Lashawn Ayers
New York,NY
Summary
Dynamic Visual Merchandiser with over 10+ years experience, 3 years of which spent at H&M’s Global Flagship location, demonstrating exceptional creativity and leadership. Excelled in enhancing store commerciality through strategic product placement and trend analysis, while mentoring teams for peak performance. Skilled in adaptability and problem-solving, significantly contributed to store revamps and campaign executions, showcasing a keen eye for detail and customer service excellence.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Visual Merchandiser
Hennes & Mauritz
10.2013 - Current
- Consistently insured high level commerciality within store by working through sample picking and rubberbanding processes to create clear trend based stories and buying suggestions.
- Worked closely with DM’s to facilitate DM/VM partnership and incorporate the buy in of management team into the understanding of daily maintenance of commercial moves/refreshes.
- Coached and developed new in role Visual Merchandisers as well as Department Managers in my capacity as Visual Trainer.
- Worked with store sales reports to help inform garment rotation, utilizing underperforming and overperforming products along with the commercial information to guide more intentional product placement.
- Created the weekly planning for the visual team during Visual Manager’s absences and also stepped in to have overview of the team whenever Visual Manager was away.
- Supported the rebuild of a store in Atlanta as concept lead for two weeks (March 2024).
- Insured the timely execution of Shop info actions and campaigns in store
- Worked 3 1/2 years at a Global Flagship store as VM (US 0600)
Education
Bachelor Of Arts - English Creative Writing
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY05.2012
Skills
- Creativity
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
- Multi-tasker
- Leadership
- Active Listening
- Team Player
- Time management
- Customer Service
- Attention to Detail
Timeline
Visual Merchandiser
Hennes & Mauritz
10.2013 - Current
Bachelor Of Arts - English Creative Writing
CUNY Hunter College
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