CB2 Soho - New York, NY September 2016 - May 2018
Visual Merchant
- Visual Merchant for Flagship Store
- Lead store through renovation and standards of Corporate Rebranding Direction
- Partnering with Store Manager to rebuild associate teams at all store levels
- Created window displays following seasonality, sales promotions, and incorporating product that grabs pedestrian attention
- Created showroom layouts to highlight product assortment in unique, inspiring, and easily shoppable ways
- Installed satellite showrooms of future product assortment exclusively for media insiders
- Managed store design budget for props, foliage, fixturing, and supplies
- Created signage and copy at the store level for product assortment, displays, events, and information
- Participated in staff recruitment, hiring, and training
- Ordered inventory based on sales projections and inventory replenishment
- Created allocation strategy of showroom pieces to coincide with monthly and seasonal changes
- Led staff through promotions and events
- Re-enforced visual standards to create sophisticated and inspirational customer experience
- Continuing partnership with marketing to host events for Domino Magazine, Kravitz Design, the Hill-Side, and Fred Segal
- Travel to store openings in Austin, Paramus, and Philadelphia as an expert of the Corporate Rebranding Direction
CB2 Eastside - New York, NY Sept 2011 - Sept 2016
Visual Merchant
- Opened 2nd New York store
- Created window displays following seasonality, sales promotions, and incorporating product that grabs pedestrian attention
- Created showroom layouts to highlight product assortment in unique, inspiring, and easily shoppable ways
- Installed satellite showrooms of future product assortment exclusively for media insiders
- Managed store design budget for props, foliage, fixturing, and supplies
- Created signage and copy at the store level for product assortment, displays, events, and information
- Participated in staff recruitment, hiring, and training
- Ordered inventory based on sales projections and inventory replenishment
- Created allocation strategy of showroom pieces to coincide with monthly and seasonal changes
- Led staff through promotions and events
- Re-enforced visual standards to create sophisticated and inspirational customer experience
- Travelled to support store openings in West Hollywood, South Beach, Atlanta, Georgetown, and Toronto
- Attended Annual Manager’s Meetings at Chicago Home Office
CB2 Soho - New York, NY Sept 2007 - Sept 2011
Assistant Manager
- Opened first retail store outside of Chicago Headquarters
- Participated in staff, recruitment, hiring, training, and scheduling
- Mentored and developed highly motivated and successful sales staff
- Adapted store strategies through challenging economic climates
- Analyzed sales trends through daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting
- Ordered inventory based on sales projections and inventory replenishment
- Communicated sales and product feedback to corporate buying and merchandising teams