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6-10 years of experience
Developed and trained associates and management in 12 [company name] retail stores on merchandising principles, retail industry trends and standards. Evaluating, and implementing floor plan layouts and creating own floor plans to better provide customer flow, space and presentation. Mentored and promoted over 35 direct reports.
- Reduced inventory by 18% through category management, creative merchandising ideas, stock balancing, and developing purchasing partnerships with outside agencies.
- Championed and taught several new programs to our market such as Customer Service Scheduling, Inventory Flow Management, and Shrink Reduction.
- Communicated segmentation, flow, and merchandise opportunities through the merchandising, distribution, and warehousing teams to ensure immediate correction.
- Participated in market level reviews. Worked as a team, utilizing reports to identify gaps and analyzed business trends. Supported market operations by researching root causes, recommending solutions and ensuring follow up to ensure execution.
- Increased market Customer Experience Track to an 8.48% (market average) from a 7.65%(market average).
- Sought out Diversity Events to participate in and organize for the entire market to participate.
- Championed and partnered with local agencies to promote sustainability and helped organize events for the community and schools to participate in.
0-5 years of experience
Trained and developed store management to excel in managing apparel, shoes and jewelry departments within market area. Supervised store completion of all company programs and store direction. Handled training and supervision of all apparel and accessories areas within market. Developed management team within store. Supervised store merchandising and directed all communication to home office.
- Completed seven [company name] remodels in three years.
- Overseer for Signing–Presentation-In stock and Seasonality of all apparel departments for multi-stores.
- Led many changes executed by [company name] over three years.
0-5 years of experience
Interpreted, analyzed, and explained financial data while overseeing and ensuring budget alignment with business strategic requirements. Managed merchandise operations and identified, analyzed, and mitigated merchandise trends to gain market share. Integrated, sought out, and implemented community-specific information to drive product mix and trait assortment changes. Devised business plans to address core training, recruiting, and competitive impacts, and focused on resources and improvement strategies of high-impact areas, including turnaround plans, quality upgrades cost reductions, and capital investments.
- Oversaw operational/merchandising to drive top-line sales growth and profitability of operating units in 11 operating units, generating sales of $700,000,000, with over 3,700 associates.
- Removed barriers to delivering customer value, service, and support while leveraging resources/talent to achieve business goals and ensure accountability for achieving expected results.
- Implemented processes to build team and organizational success.
- Led divisional sales during 2006 and served on corporate merchandising board beginning in 2009.
- Utilized as SME within region for development / training / facilitating.
6-10 years of experience
Coordinated logistics and support services for in-store and out-of store events prior, during, and after events.
- Served as enterprise primary liaison with vendors, event coordinators, as well as with most other vendors
- Received and signed for incoming shipments valued at over $40,000 weekly for various departments
- Assisted Regional Coordinators in organizing monthly floor plans for display
- Tracked weekly and monthly sales records to monitor the progress of merchandise
- Supervised seasonal staff and provided training for new employees
- Attended quarterly sales seminars in New York
- Exceeded sales goals – awarded selling star for consecutive months
0-5 years of experience
Led diverse and challenging team in absence of Market Manager and other Market Team members for several months as a Market Fashion Merchandiser.
- Moved through inventory in excess of five years old in eight urban locations while improving upon processes, setting expectations, and decreasing shrink.
- Championed training classes for the market in order to empower associates with knowledge.
- Screened, hired, and oversaw the training of the Assistant Managers for the Market originally 21 Assistant Managers short upon my arrival.
0-5 years of experience
Served as liaison between home office and field, managing, communicating, and implementing home office and facility goals and directions. Reported results to management and hourly staff to encourage performance and resolve issues. Implemented and enforced priorities and plans, coordinating work activities to achieve desired results. Established and communicated vision, obtaining commitment from associates.
- Oversaw 12 facilities in market and provided market support.
- Ensured execution of company standards and compliance on apparel initiatives.
- Reviewed and implemented apparel direction/execution and communicated findings to managers/market managers.
- Developed talent.
- Taught/trained assistant managers, hourly managers, and zone supervisor managers.
- Directed, informed, and educated execution of management training.
- Worked with buyers and vendors to tailor assortment for local community, enhancing selection and presentation.
0-5 years of experience
Promoted from Sales Associate to Assistant Manager within six months
- Recognized by management as the top selling Sales Associate
- Co-managed 20-40 Sales Associates depending on the store size and worked at 4 locations in the city
- Provided personal shopping to regular clientele
- Managed shipping/receiving, stock distribution and inventory tracking
- Led fashion merchandising and display set-up for all 4 stores
- Prepared and sent out email marketing communications to clientele
- Reached out to my fashion blog subscribers in order to expand [company name]’s customer base
0-5 years of experience
Achieved $60 Million in sales for areas of responsibility in 12 stores.
