Visual Merchandiser
Printemps
Total years of experience :22 years, 0 Months
Handling luxury multi brands at Printemps Doha Oasis.
Men Fashion, Ladies Fashion, Kids Fashion, Furniture, and Household merchandise.
*Analyzing past sales figures/trends to anticipate future product.
*Devising a merchandising plan using the above.
*Communicating the merchandising plan to the buyer, who can then decide what products, styles, colors etc. to purchase from which suppliers at what price.
*Devising a contract for the suppliers, including quality control, accuracy and flexibility, which is done throughout the season.
*Allocating certain amounts of stock to each outlet throughout the season, to minimize unnecessary stock holdings for maximum budgetary.
*Once the products are distributed and put on sale, the retail planner can then monitor stock movement, consider markdowns, inter-branch transfers, promotions or
*Liaising with the store manager(s) and interior designer(s) to ensure the products are presented to potential customers in the most attractive manner possible.
*liaising with teams such as buying, design and marketing to create design themes and plans, often months in advance, including window and in-store displays, signage and pricing concepts.
*Conducting research on current and future trends in design and lifestyle, and associated target market features.
*Meeting with business, sales managers and retail managers to discuss sales strategies.
*Identifying and sourcing props, fabrics, hardware and lighting.
*Maintaining a budget and negotiating with suppliers of visual materials.
*Working with architectural features of stores to maximize the available space;
*Creating visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles, visual dressings and signage - usually applies to those based in a head office.
VISUAL MERCHANDISING/ MERCHANDISING:
* Proactive involvement in the process of understanding and ensuring that the latest/ fresh trends are implemented in the stores.
*Support to ensure that visual merchandising standards are in place.
*Provide a facilitators role in in resolving merchandising matters.
* Liquidating slow moving items through effective merchandising.
*Improving upon return per square meter.
*Minimum soilage/ slight damages during merchandising.
*Ensuring color theme and story while merchandising.
*Regularly updating the window display.
*Ensuring health and safety measures as top priority while moving products.
*Effective utilization of hot spot in the showroom.
*Providing in store consultancy to the customers for making a purchase decision.
*Providing interior design services to Marina customers through in store and home consultation(if required).
*Provide necessary direction and feedback to the associates on merchandising issues.
*Educate associates on maximizing business opportunity through the effective merchandising.
MIDAS 2010 September - Present
North Ring Road, Al Marooj Area Exit 5
Opposite of Al Essa Car, Riyadh KSA
Designation: Visual Merchandiser
Job Description:
* Selects furnishings/merchandise, fittings and lightings and internal color schemes
* Ensures that interior designs/displays, internal spaces are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing
* Responsible with the color coordination, materials, installation and fixtures of displays merchandise in a coordinated schemes
* Executes and implements plans, designs, styles based on a blueprint in accordance with the image to be projected.
* Ensures to project a none-monotonous, dreary styles and designs but rather have to make sure it catches customers attention.
* Trains staff with the procedures of interior designing in line with proper standard and norms
* Maintains an internationally high standard designs, styles and displays to keep in line with the customers/clients unceasing requirements/needs for designs.
* Make sure that displays, merchandise are visually align with the latest trend and fashion
* Deals with customers/clients with regard to their specific needs for home/office interior display/merchandise
* Assist customers/clients complaints and provide them the best alternative solution
* Coordinates and visits other branches to check if its inline with the image to be projected by the store
Fawaz Al Hokair Fashion Retail December 2007 - December 2009
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Designation: Visual Merchandiser
Job Description:
* Applying the right and correct layout according to the guidelines
* Creates a competitive layout, keeping the shop in a standard and enticing manner
* Initiates ideas in accordance to the concept of the brand which yield higher sales figures
* Manages customers complaints, returned items and offer the best alternative solutions
* Makes sure that displays are arranged systematically so as not to baffle customers attention.
* Participates with other store activities in line with the store objectives.
* Assists with the daily efficient operations of the store.
* Maintains broad knowledge of clients' products and services.
* Attends brainstorming sessions/meetings on how to keep and better serve customers.
Al Bander House of Trading/City Plaza April 2005 - June 2007
Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Designation: Visual Merchandiser
Job Description:
* Implements the designs and plans created by the visual merchandiser manager/director
* Prepares promotional events and dismantling of displays at the end of the promotional periods and setting up a model according to the company latest design directives
* Assists with the deliveries of merchandise/goods and have a thorough check for the quantity and quality of the delivered merchandise
* Performs all other related functions as needed for the smooth operation of the store
* Initiates support to co workers/ co-staff, customers and clients if requires.
* Initiates ideas in accordance to the concept of the brand which yield higher sales figures
* Creates a compelling designs, layouts of the store in accordance to the planagram/blueprints that entices customers attention
Wrangler Philippines Inc. March 2001 - April 2005
Manila Philippines
Designation: Store Supervisor
Job Description:
* Handles occupational safety and employee relations within the store and relates any issues back to the head office
* Handles advertising and promotional displays
* Interacts with customers/employees in a manner that is courteous yet effective
* Trains new hired staff and make sure that they are equip with the knowledge before they will be deployed in the assigned store
* Provides an ear to customers who wishes to express their pleasure and displeasure regarding aspects of the store
* Keep track of the monetary / financial matters in procuring goods
* Initiates ideas in accordance to the concept of the brand which yield higher sales figures
Undergraduate in 2002 at the AMA Computer Learning Center with specialization in Computer System Design and Programming from 2001-2001. And Computer Technician at DATAMEX from 2000-2001