across Tesco and Iceland, two of the best-known retailers in the UK. He was responsible for sales, margin, stock, waste and labour cost, and was measured against targets every day.
The same daily focus on sales, margin, stock and labour is what he now brings to your business.
The discipline he brings to your business
Daily and weekly KPIs
A handful of numbers reviewed every week, so problems show up in days rather than at year end.
Stock, waste and margin
Tracking stock levels, wastage and margin by line or outlet to find where money is being lost.
Labour cost and productivity
Matching staffing to demand, the same lever behind his productivity gains in store.
Start with a Business Performance Diagnostic
We review your accounts, margins, cash cycle and controls, then give you a clear plan of what to fix first.