David Eshbaugh Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida Area

- Identify opportunities and develop strategies to increase sales and profitability through in-store graphics and key item presentations.- Established and implemented visual merchandising standards across Orlando theme parks for consistency in presentations and cohesive vision, setting expectations across the enterprise.- Introduced innovative materials.

- Provide visual merchandising leadership and direction to corporate and franchise locations, achieving over $400 million in annual sales.- Direct development and procurement teams on product packaging, fixture capacity and assortment.- Partner with marketing and creative to conceptualize visual presentations, maintaining a budget of $1.5 million..

- Directly responsible for visual merchandising in 136 global corporate and franchise locations.- Exceeded merchandise profit of $155 million including café, hotel and online divisions.- Developed and managed visual budget of $500 thousand including freight, fixture procurement and in-store graphics.- Supported online merchandising through styling.

- Achieved $26 million in revenue from locations of direct responsibility.- Participated with the procurement team in the development of new product lines through brainstorm sessions, work sessions, and line reviews, presenting new ideas or product placement strategies based on current fashion/market trends.- Assisted the procurement team in the.

- Directly responsible for in store merchandising presentation by planning product placement and execution of floor sets.- Oversaw in store client program, developing relationships to help identify specific needs in clothing and communicating store promotions.

- Ensured visual standards were consistent between units, timely completion of promotional directives, accurate markdowns, merchandise receiving and rotation of back stock.- Developed visual assistant in creative merchandising and floor sets.- Managed new store set up and opening, oversaw training and development of management and retail teams, facilitated.

- Accepted on the Walt Disney World College Program through multi interview process.- Performed sales responsibilities in a high volume retail unit.- Successfully completed theme park management seminars incorporated into program requirements.