•thinks commercially whilst keeping the brands vision in mind to help the flagship store perform to its full potential •works closely with the merchandising department in head office to discuss regent street’s stock package•analysing commercial reports to plan for future success•works with the creative team to ensure smooth runnings of in store and window installations•participates in area manager and area VM meetings•regular training updates:-makes sure any visual changes made are explained to create equal understanding across departments•develops and manages the in store visual team to encourage them to progress further:-has regular 1-2-1 meetings with the team to discuss their performance•ability to remain focused under pressure in a fast paced environment

Westfield - White City•passion for sales and delivering results•working with the store manager to help strategise and plan for store success•chasing sales and setting up the right structure to ensure the store is doing all they can to achieve the best results •working with centre management to be in the knowledge of upcoming events/building works and collating centre sales information•daily walkthroughs of the shop with sales pack to hand, to highlight -slow sellers-out of stocks-size integrity -standards (any necessary training needed)-visually correct to guidelines/most recent directive•walkthrough of the stockroom and back of house •in managers absence I would lead weekly meetings with store management to discuss:-areas of praise and how we would maintain this-areas of concern and the ways in which we could improve -upcoming events, how we would prepare-any business announcements-points to cascade out to the rest of the store-what information we would deliver in briefs, ensuring we would all be delivering the same message as a management team-action plan for the week ahead•attend weekly calls with the area to discuss trade updates•ensuring the smooth running of the store •make sure that monthly/weekly/daily health & safety and loss prevention forms are complete•total store accountability in the store managers absence•built a great working relationship with the regional manager to understand their vision and was able to challenge any obstacles I thought may arise•able to walk the shop with executives and the head of retail with confidence•able to analyse reports to make relevant changes to the store to make it more profitable •encouraging managers to deliver on the spot feedback to staff•regular 1-2-1 meetings with the team to discuss personal action plans for improvement and praise great work.

Combining the knowledge that I have from past visual and management roles within the brand, I have been able to successfully train and develop in store visual merchandisers to understand and work with the brands vision.At the beginning of each week I set achievable goals for the IVM to reach where they are encouraged to think outside the box and, with my help, create a plan for what each day will consist of helping them to understand how to manage their time accordingly. A typical week would consist of the following:-Weekly walk through with store manager and operations manager-daily walkthroughs with IVM reviewing Windows, product placement, standards, lighting and shop floor cleanliness.-analysing key performance indicators and best sellers on a weekly basis-future planning. communicating with the merchandising team once a week, highlighting product that we need an increase/decrease in densities, keeping ahead of sell throughs.Experience/opportunities I've had:-merchandising in a fast paced environment-Store openings in the UK and Denmark-Seasonal directive builds around the uk -Setting up 'pop up shops' within shopping centres-Building displays for annual city presentations

Flagship store in central london