- Identified and reacted to business trends for Fashion and Homelines.
- Provided support to the stores with merchandise concerns, floor plan ideas, presentation and inventory levels.
- Trained and developed apparel merchants and leadership talent within the Market.
0-5 years of experience
- Increased apparel sales by 7% Market wide
- Maintained Market sales, exceeding $1B annually
- Recruited six diverse candidates from Winston Salem State University, into management program.
- Member of the Board for Rainbow house for Children
- Added Appalachian State, Winston Salem State, and North Carolina A&T
0-5 years of experience
- Collaborated with multiple retailers to produce and help design their goods on time and in an organized manner.
- Sourced everything from trims and fabrics with multiple mills and factories overseas, communicating with them daily to make sure everything was being produced and shipped in an effective and efficient matter.
- Worked internally with our logistics and accounting departments on the status of all my merchandise.
0-5 years of experience
Promoted within six months of starting, trusted Key holder.
- Trained new employees.
- Generated sales reports and goals
- Made reports for re ordering inventory, accepted inventory shipments.
- Merchandized sales floor and designed front window displays relating to new or upcoming trends.
- Executive and Administrative Support, flexible work hours for call-ins, shift trades, and overtime.
- Contributed to a 20% increase is sales over previous year.
0-5 years of experience
- Responsible for the selection and purchase of all fabrics and leathers
- Researched color and fabric trends through frequent retail shopping trips in furniture and non-furniture environments
- Maintained and handled all issues concerning fabric and leather such as ordering yardage, negotiating price, setting up cover, analyzing drops and adds, testing new fabrics, approving invoices, and tracking new shipments for market
- Spearheaded the creation of new projects and services for Lane with fabric mills and tanneries
- Worked closely with manufacturing to make sure fabric, pattern, and thread color were applied properly during production
- Accomplishments include the creation of a new special order programed called Lifestyles which generated additional revenue for the company and being promoted to Product Manager for Stationary Upholstery
0-5 years of experience
Consistently achieving over sales quota by achieving 150% to quota
- Displaying outstanding customer service to ensure a positive shopping experience
- Coaching, mentoring, and trained new team members to ensure quality and accuracy in selling skills and clothing operations
- Assisted manager with analyzing sales and stock
- Worked with vendors for item set up and brand launching
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for managing store inventory
- Designed visual displays within the sales floor and store windows
- Accountable for choosing product lines from various vendors
- Maintained accounts receivable
- Balanced cash receipts from daily register
- Awarded most valuable player four years in a row for Devine High School Varsity Golf Team
- Honored on the Dean’s List for Palo Alto Community College
- Selected to attend the fashion show abroad in Taiwan
0-5 years of experience
Worked with management to implement financial objectives by analyzing sales trends
- Planed 9 seasons with corporate buyers
- Monitored client feedback to execute appropriate handling of merchandising and inventory
- Recommended pricing based on previous sales reports
0-5 years of experience
- Researched and designed the Dallas Cowboys line for Summer, Fall and Holiday 08-09
- Corresponded with overseas factories regarding garments, colorations, fabrics and accessories
- Traveled and presented seasonal lines to sales representatives for retail customers
- Created graphics and presentation materials for the Dallas Cowboys, Starter Brand, and the National Hockey League
- Worked closely with the Sourcing Department and Technical Design Department to meet retailers expectations
0-5 years of experience
- Managed the presentation of merchandise for multiple facilities including accurate pricing and proper signing, in-stock and inventory levels, competitive pricing.
- Assessed economic trends and demographics.
- Assisted store management with the supervision of the Apparel, Shoes, Jewelry, and Homelines areas through mentoring, training and development, assigning duties, and enforcing company policies and procedures.
- Participated in market level reviews.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted fashion buyers with the layout and visual aspect of the store.
- Creating and maintaining point of sale displays throughout the store.
- Assisted in fashion show production.
- Executed corporate initiatives for merchandising directives.
- Participated in the day to day operations with marketing and sales teams.
