Shan Marriappah, Visual Merchandiser

Shan Marriappah

Visual Merchandiser

sun & sand sports

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, Advance level in Business Studies \ Computer Literacy
Experience
15 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months

Visual Merchandiser at sun & sand sports
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2011

 Organizing the effective and efficient utilization of store space.
 Working closely with the management and marketing team to increase sales.
 Recommending brand, price point and buying depth strategies.
 Working with the VM Manager & sales teams to achieve commercial goals.
 Involved in rearranging, re-merchandising & replenishing new stock as it arrives.
 Analyzing sales figures and forecasting future sales volumes.
 Communicating with other retail channels on overall business plans.
 Coordinating store display in line with brand guidelines and strategy.
 Delivering weekly floor moves, window installations and mannequin styling.
 Translating catalogues & promotions into real designs on the showroom floor
 Reporting on mark down strategies, current performance and market trends.

Customer Service Executive at Diaog Axiata Plc
  • Sri Lanka
  • December 2009 to March 2011

 Deal directly with customers by telephone
 Respond promptly to customer inquiries
 Handle and resolve customer complaints
 Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle inquiries and complaints
 Perform customer verifications
 Direct requests and unresolved issues to the designated resource
 Manage customers' accounts
 Keep records of customer interactions and transactions
 Record details of inquiries, comments and complaints
 Record details of actions taken
 Communicate and coordinate with internal departments
 Fallow up on customer interactions

Marketing Executive at Fire & Ice (Pvt)Ltd
  • Sri Lanka
  • February 2008 to August 2009

 Finding out who controls the advertising budget in target organizations and contacting them
 Explaining the benefits of my medium, using statistics on readership or viewing figures
 Offering a price and negotiating around it
 Closing the deal and recording the details

Education

High school or equivalent, Advance level in Business Studies \ Computer Literacy
  • at Gurukula College
  • September 2006

Specialties & Skills

Leadership
Customer Service
Visual Merchandising
Ms office
Computer Literacy
merchandising

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • movies, listen music, Gym