Maxine Curry
Dayjob Limited
The Big Peg
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham B18 6NF
England
T: 0044 121 638 0026
E: info@dayjob.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Maxine knows exactly how to use music, colour, scent, lighting, visual information and texture to capture the attention of customers. She uses her knowledge of suggestive selling techniques to inspire customers to make additional purchases. One of her key strengths is her habit of keeping a record of all the displays that she has tried and making a note of which ones work and which ones don’t. With her present employer she does everything in her power to encourage impulse buying or unplanned purchases. Right now she is looking for a suitable position with an ambitious and exciting company that is going places.

CAREER HISTORY

Merchandiser – Start Date – Present
Employers name – Location
Responsible for keeping shelves stocked, maintained, displayed and rotated correctly.

Duties;

  • Noting how well merchandise sells with any given display.
  • Adhering to all store uniform and physical appearance policies.
  • Transporting products to and from the backroom to shelf locations.
  • Making sure that shelves are not overstocked or understocked.
  • Promoting slow moving products.
  • Regularly touring areas of personal responsibility and maintaining a visual appearance on the shop floor.
  • Ensuring that there is enough room in the store for customers to comfortable move around.
  • Hiring temporary staff do carry out routine work such as dressing mannequins.
  • Keeping the back room stock in a neat and orderly condition.
  • Using different visual themes for different times of the year.
  • Participating in special merchandising projects and programs.
  • Analysing past sales figures to anticipate future product needs.
  • Negotiating prices and orders with suppliers.
  • Taking photos of any displays that have been set up and then showing those to senior managers.
  • Agreeing delivery dates with suppliers.
  • Creating feature displays that maximize gross margins.
  • Receiving the bulk delivery of new merchandise.
  • Controlling stock levels based on forecasts.
  • Physically lifting and moving merchandise around.
  • Making eye contact and greeting customers who come into the store.
  • Maintaining pricing accuracy.

JOB TITLE – Start Date – End Date
Employers name – Location

JOB TITLE – Start Date – End Date
Employers name – Location

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Merchandising

  • Arranging merchandise by height, width and size.
  • Using colours to set the mood of a store.
  • Experience of working in stores that did not have windows.
  • Planning promotions and price reductions.
  • Combing various merchandising ideas to come up with more unique ones.
  • Regular, reliable, predictable attendance record.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Personal

  • Approaching problems with an open mind.
  • Changing things until they work.
  • Highly self-motivated with a positive, can-do attitude.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Product placement
Virtual merchandising
Store merchandising
Merchandising clothes

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

University name  –  Degree details           Study Dates
College name      –  Qualifications                Study Dates
School name       –  Subjects / Grades          Study Dates

REFERENCES

Available on request.


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