0-5 years of experience
- Organized and implemented marketing techniques for retail clothing & beauty sales
- Integrated management, associate, and consumer interaction to ensure quality marketing & sales techniques were established and carried out
- Dealt directly with brand name venders, to include Guess, Calvin Klein, and DKNY in the distribution of their clothing products on the retail floor
0-5 years of experience
Trained, motivated and development of support staff to reach their fullest potential to increase productivity and efficiency
- Create and maintained a dynamic merchandising environment with an emphasis on merchandise presentation, space allocation, sale promotion and floor sets
- Coordinate and executed major selling floor fixtures and merchandising moves
- Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
10+ years of experience
Managed a small upscale fashion boutique.
- Responsible for providing consultation on wardrobe, tailoring and making designs of traditional wears.
- Attended fashion shows & went through garment magazines to analyze new trends, customer preferences and market needs.
- Planned and prepared mannequins for window displays.
- Selected merchandised to be displayed at fashion shows and demonstrations.
- Prepared orders, assisting customers, and visual marketing.
- Maintained relations with wholesale distributors.
- Handled inventory and shipping orders.
10+ years of experience
Managed a small upscale fashion boutique.
- Responsible for providing consultation on wardrobe, tailoring and making designs of traditional wears.
- Attended fashion shows & went through garment magazines to analyze new trends, customer preferences and market needs.
- Planned and prepared mannequins for window displays.
- Selected merchandised to be displayed at fashion shows and demonstrations.
- Prepared orders, assisting customers, and visual marketing.
- Maintained relations with wholesale distributors.
- Handled inventory and shipping orders.
0-5 years of experience
- Work with top luxurious brands providing excellent direct and indirect customer service according to company’s Standards. Interpret current fashion trends in the over all brand and local markets in order to generate creative solutions and sales.
- Collaborated with managers to manage and have ultimate accountability for floor set.
- Merchandised concepts and trends to the team through meeting, weekly walkthroughs in addition, visual displays.
10+ years of experience
- Sets-up visually displays of on mannequins using creativity and fashion consciousness
- Successfully generates sales thru creative merchandise presentation
- Trains, coaches and provides support to Decent Pieces staff
- Orders, inspects, & controls all incoming inventory in a timely manner
- Successfully trained Decent Pieces staff on new inventory policy & procedures
- Mentored Decent Pieces consultants on commercial ways to maximize sales thru visual presentation
- Planned, prepared and executed fashion events and shows thru visual displays
0-5 years of experience
Developed window and merchandise displays within visual guidelines.
- Merchandise and organize shipment received into their proper departments.
- Assist the Merchandise buyer in negotiating with Fashion Industry suppliers and manufacturers.
- Develop and maintain spreadsheets of sales and inventory related data.
- Performed store visits in order to evaluate inventory balances, and determine price points/quantities.
- Assist customers with purchases and promoted sales on new items.
6-10 years of experience
Redesign the entire store’s floor plan and displays, to attract new and return customer business
- Manage the shipment and logistics of each weekly shipment, including contacting shipment providers to account for incoming units
- Manage the company’s shipment and customer service teams
- Carry out direct orders from corporate office with regards to styling and floor plan resets
- Open and close the store, and is responsible for all money and store deposits
6-10 years of experience
- Helped to marry the design vision with brand and consumer goals
- Facilitated floor moves in order to promote merchandise through merchandise placement, product image, and promotion
- Worked closely with brand specialists and vendor sale representatives in product development
- Placed orders to offsite facility to ensure merchandise was in stock when needed
0-5 years of experience
Placed prices or descriptive signs on merchandise.
- Arrange merchandise as directed by supervisor.
- Received payments by cash, check, credit cards, or automatic debits.
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Assisted customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Identified prices of goods using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
- Greeted customers entering establishments.
- Maintained clean and orderly checkout areas and emptied trash cans.
0-5 years of experience
- Coordination of merchandise and showroom design
- Create filing systems pertinent to the organization of current collection as requested by retailers
- Processed orders for Spring/Summer 2011 and Fall 2012 collections
- Weekly product merchandise and inventory
- Assist VP of sales organize and execute market week
- Input purchase orders and tracked previous ones, coordinate or perform activities associated with shipping, receiving, distribution, or transportation
0-5 years of experience
Customer Service Rep/ Sales Associate
- Worked 20-32hrs/wk while in school maintained a 3.2 G.P.A
- Assisted customers with item selections and payment
- Excellent Customer Service
- Monthly Floorset
- Styling Mannequins
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for knowledge of current fashion trends, products and procedures
- Ensure merchandising operations are aligned with company standards and customer expectation
- Models and teaches managers and associates
- Evaluates and responds to customer/associate needs and issues related to maintain and displaying fashion merchandise
- Implementation of action plans and programs that general associate engagement and commitment
- Responsible for upholding apparel areas in 10 stores throughout the Cleveland area
0-5 years of experience
Utilize social media – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest – to target and communicate with potential consumers. Business development
- Arrange ‘Pop-Up’ Events; wherein I organize, set-up, and execute the party while promoting sales and revenue. Promotional sales
- Partner with local organizations and companies, i.e.: YMCA and Mary Kay, to promote c+i brand while forming lasting business relationships. Direct marketing
- Large focus on brand recognition and promotion.
