Manager Store
Resume:
Joseph C Cunningham
*** ****** ***** #*** ********, NY 11205
*****************@*****.***
Summary
Accomplished retail professional with over twenty years of visual merchandising experience. Confident, forward
thinking with an exceptional ability to build relationships with all levels of management. Proven success in building
a strong team committed to company goals.
Career Objective
Seeking a visual merchandising management position with an organization where I can utilize my skills and
experience to improve operations, increase profitability, and enhance the company’s growth.
Experience
Men’s Global Visual Merchandising Manager, J. Crew NYC 2012 11/2013
crewcuts Global Visual Merchandising Manager, J. Crew NYC 2009 2012
Men’s & Women’s Global Accessories Assoc Visual Merchandiser, J. Crew NYC 2007 2009
● Developed monthly visual merchandising strategy to increase the sales of the company’s mens
accessories and apparel womens jewelry and accessory department children’s accessories and
apparel department.
● Crewcuts retail department increased 8% during tenure in position.
● Womens jewelry retail department increased 30% during tenure in position.
● Provided clear written and photo direction to illustrate each presentation set for domestic and international
stores.
● Developed a standards manual for store teams to ensure presentation and brand standards are met.
● Partnered with the merchants to assist in the selection of specialty stores’ assortment process and add a
balanced perspective with respect to the store’s presentation.
● Traveled nationwide with the merchant teams on store visits to make sure that the field team is providing
inventory and product feedback to the merchants and that visual direction is followed by field team.
● Mapped all new store opening floorsets with the regional field visual team.
● Lead monthly mapping meetings with the crewcuts and mens NYC visual merchandising teams.
● Partnered with the purchasing team to update the fixture packages for shop in shop and freestanding
stores to make certain not to exceed the needed hardware and visual prop needs of new stores.
● Controlled capital and profit plan expenses, managed the processing of purchase orders, invoice
payments and expense reports.
● Collaborated with the designers to include the executive creative director during seasonal design
presentations.
Market Visual Merchandising Manager, J. Crew Washington, DC/ Maryland 2004 2007
● Managed the visual merchandising staff of s DC/ Maryland stores.
● Mapped monthly floorsets with the visual team to meet brand presentation standards.
● Partnered with Store Manager and store’s visual teams to ensure that store visual presentations are
profitable and made necessary adjustments to ensure profitability.
● Attended monthly visual floorsets at the New Jersey concept store with the corporate team.
● Lead presentation rollout workshops in various markets.
Store Manager, J Crew Washington, DC/Maryland 2007 1996
Market Visual Manager Manager, Gap Inc., Baltimore Maryland 1996 1994
Skills
Proficient in MS Office, In Design, Photoshop, Entourage Suite. Acquainted with Photoshop an Excel.
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