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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
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Kathy Norton

Visual display merchandiser
Port St. Lucie ,FL
Kathy Norton

Summary

Passionate Job Title talented in procuring goods and driving business success. Sharp individual well-versed in using exemplary research skills to determine up and coming style trends. Looking to use smart mind and procurement experiences to tackle new challenges with Type organization.

Reliable employee seeking Job Title position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.

Experienced Job Title with over Number years of experience in Industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Enthusiastic Job Title eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Task and training in Skill. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Industry.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Dedicated Industry professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

14
years of professional experience

Work History

Beals
Port St. Lucie , Florida

Visual Display Merchandiser
07.2008 - 07.2013

Job overview

  • Assembled and disassembled promotional materials such as signs, banners and cardboard displays.
  • Maintained backroom space with current signing tools and signing fixtures.
  • Solved merchandising issues and adjusted sets to create and maintain inspiring presentations.
  • Inspired guests to discover solutions through compelling visual merchandising.
  • Merchandised cases from backroom to sales floor to fill display units or shelves with products.
  • Placed orders for merchandise consistent with quality, quantity and other specification requirements.
  • Reviewed each store location's buying trends to ascertain correct assortment of apparel for maximum sales and profits.
  • Interacted with vendors, store managers and other stakeholders to maintain on-time deliveries.
  • Provided clerks with information to print on price tags such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs or style number.
  • Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings.
  • Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Monitored and analyzed sales records, trends or economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine suitable type and quantity of company inventory items.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

Ethan Allen
Canton , CT

Design Consultant
06.1999 - 07.2001

Job overview

  • Prepared original and relevant options for clients suitable to individual requirements.
  • Consistently stayed under client's budget for projects.
  • Met with over Number customers per week to discuss design vision and individual needs.
  • Verified achievement of design requirements for advertising, multimedia and Type projects.
  • Contacted other contractors to assist in job duties.
  • Prepared strategies and proposed concepts for client approval.
  • Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to management or to client.
  • Developed design deliverables that elevated, differentiated and functioned on-brand and on-strategy.
  • Applied skill in color theory and composition to bring client visions to fruition.
  • Collaborated with clients to address brand imaging and marketing style.
  • Reviewed project requirements to plan workflows and evaluate client time and budget constraints.
  • Identified design requirements for each project.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.

Education

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science from Art Education

University Overview

Tunxis Community College
Farmington, CT

Associate Of Science from Graphic Design
05.1990

University Overview

Tunxis Community College
Farmington, CT

Associate Of Science from Fine Arts
05.1989

University Overview

Skills

  • Customer Needs Identification
  • Store Appearance
  • Merchandise Selection
  • Merchandising Strategies
  • Merchandise Inspection
  • New Merchandise Presentation
  • Store Merchandising
  • Design Strategies
  • Display Building
  • Seasonal Promotions
  • Product Demonstration

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Achieved Result by introducing Software for Type tasks.
  • Achieved Result by completing Task with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Collaborated with team of Number in the development of Project name.
  • Supervised team of Number staff members.
  • Achieved Result through effectively helping with Task.

Affiliations

Affiliations

Boys and Girls club as an after school art teacher for kindergarten children , member of Elks club , volunteer

Coordinator at the Humane Society and volunteer teacher .

Timeline

Visual Display Merchandiser
Beals
07.2008 - 07.2013
Design Consultant
Ethan Allen
06.1999 - 07.2001
Central Connecticut State University
Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science from Art Education
Tunxis Community College
Associate Of Science from Graphic Design
Tunxis Community College
Associate Of Science from Fine Arts
Kathy Norton Visual display merchandiser