Diana Cotirlea
London
Summary
Experienced Visual merchandising supervisor with over 7 years of experience in the retail industry, and 2 years of experience leading a merchandising team. Worked in 5 Uniqlo stores across London, 2 Flagship stores, and trained staff on merchandising standards to ensure uniformity across all branches. Skilled in collaborative teamwork and creative problem-solving, ensuring cohesive and visually appealing merchandise displays are presented across the store.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Visual merchandising supervisor
Uniqlo
2022.06 - Current
- Updated in store styling on a weekly/monthly basis according to company's guidelines while taking into consideration different stores customer demographic.
- Checked instore styling and display on a daily basis to prevent the use of out of stock items.
- Supervised a team of visual merchandisers, providing training and feedback to improve performance.
- Optimised product placement to encourage impulse purchases by creating attractive layouts that showcased coordination items that customers can purchase and wear as a set-up.
- Created weekly and monthly layout plans, aligning the shop floor with the company's guidelines.
- Supported new stores openings out of London and helped train the staff members to the company's merchandising standards.
- Created visually appealing and brand appropriate in store displays.
- Implemented engaging window displays according to company guidelines to attract potential customers and increase foot traffic in the store.
- Managed inventory levels on the shop floor, restocking items and organising back stock for easy access.
- Worked closely and collaborated with store management team, reviewed sales reports to find items that needed boosting and created appealing layouts in order to improve sales.
- Showcased product and brand knowledge with new staff members and customers to encourage sales.
Visual merchandiser
Uniqlo
2022.09 - 2024.05
Visual merchandiser
Primark
2022.02 - 2022.08
Sales advisor
Primark
2018.05 - 2022.01
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology and Psychology
University of West London
London 2017.09 - 2020.06
Skills
- Store layout design
- Customer focused
- Knowledge of retail trends
- Brand awareness
- Effective time management
- Time efficiency
- Store layout design
- Customer Service
- Product knowledge
- Attention to Detail
- Team Leadership
- Decision making
- Teamwork
Certification
IPAF 3A Operator Course
Timeline
Visual merchandiser
Uniqlo
2022.09 - 2024.05
Visual merchandising supervisor
Uniqlo
2022.06 - Current
Visual merchandiser
Primark
2022.02 - 2022.08
Sales advisor
Primark
2018.05 - 2022.01
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology and Psychology
University of West London
2017.09 - 2020.06