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Jessica  Williams

Jessica Williams

Bowling Green,KY

Summary

Agile and adaptable team leader with stellar work history, motivational approach and upbeat nature. Skilled in training employees and leveraging organized approaches to handle daily planning, scheduling and customer service requirements. Forward-thinking and industrious with diplomatic communication style focused on maximizing engagement and satisfaction.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Visual Merchandising Manager

PopShelf / Dollar General
Nashville , TN
08.2021 - Current
  • Developed innovative and creative merchandise displays to drive point-of-sale.
  • Managed merchandising standards and maintained consistency across distribution channels.
  • Created look and feel of visual merchandising publications to better target specific audiences.
  • Innovated and simplified planograms and merchandising strategies to improve processes and results.
  • Helped stores adapt spaces to accommodate merchandise within spatial constraints and inventory storage availability.
  • Oversaw visual merchandising for new store openings and store collateral change-outs.
  • Traveled to market, visited vendors and assisted buyers with merchandise selection.

Operations Manager /Merchandise Manager

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
Nashville, TN
02.2018 - 08.2021
  • Prepared interesting and innovative visual displays to grab customer interest and promote sales.
  • Established and optimized schedules to keep coverage and service in line with forecasted demands.
  • Recruited and retained top talent, with focus on completing timely performance evaluations, providing positive feedback and rewarding superior performance.
  • Supervised end-to-end stock management, including examining incoming inventory, merchandising shelves and preventing shrinkage.

Store Manager

Gymboree
Nashville, TN
01.2016 - 02.2018
  • Oversaw, trained and encouraged ten associates, promoting culture of efficiency and performance.
  • Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
  • Maintained proper product levels and inventory controls for all merchandise and organized backroom to facilitate effective ordering and stock rotation.

Merchandise /People /Logistics Manager

Old Navy
Franklin , TN
09.2013 - 01.2016
  • Offered expertise in inventory management and current stock levels to internal teams and customers to facilitate accuracy and product availability.
  • Created and enforced detailed organization processes to increase quality service standards.
  • Coordinated work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations and employee relations.
  • Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes

Education

Associate of Arts -

Nossi College of Art
Madison, TN
12.2009

Skills

  • Retail display setup
  • Inventory management
  • Process improvement
  • Recruitment
  • Merchandising
  • Team management
  • Training development
  • Data analysis understanding
  • Trend Analysis
  • Planning and Coordination
  • Pricing Strategies
  • Store Trends
  • Visual Displays
  • Working with Vendors

Timeline

Visual Merchandising Manager

PopShelf / Dollar General
08.2021 - Current

Operations Manager /Merchandise Manager

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
02.2018 - 08.2021

Store Manager

Gymboree
01.2016 - 02.2018

Merchandise /People /Logistics Manager

Old Navy
09.2013 - 01.2016

Associate of Arts -

Nossi College of Art
Jessica Williams