Claire G. Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Virginia

Falls Church, Va

Mclean, Va

• Following company guidelines and standards for monthly floor sets, completing projects ahead of schedule and above expectations by working through associates and with the support of management team. • Participating in the set up of several new locations for the company. Working closely with the corporate visual teams and training local staff on company standards.• Training and developing crew to grow within the company, helping them achieve success with promotions in the visual department.• Assisting local stores as a resource for re-merchandising ideas and support when planning floor sets.• Re-merchandising based on sell through taking into account weekly sales, local consumer trends, and inspiration of the current merchandise season.

Mission Viejo, California

• Ensures all corporate visual directives are implemented in the store on a bi-weekly basis; circulating products with creative merchandising techniques.• Evaluates the correlation between product placement and sales per unit to determine effective merchandising strategies.• Maintains high quality of sale in the store as a whole by training associates on their importance and holding everyone accountable for personal sales metrics.• Regularly achieves high sales numbers with an excellent quality of sale.• Preforms operational duties such as organizing inventory, processing inbound stock, completing necessary transfers, and ordering of products and supplies based on business.

Tysons Galleria

• Effectively organized and managed a sales team of at least 15 associates in 2 different stores.• Consistently maintained the highest sales numbers each week.• Creatively implemented guidelines set by the corporate office in the organization and merchandising of the store.• Efficiently organized a plan of action for tasks and projects to delegate to the sales team.• Performed HR roles including interviewing, hiring, and scheduling based on business needs and availability of associates.• Generated feedback to the corporate office reflecting business and merchandise turnover productivity.• Successfully planed projects including organizing the entertainment, food, and logistics of events.• Reached out to local organizations and businesses to partner with for projects creating lasting relationships and sales.

Tysons Galleria

• Utilized selling skills to maintain high sales numbers including dollars made and a high quality of sale. • Assisted visual merchandising manager in floor set moves and product displays.• Assisted operations manager in the organization of the stock room and processing inbound stock.

Tysons Corner

• Utilized Auto CAD programing in the planning and merchandising of the store to be more effective with resources available.• Assisted designers with the visual merchandising throughout the store.• Created positive and lasting relationships with clients through follow-up phone calls, letters, e-mails, and in store conversations.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Apparel Merchandising & Business

Activities and Societies: Apparel and Interiors Merchandising Organization (AIMO)

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