0-5 years of experience
Inspiring and managing a team of designers for entire collection from concept through design
- Act as liaison between aforementioned licensors in creating artwork and print trends
- Working closely with company presidents in merchandising products resulting in new accounts.
- Work with sales department to develop successful private label programs
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the overall look and layout of each clothing brand in the junior’s department.
- Sets up the new shipments of clothing following protocols, set up clearance zones and markdowns new clearance items each week.
- Makes sure everything flows visually and color wise from front to back and catches the customer eye.
- Meets with brand vendors and visual and sales managers to discuss the new set ups and ideas for every season.
0-5 years of experience
Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
- Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.
- Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
- Compute sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment.
- Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.
0-5 years of experience
Visiting suppliers and manufacturers
- Negotiating prices with suppliers
- Talking to other departments, mainly department of design
- Creating sales strategies: developing advertising campaigns
- Maintaining awareness of competitors’ performance
- Gathering information on customers’ reactions to products
- Maintaining a comprehensive library of appropriate data
6-10 years of experience
Organize, price, and merchandise inventory
- Launch customer loyalty program by customer awareness of new merchandise arrival
- Assist the customers’ shopping experience
- Create social media presence on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
- Synchronize outfits for fashion shows, photo shoots, and in-store displays
0-5 years of experience
Supervision of Salesman during and after store hours
- Provided customers with the excellent customer service making sure that they had an enjoyable experience and be sure that they would be return customers
- Quotas were assigned and if they are not met, employees were subject to suspension
- Performed end of day procedures ( EOD total, MTD, etc.)
0-5 years of experience
Sold women’s clothing and cowboy boots.
- Set-up trunk shows and attended clinics for new incoming fashion lines.
- Placed orders to restock merchandise and handled receiving of products.
- Extensive work with visual standards and merchandising high-ticket items.
- Worked with tailors and seamstresses for fittings.
- Scheduled private shopping appointments with high-end customers.
0-5 years of experience
- Trend forecasts
- Brand positioning
- Negotiated with clients and vendors
- Coordinated and directed the styling of photo shoots
6-10 years of experience
Buy women’s fashion based on current trends, mainly bridge designers.
- Write copy for product description.
- Online marketing by means of blogging and responding to customer’s email inquiries regarding fashion.
- Comparison shopping and market research.
- MS Word, Excel, Front Page 2000.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for all visual displays within the store and floor plans
- Inventory Analyst
- Able to work well with others, multitask and get the job done
- Familiar with Microsoft Office Programs
- Can type over 55 words per minute
- Photoshop Illustration
0-5 years of experience
Provided customer service.
- Took photos that were submitted weekly to Corporate.
- Responsible for putting out new shipments daily.
- Set new concepts and sale tables.
- Dressed and styled mannequins monthly.
- Set signage and all visuals accordingly.
- Acted as a liaison between Corporate and store.
0-5 years of experience
- Did inspirational shopping for the design team
- Shopped for the direct line for market presentations
- Made recommendations to VP and to design team to enhance the growth of the company.
- Was responsible for the layout of the showroom in preparation for buyer presentation
- Web searched for current trends.
- Attended fashion shows with current and upcoming new designers, for trend direction
- Created concept boards for individual accounts, for unique presentation.
0-5 years of experience
Extensive experience in merchandising product layout and visual design.
- Ensure that displays are styled at the highest level of aesthetic to drive store sales based on current trends and data.
- Tracking shipments of incoming merchandise, managing product inventory and preventing product
- Use of strong interpersonal communication between departments in order to meet weekly
0-5 years of experience
- Greet Customer and Assist customer
- Answer questions Regarding the store and its merchandise
- Recommend, Select, and direct or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desire
- Fix each mannequins with the proper merchandise
- Ensured to places and changes price tags on merchandise and labeled shelves to identify stock
10+ years of experience
Responsibilities are all inclusive from planning to implementaion of sales floor moves, pop-up shops, fixture allocation, in-store & out-of-store events & promotions, trunk shows, signage, fresh floral, & holiday decor
- Manage my deparments by efficiantly executing corporate directives & initiatives, while upholding company standards
- Maximize department sales by demonstrating the analytical & creative management of merchandise along with strategic visual presentations
- Conceptualize & install window & interior displays, working within a budget
0-5 years of experience
- Market Manager of nine Wal-Mart Supercenters controlling apparel, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, housewares, and domestics.
