• Provide end-to-end project management and operation of new initiatives, policies, and store expansions in the Signage Department, owning 30 plus projects at one time.• Maintain, budget, and forecast the signage account and successfully articulate variances to corporate finance and executive leadership monthly for capital projects, and existing and new stores for both Ross & dd’s. • Create 5-year financial plans as well yearly budgets for the Signage department for new stores, existing stores, capital projects, and department travel.• Negotiate pricing and complete the annual RFP/SOW process to ensure our vendor contract terms are in alignment with industry standards.• Manage and act as main point of contact for all signage and install vendors daily to ensure project timelines are being adhered.• Create full scope of work ranging from small scale projects to full store remodels, while coordinating with all stakeholders while staying on budget. • Develop and test new sign elements, driving results through project planning, analysis, cross-functional support, and effective vendor management. • Partner with Senior Level Management when developing new signs programs and providing prototype samples (Directors, VP's & Senior Level Executives); and coordinate/present at executive level meetings and store visits to review prototype options. • Partner with corporate and field leadership such as: EVP & SVP of Stores, and VP of Operations on initiatives that impact the entire organization from conception through to final delivery.• Supports and project manages the operational activities associated with Store openings, closings/relocations, remodels, and special projects from an interior signage perspective while ensuring they are getting completed efficiently and are cost effective• Develops all store signing programs including all store graphics, layout, and installer manuals, to ensure that they meet merchandising needs, as well as federal and state laws.

•Provide creative direction in partnership with U.S. Visual teams for the global stores by season• Create floorset brand maps by store based on product launches, market, and seasonality • Review all visual presentations with Merchant team to provide feedback, support, and direction to stores visual team in adherence to the brand standards• Work closely with Merchant team during the buying process to understand product key launches and create preliminary store maps to ensure stores have enough features to set for all upcoming floorsets• Develop and manage all visual communication to stores by partnering with Store Operations• Update and maintain global floorset and promotional calendars• Manage and proof new signage packets to stores and Franchise partners• Organize and maintain signage and visual packet filing systems• Post the monthly visual packets for windows, features and special promotions to stores,Franchise partners and internal teams• Provide support to In- country Visual Managers, both company owned and franchise• On boards and provides all necessary information to new Franchise partners on the Williams-Sonoma Visual process and guidelines

• Optimize product placement, visibility of key items, and execution of promotions: sale events, clearance and product promotions, consistent with quarterly strategies. • Coordinate with merchandising and marketing teams on a quarterly basis to establish key merchandising strategies. • Plans and communicates Site Merchandising plans, site changes, new program and category rollouts, with partners by socializing merchandising best practices based on FOB analysis.• Builds cross-functional relationships with key business partners; gaining insights into upstream and downstream issues, key business initiatives, and trends.• Create and influence project plans and milestones for large initiatives and cross- functional projects.• Drives and evolves site best practices by reviewing competitive landscape; reviewing and creating action plans based on customer insights.• Analyze site traffic and conversion metrics to optimize site usability and drive conversion.• Develop category structure and product placement strategy through analytics.• Provides supervision and development opportunities for direct reports associates by training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations

Assistant Merchandise Manager- Dining & Entertaining• Analyze and report monthly sales of the Dining & Entertaining business while providing recommendations based on my findings to implement ways to increase conversion, sales, and traffic.• Responsible for category and event set up for all upcoming macys.com marketing events to maximize conversion.• Partner with buyers to create category assets and buying guide messaging, using metrics to define strategy.• Develop category structure and product placement strategy based on analytics and competitive analysis.•Sets and maintains deadlines for merchants to adhere too, to make sure all events are tested and executed 100% before live date.• Lead weekly calls with the NY merchants to test upcoming creative assets, events, pricing and promotions. • Develop linking strategy for creative assets; marketing emails, category pages, category banners and homepage.

Site Merchandise Coordinator : Soft Home & Bridal• Supports site merchandising initiatives and enhances Macys.com success through executing and testing site refreshes.• Place and link site ads for each refresh.• Provide the content engineering team with links for area of responsibility.• Set up special creative initiatives as necessary.• Work with site merchandising team to set up new site navigation.• Set up and test promotions according to buyer specifications for areas of responsibility.• Attribute qualifying products to ensure each product is navigated to the correct categories on the site.• Test and ensure accuracy of all creative assets, links and promotions for each release.• Resolve all issues and errors logged under the merchandising heading.• Provide guidance, recommendations, and coordinate changes merchandising for upcoming releases.• Analyzed and reported monthly metrics to NY buying team, which consisted of: daily traffic, item sales, order conversion, average order value.

• Coordinate, organize and execute the merchandise for floor sets, weekly updates, and forms. • Maintain Abercrombie visual standards and teach those standards to staff. • Develop plans and delegate tasks while in constant contact with home office to ensure a profitable business. • Consistently able to manage a team and time to be the first manager in the district done with all aspects of seasonal and bi-monthly changes (including updated marketing, clearance markdowns, and back-stock clean up).• Perform daily re-merchandising of units to increase units sold per day.

• Managed efficient and effective handling of all merchandise from replenishment systems, processing of shipment, and auditing merchandise both in stock room and on sales floor.• Monitoring/ Controlling all levels of inventory and addressing issues with the District Manager to ensure a fully stocked sales floor to increase sales. • Actively recruited, interviewed, hired and trained all new management and associates as well as create a weekly fluctuating work schedule that accommodates the needs of 70 employees. • Implemented smooth processes and systems, which includes everyday operations and driving business in a $4 million store.• Coached, trained and motivated staff members by setting achievable goals, providing feedback, listening to associates, and effectively communicating their role on the team. • Educated staff members on loss prevention, which resulted in a 20% decrease in shrink.

• Managed all Florida and Atlanta full price stores visually, created original merchandising and window installations, developed regional visual standard and oversaw implementation of said standard.• Responsible for daily product placement to motivate and increase customer sales.• Styled all mannequins and created all visuals in reflection of the brand with own vision.• Managed and trained associates in the visual aspect of the store.• Reviewed all visual presentations before sending to corporate head offices by giving feedback, direction, and support via daily communication with stores to verify signage and ensure deadlines were being adhered.• Planned and executed merchandising of all collections on a bi-monthly basis.