Paul Risley Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

- Managing a team of 5 Field Visual Merchandisers who who cover theWest Midlands, South of England and Wales- Manage the team development and strategic succession planning- Proactively plan and produce seasonal visual guidelines- Manage budgets for visual events, equipment and team travel expenses- Organise and plan full Global rollout of Season launches- Ensure FVM’s have clear Area Strategies and measurable objectives- Working closely with Regional Directors and Area Managers to ensureBrand and Retail strategies are working together and delivering strongVisual standards whilst delivering commercial sales targets- Manage regional cover for attendance of all relevant meetings formodernisations or new store openings- Cascade information from Layout Planning and Store Development toFVMs i.e. scope dates and equipment orders- Linking in closely with Buying and Merchandising teams to ensure visualteams are delivering their key product messages within stores

London, United Kingdom

- Responsible for the visual proposition of 160 international stores- Directly managing a team of International Field Visual Merchandisers- Organising and planning all Modernisations and new store openings forall International Stores. This involved reviewing all plans before theywent to store design, on site visits and organising set up party’s - Delivering the brand strategy to all countries, whilst adapting businessmodel to ensure stores were set up to deliver the season commerciallyfor their trading Markets. Tailoring all visual guidance to best support stores overseas, eg. Counter season, Ramadan, Chinese New Year and Local Events- Working extensively on planning and supporting opening into newmarkets such as The USA, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Brazil,China and Canada- Although mainly through my team managing visual processes, I was stillable to be “hands on” and support new store openings through trainingworkshops and support in stores in key markets- Offering guidance to franchise partners on how best to deliver the brandthrough updates to shop fit and investment in creative solutions to keepthem inline with the UK strategy- Accolades for my team include being short listed for the 2014 RetailWeek Rising Star Awards