Benjamin S. Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Greater New York City Area

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

New York, New York

Senior Visual Manager for highest volume region globally- retail and wholesale:-Led execution of visual merchandising initiatives, oversaw phases of remodel and NSO projects, collaborated with internal and external partners on new projects and partnered with Visual Merchandising & Creative Services teams on creative execution.- Delivered on-brand and compelling merchandising stories across 16 boutiques and four different fixture concepts in various domestic markets - ensuring consistent product presentation, customer environment and commercial priorities.- I am active team player, liaising with cross functional partners: operations, buying, merchandising, marketing, to align teams and resolve challenges.- Engaged and supported visual trainings through hands-on workshop and on demand VM guidance, personalized for each store.- Fluent in all internal tools and reporting that assist in making daily decisions and drive growth.- Led team of Wholesale Coordinators across the East Coast, in highest volume wholesale region including NYC, Boston, King of Prussia, South Florida, New Jersey, Long Island, Washington DC.- Complete focus on NYC majors: Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys New York, Nordstrom, driving growth through effective visual merchandising and contributing to record sales volume within 2018.- Revived the essential Wholesale Visual Merchandising Guideline document, customized by buy for the above accounts and including Neiman Marcus. - Created an updated visit rotation schedule extending my team's reach from 6-10 doors/month to over 20 unique doors/month, resulting in increased sales, additional PK's within a season and increased communication between remote doors and the corporate office.- Managed PK cycle for East Coast accounts.- Participated in and led reopening of Bloomingdales 59th Street, Saks Fifth Avenue Mens shop and Bergdorf Goodman shop.

New York, Ny

-Managed Visual Merchandising department within the Fifth Avenue Maison, sales of $100 million. • Continued brand development through transversal product management: mens and women leather goods, exotics, travel, RTW, shoes, accessories and fine jewelry. • Superior client experience management through innate empathy, agility, consistency and a unique commercial mindset on the sales floor. • Development and execution of exclusive Louis Vuitton Maison events and exhibitions. Most recently including a 20 day hard-luggage event with an achieved sales goal of $1 million. • Partner and collaborate with corporate and Paris VM teams for in-store VM workshops that are shared globally

Nyc

-Promoted to coordinate and manage brand image of ten doors in top ranking region, including $10m Fifth Avenue Flagship, $4m SoHo Flagship. Soon to include WTC flagship in 2016.-Lead merchandiser in expanding and defining brand image across five completely unique boutique channels within NYC including: window concept, design and production; fixture package updates, in-store visual elements and graphic design installations.-Personally led the introduction of the first global OmniChannel project: concept, production and execution in March 2014- Concepted, sourced and executed window design exclusively designed for Fifth Avenue and Broadway Flagships.-Concepted, sourced and executed fixture updates for Broadway Flagship store and Gansevoort Park concept.-Co-hosted seasonal workshops with US and Parisian teams

Northeast

-Coordinated and managed brand image of 15 doors in top ranking region (by volume), including $2.5m volume Madison Avenue door and Soho ‘L!VE’ worldwide concept store.-Pushed and met individual stores’ sales goals through interactive merchandising concepts and partnership with operational counterparts-Co-hosted seasonal merchandising workshops with other Visual Managers and Dir. of Merchandising from Paris.-Led and collaborated in North American showroom presentation for seasonal markets.

- Coordinated and maintained company image for 22 company stores and 15 licensee stores throughout North America.- Conducted seasonal training seminars for each store: merchandising concepts, seasonal inspirations and sales motivation.-Record sales reported after many field visits.-Worked with head designers and foreign merchandisers in global workshop, at the company headquarters in Italy, to further enhance brand image and drive sales.-Intense participation in markets with franchise clients, developing and strengthening a cohesive brand image for all of North America.-Promoted to supervise brand image of USA Marina Rinaldi, luxury plus-size, in addition to existing responsibilities, resulting in strong sales reports immediately after this delegation.-Extensive creative collaborations with: Kartell, Vogue, Gaia&Gino and the ICFF.

- Product development for handbags, shoes and small leather goods. - Worked intimately with head designers on design and creative projects.- Many lines put into production for F/W 2006.

Bachelor'S Degree, Fashion Merchandising

B.S., Merchandising Management