Albert LaCivita
Fort Myers,FL
Summary
Meticulous merchandising professional adept in merchandising plan development and seasonal promotions illustrated over 20 years in Visual Merchandiser roles. Creative and hardworking with demonstrated success in driving sales through artistic visual displays. Detail-oriented merchandising professional aiming to leverage many years of developing effective visual displays to bring value to Visual Merchandiser role. Strong passion for utilizing consumer behavior expertise and knowledge of color theory to create captivating visual displays. Well-organized and creative Merchandising professional successful at representing consumer tastes and needs in retail market. Accurately assess competition and pursues effective ways to boost sales and reinforce client brands. Effective merchandising professional bringing demonstrated success in leveraging visual display prowess to express brand vision. Over 30 years of fashion industry experience. Quick-learning and creative with aptitude for surmounting challenges.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
MET. ( Merchandising Execution Team )
Home Depot Forum Drive
Fort Myers, FL
05.2021 - Current
- Coordinated communication with merchandise operations and vendors for PO creation and maintenance.
- Arranged consistent shelves, bins and racks at [Number] locations by following established planograms.
- Updated floor design for [Number] square foot facility to more effectively present products to patrons.
- Presented store update suggestions and layouts to management and stakeholders.
- Monitored and replenished display inventory and restructured according to available stock.
Retail Sales Associate
Galmarini's Giant Eagle Supermarket
Slippery Rock, PA
03.2014 - 06.2022
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs.
- Used consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant offerings.
- Informed customers of current store promotions to encourage additional sales purchases.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
- Maintained clean sales floor and straightened and faced merchandise.
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections and purchases.
Retail Sales Representative for Energizer
Advantage Solutions Sales And Marketing
Fort Myers, FL
07.2020 - 05.2022
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
- Used consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant offerings.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Approached browsing customers to initiate conversations to determine buying preferences.
- Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and store promotions.
- Generated brand awareness and positive product impressions to increase sales.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs.
Retail Merchandiser
Advantage Sales And Marketing
Youngstown, OH
05.2017 - 05.2020
- Designed displays to deliver interactive, engaging and memorable store experiences for shoppers.
- Advanced sales cycle plans by maximizing placement of promotions, point of sale materials and product visibility.
- Ran markdown reports, managed store replenishment and analyzed buying reports.
- Arranged consistent shelves, bins and racks at [Number] locations by following established planograms.
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
Head Merchandiser
Giant Eagle Supermarket LLC
East Pittsburgh, PA
06.2007 - 02.2014
- Ran markdown reports, managed store replenishment and analyzed buying reports.
- Planned and coordinated product availability for advertising and promotion purposes.
- Advanced sales cycle plans by maximizing placement of promotions, point of sale materials and product visibility.
- Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information and pricing.
- Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays.
- Developed partnerships with internal groups such as packaging, visual and e-commerce.
- Drove client retention, managing engaging merchandise presentation to motivate impulse purchases.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OhHigh School Diploma -
Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School
Youngstown, OH06.1969
Skills
- Marketing prowess
- Brand alignment
- Merchandising plan creation
- Price tagging and shelf labeling
- Corporate visual standards
- Seasonal campaigns
- Stocking and replenishing
- In-store event promotion
Timeline
MET. ( Merchandising Execution Team )
Home Depot Forum Drive
05.2021 - Current
Retail Sales Representative for Energizer
Advantage Solutions Sales And Marketing
07.2020 - 05.2022
Retail Merchandiser
Advantage Sales And Marketing
05.2017 - 05.2020
Retail Sales Associate
Galmarini's Giant Eagle Supermarket
03.2014 - 06.2022
Head Merchandiser
Giant Eagle Supermarket LLC
06.2007 - 02.2014
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Youngstown State University
High School Diploma -
Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School
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