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JOVANY CASILLAS

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Effective merchandising professional bringing demonstrated success in leveraging visual display prowess to express brand vision. Over 6 years of fashion industry experience of working in the luxury goods and jewelry industry. Skilled in Sales, VM, Leadership, Customer Service, and Operations. An overall quick-learning and creative individual with aptitude for surmounting challenges.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Visual Merchandiser

Louis Vuitton - LVMH
09.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for driving consistency, quality and sophistication of the visual merchandising implementation on all product categories within the store.
  • Managing all aspects of store zoning and rotations in collaboration with the store team, ensuring key products are selected and well displayed to maximize business opportunities.
  • Leading window product changes and installations including coordination with corporate and local suppliers, collaborating with store team on business events (sales trends, new launches, new collections, special events) and training the team on visual merchandising topics.
  • Work with store managers to implement new displays, promotions and store layout changes.
  • Managed aesthetically pleasing displays to showcase company products and increase sales.
  • Enhanced overall store appearance by applying careful consideration to product and display locations.
  • Monitored and replenished display inventory and restructured according to available stock.
  • Created interior displays to promote products in alignment with corporate sales objectives.
  • Coordinated with marketing and promotions teams to verify proper implementation of visual elements of display.
  • Analyzed sales data and customer feedback to develop creative solutions to improve customer experience.

Designer Specialist

Nordstrom
04.2021 - 09.2021

•Set and achieve sales goals

•Provide honest and confident feedback to
customers about style and fit.

•Seek fashion and product knowledge to build your expertise.

•Build lasting relationships with customers

•Grow sales by opening new Nordstrom Rewards program accounts.

•Work with the team to keep the department “runway ready,” which means stocking, re-merchandising, display, price markdowns, merchandise transfers and light cleaning.



Expert Client Advisor

Louis Vuitton - LVMH
09.2018 - 04.2021
  • Expert client advisor and ambassador of the brand ensuring that every client is treated according to the Louis Vuitton promise and left feeling cherished and enriched.

    • Strive to discover Clients, their every need, and guide them across the brand.

    • Proactively reach out to my Clients in order to achieve individual and team
    sales goals.

    • Truly motivated to continuously improve my personal performance, elevate
    interpersonal skills and the curiosity to discover and delight each and every client that enters our home.
  • Proactively sharing new launch dates and product knowledge with fellow Team members.
  • Check sales stats on a bi-weekly basis to stay on top of sell through and what can become best practices.


  • Skills: Visual Merchandising · Retail · Customer Service · Leadership · Sales · Client Relations · Teamwork

Client Advisor

Louis Vuitton - LVMH
08.2017 - 09.2018
  • Client advisor and ambassador of the brand ensuring that every client is treated according to the Louis Vuitton promise and left feeling cherished and enriched.
  • Strive to discover Clients, their every need, and guide them across the brand.
  • Proactively reach out to my Clients in order to achieve individual and team sales goals.
  • Truly motivated to continuously improve my personal performance, elevate interpersonal skills and the curiosity to discover and delight each and every client that enters our home.
  • Skills: Retail · Customer Service · Sales · Client Relations · Teamwork

Designer Handbag Sales Associate

Nordstrom
02.2015 - 08.2017
  • Work with the team to keep the department “runway ready,” which means stocking, re-merchandising, display, price markdowns, merchandise transfers and light cleaning.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
  • Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
  • Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
  • Provide honest and confident feedback to customers about style and fit.
  • Seek fashion and product knowledge to build my own expertise.
  • Build lasting relationships with customers

Education

Associate of Arts -

Massbay Community College
Wellesley, MA
05.2017

Skills

  • Agile
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Team work
  • Product placement
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Leadership
  • Product/service Knowledge
  • Employee Coaching
  • Customer Service
  • Stockroom/Operations
  • Organizational Policies
  • Sales Expertise
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Stocking and Replenishing

Accomplishments

  • Dance Instructor with entry-level experience, specializing contemporary dance and Hip Hop. Adept at building curriculum and tailoring lesson plans according to student strengths and weaknesses to maximize growth.
  • Created choreographies with a group of top students for music videos:
  • Trained a group of students to perform at various competitions.
  • Won several 1st place and grand overall awards.

Timeline

Visual Merchandiser

Louis Vuitton - LVMH
09.2021 - Current

Designer Specialist

Nordstrom
04.2021 - 09.2021

Expert Client Advisor

Louis Vuitton - LVMH
09.2018 - 04.2021

Client Advisor

Louis Vuitton - LVMH
08.2017 - 09.2018

Designer Handbag Sales Associate

Nordstrom
02.2015 - 08.2017

Associate of Arts -

Massbay Community College
JOVANY CASILLAS