- Liaison between Home Office and the Stores.
- Director and trainer to educate stores on merchandising tactics, seasonal change, and presentation.
- Responsible for sales to exceed over eight hundred million dollars yearly.
- Instructor of business operations in order to obtain positive financial gains by site.
- Adjusted and controlled trait changes, to achieve a more lucrative ROI.
- Market trainer in all aspects of visual and in-store merchandising for nine sites.
- Created a customer centric organization for nine sites.
0-5 years of experience
- Children’s Specialist: Plan-O-Grams, Ad Set, Inventory, Selling Principles
- Replenishment, Merchandising, Marketing Planning
- Retail Sales, Cashier, Customer Service
Fashion Merchandiser Duties and Responsibilities
In order to implement the design of a clothing retail space, a Fashion Merchandiser performs many different tasks. We analyzed job listings for Fashion Merchandisers in order to identify these core duties and responsibilities.
Oversee Merchandise Presentation This includes everything from ensuring the quality of products on the floor, to tagging items, to implementing pricing and descriptive signs, to advertising promotions, to store fixtures, to the overall displaying of the product. The Fashion Merchandiser will create and build product displays and develop unique ideas for the visual design of a store while also fulfilling corporate standards.
Understand Seasonal Trends The Fashion Merchandiser must stay up-to-date with current marketplace trends and analyze seasonal fashion industry styles and company fashion catalogues, implementing them into the merchandise presentation and maintain an awareness of consumer preferences and needs. In order to effectively display merchandise, he or she will style items according to these trends as well as company standards, generating fresh ideas on a regular basis and rotating displays with changing seasons and promotions.
Provide Customer Service The Fashion Merchandiser also services as a customer service representative for the store, greeting and welcoming guests and helping them locate the items they need. This involves maintaining extensive product knowledge in order to guide customers and answer their questions, offer product recommendations, and explain product features and benefits. Effective sales techniques are also utilized in order to suggest additional items and increase overall store revenue.
Communicate with Corporate Offices In order to implement the overall visual design standards and branding of the company, the Fashion Merchandiser must regularly communicate with his or her corporate offices. Preparing paperwork, records and activity and merchandising reports, they submit these to corporate offices on a regular or daily basis. The Fashion Merchandiser may also partner with the corporate marketing team in order to implement various brand strategies in the visual design of individual locations. He or she must maintain knowledge of company visual procedures and standards as well as current promotions.
Fashion Merchandiser Skills
Juggling both analytical and visual abilities, Fashion Merchandisers are highly detail-oriented and possess a strong awareness of design. They are multi-taskers and planners who can work both independently and in teams and maintain high levels of organization. Successful Fashion Merchandisers possess both basic quantitative abilities and great communication and presentation skills. Core skills: Based on job listings we looked at, employers want Fashion Merchandisers with these core skills. If you want to work as a Fashion Merchandiser, focus on the following.
- Obtaining retail experience
- Possessing basic mathematical skills
- Being proficient in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word and Excel
Advanced skills: While most employers did not require the following skills, multiple job listings included them as preferred. Add these to your Fashion Merchandiser toolbox and broaden your career options.
- A bachelor’s degree in fashion or related field
- Bilingual ability
- Visual merchandising experience
- Management experience
Fashion Merchandiser Resources
We searched the Web to find the best industry resources to help you continue exploring a career as a Fashion Merchandiser. From thought leaders to industry groups, this list is packed with opportunities to learn, connect and engage. On the Web
FIT NYC – The Fashion Institute of Technology’s blog
Hello Fashion – A very popular fashion blog
Atlantic Pacific – A blog from the accessories manager at Tory Burch Industry Groups International Association of Clothing Designers and Executives – Organization for designers and fashion executives
Fashion Industry Association – Society for fashion professionals
Fashion Group International – Global network of fashion industry professionals Fashion Merchandiser Books
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising – A guide to fashion marketing and merchandising
The Little Dictionary of Fashion – A fashion guide from Christian Dior
Fashion: A Definitive History of Costume and Style – A comprehensive book on fashion history
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Gabriela Barcenas
CPRW, Content Writer IIGabriela is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and career adviser. With 10 years of digital media experience and five years of resume writing expertise, her publication history includes fashion, education, travel, social justice, equitable design and career advice.
