Responsible for Visual Merchandising of South African Factorie stores. (Eastgate, Cresta, Mall of the North, Alberton City,Highveld Mall, Woodlands Boulevard, Menlyn Park,Hatfield Plaza, Centurion Boulevard, Cradlestone Mall, Brits Mall, Waterfall Mall and Wonderpark Shopping Centre. Ensuring Stores Visual Merchandising is up to date and keeps to the standard set by Factorie(Cotton on Group)

Managing overall visual merchandising in the new Sandton Mr Price Store.

• Daily responsibilities: Designing of graphics for t-shirts, labels, home wa re etc. Separations of graphics into solid pantone colors and printing out positives for screen printing. Creating schedule to ensure projects meet buyers deadlines. Working with coordinators and Buyers to ensure objectives are met. Working with printers to ensure printing goes according to positives. Programs used: Adobe PHOTOSHOP and ILLUSTRATOR CS4 Coral Draw X4 and printing on Epson Stylus Pro 11880 large format printer

• As Manager of the Pretoria branch I was responsible for• Overall running of the branch, including branch image, garment care and customer care.• Marketing of the branch• All staff within the branch• Monthly stock take• All paperwork for the monthly figures• Computer input of stock• Leading the Sewing team

Assembling mannequins and positioning.Working with in store Visual Merchandisers to insure that the layout of the store is at its most effective.Dressing of Window and in store mannequins.Implementing and maintaining of seasonal window and in store displays.(painting of wall and elements, mounting and or installing elements, installing of lights and other electrical equipment. Doing checklists with Store Managers and Visual Merchandiser.Styling of wigs.Maintaining the all-round image that is expected by the company.

As Visual Manager ex The Visual Manager is responsible for driving store sales and exceeding customer service expectations through singular, tactical ownership of all visual merchandising and presentation within the store. He/she will exploit trends and focus on proprietary brands that maximize sales and train store personnel as well as implement Brand Presentation Standards to ensure storewide consistency. This is an ideal opportunity to leverage experience as a merchant and drive sales in an autonomous and entrepreneurial environment. The Visual Manager reports directly to the General Manager.Key Accountabilities:• Act as the store’s fashion leader, highlighting fashion and exploiting trends in all visual presentation.Oversee and implement all placement, standards of execution and guideline directives with a strong hand in overall flow, merchandising and store layout through displays, fixtures, signing, marketing, lighting, wall presentations and assets.• Execute bi-weekly training sessions to train executives and sales associates to be fashion/ trend oriented and responsive to newness. • Partner with General Manager to continually strategize how to highlight and present newness in stores, in line with Central Guidelines and with consistently excellent execution.• Achieve brand consistency and enhancements by supporting corporate branding initiatives: in-store campaigns, windows, etc.• Produce written recaps by zone and create a monthly “best-of” recap including photos of all trend and shop presentations, store’s best practices and successes.• Highlight new ideas coming from store as a way to find and share applicable growth ideas.Work closely with Central Visual Merchandising Dept., Senior Executives and peer group to develop solutions, influence business growth and drive learning and awareness of excellent store standards among store staff.• Perform asset inventories and audits regularly as requested by Central Visual Merchandising Dept.