Jamie Grimard
Summary
Drives retail sales performance through strong visual presentations, leveraging experience in stores with varying volumes and designs to optimize performance universally.
Develops and delivers training to strengthen associates' understanding of merchandising standards and practices.
Identifies creative solutions where stores' capabilities differ to achieve consistency in presentations company wide.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Merchandise Brand Coordinator, Under Armour Brand
Winston Retail
07.2019 - Current
- Work in different Dick's Sporting Goods locations with Under Armour. Identify opportunities the brand is faced with depending on store types and inventory levels.
- Select store locations have limited work time frames. The focus for these visits is to plan and identify challenges/opportunities to presentations, prioritize work load to effectively execute changes in a timely manner.
- Before/ After photos and written communication after store visits. This ensures that the Brand has a clear view of their presentation in stores and the impact during my visit with updating visual merchandising, mannequin styling and standards.
- Building relationships within the stores through scheduling visits ahead of time, reviewing Brands Directive and expectations for the visit.
Merchandise Coordinator Nike Wholesale Macy's
DAVACO Inc
05.2016 - 07.2019
- I worked in a Nike Training Club Shop in Macy's Dadeland Mall in Miami.
- I worked with the Macy's store team and Nike Regional Manager. Nike had multiple NTC shops in Macy's. The job objective was to elevate Nike presentations through creative merchandising and impactful mannequin styling.
- I was able to work hands on monthly with the Nike Regional Wholesale manager on company merchandising directions and mannequin styling for both Women's & Men's product.
- As a Brand Coordinator I completed a report each day with Before/After photo's and visit recap. Made adjustments to presentation based on new product, markdowns, floor updates and feedback from the Brand.
- I built store relationships with store team and management, communicating presentation changes that had been made. I worked with the Women's Department manager when it came to Sale signage placement, changing presentations to accommodate price pointing or percentage off signage.
- Implemented and maintained Brand Product Outpost in the store for events or promotions.
Market Visual Merchandising Manager
J.Crew
06.2003 - 06.2015
- As MVMM I oversaw a territory of 32 stores in Florida. Atlanta and the Carolinas.
- I worked together with Regional Managers, District Managers, store managers and store teams. We worked together to identify store successes and opportunities.
- Built strong relationships with Business Partners through weekly store visit recaps. Lead conference calls with Market visual merchandising managers group bi-weekly, through these calls we complied feedback on presentations issues that affect the field and reviewed with the merchandising department.
- Actively Coached and developed merchandise managers through hands on training and workshops. I help create and delivered training workshops to develop associates skill levels.
- Collaborated with corporate team and field team to help identify global presentation issues affecting stores.
- I developed presentation solutions for stores unable to implement company direction; these solutions were highlighted in company directives and presentation updates issue company wide.
- Assisted and created with merchandising department a warm weather strategy for warm weather stores in the Fourth Quarter of the year. I worked to influence change in the company's merchandising strategy for stores by identifying substitutions for presentations and mannequin outfits that were implemented company wide.
- I participated in numerous store openings in my Market and once a month was invited to participate with corporate merchandising team the executing and implementing of the stores monthly concept directive.
Education
Associate of Arts - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY05.1999
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Building Communication & relationships
- Creating visual presentations
- Leveraging store talent
Timeline
Merchandise Brand Coordinator, Under Armour Brand
Winston Retail
07.2019 - Current
Merchandise Coordinator Nike Wholesale Macy's
DAVACO Inc
05.2016 - 07.2019
Market Visual Merchandising Manager
J.Crew
06.2003 - 06.2015
Associate of Arts - Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Technology