Retail Merchandiser Resume Example

I'm 34-old Audi Senior Manager, Retail Merchandising with over 10 years of expirience in Basic knowledge of Excel, Preferred, qualifications include and Bilingual – Spanish speaking is highly . Certified in and . A team player, who can work in a very busy team!.

• Accountable for planning, buying and distribution of products for own retail stores
• Seasonal travel to 5 US stores to understand customer trends/patterns and store needs
• Leader of Audi of America (AoA) Retail Merchandise (incentive) department and all supporting processes
• Lead development of special editions for seasonal sales events in close coordination with product planning and distribution
• Partner with other members of IT to ensure Global retail initiatives align with operational needs
• Create, update, change, distribute and communicate assortment plans to appropriate business partners on an ongoing basis

• Maintain schematic standards and integrity through consistent communication with Retail Supervisor and other retail personnel
• Support the Global Retail Merchandising (GRM) team ? meeting setup & scheduling, administrative support
• Manage the budgeting, development, and coordination of all retail sales support programs
• Assist countries on development of seasonal product and assortment plan and open to buy budget
• Complete assigned analysis projects and analytical reviews of the sales and execution work performed by the Retail Team

• Key liaison between AoA Operations and AoA Finance, developing strategies to maximize contribution margin
• Maintain schematic standards and integrity through consistent communication with Retail Supervisor and other retail personnel
• Manage the budgeting, development, and coordination of all retail sales support programs
• Propose actions to be taken for current and future seasons, based on analysis insights
• Analyse sales data to identify trends and opportunities for future stock requirements

• Key liaison between AoA Operations and AoA Marketing, implementing sales and marketing strategies to grow retail market share
• Lead development of special editions for seasonal sales events in close coordination with product planning and distribution
• Meet/exceed schematic standards by ensuring all items are in distribution and set to shelf standards
• Ensure implementation of Outlet products in all systems needed, in time for order placement

• Communicate individual Store and Department Weekly Best Sellers to Stores and Sales Team
• Identification of merchandise opportunities to make better decisions in planning and buying
• Key liaison between AoA Operations and AoA Marketing, implementing sales and marketing strategies to grow retail market share
• Conduct seasonal competitors’ product and pricing strategy analysis, and periodical report functions