Vanessa Passaretti
Madison,CT
Summary
Store Manager with 9 years of retail experience and a passion for clientele, styling, and visual merchandising. Continued growth and development within the same brand and looking to bring creativity and positive work ethic to an intimate work setting. Eager to learn new product knowledge and create a memorable experience for guests.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Manager
Kate Spade New York
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Leading a team of 15-20 sales associates and floor leaders to reach monthly, quarterly, and yearly goals
- In my first year I was able to bring the store above $1M on the year and exceeded all KPI goals given by company
- Emphasis on creating a seamless guest experience by creating meaningful client relationships and holding team accountable to sales goal through clienteling
- Maintained strong visual standards and focused on guest facing areas to ensure an inspiring and neat presentation or product
- Focused on efficient scheduling and managing payroll to ensure peak coverage
Associate Store Leader
Kate Spade New York
07.2018 - 07.2022
- Store leader in training role that was created for top 20 stores
- Assisted customers with merchandise by answering product-related questions to guide customers through buying process.
- Opened and closed store by counting cash, closing and opening registers and delegating daily staff assignments.
- Maintained guest-friendly environment to drive sales, repeat business and service.
- Transferred, created and received stock orders to guarantee product stability.
Visual Merchandising Manager
Kate Spade
05.2014 - 06.2018
- Worked at both Disney Springs and Mall at Millenia location to ensure visual standards were being upheld
- Focus on achieving monthly sales and KPI goals with the ability to analyze and understand financial reports and forecast trends to relay to team and during corporate visits
- Was sent to all stores in Florida during brand evolution to execute new creative design and ensure all stores were following new standards
- Leading floorset calls for region and having weekly meetings with Florida stores to review their floorsets and provide feedback, Planned, executed and trained team on all aspects of creating a seamless floorset
- Traveled to various locations within Florida and Texas for new store openings and training of new visual merchandisers in other top doors
- Assisted in growing the business to the #1 store in the company through VM and keeping record of mapping the store in terms of volume and collection performance
Education
Associates Degree - Business
Florida Atlantic University
Skills
- Effective Customer Communication
- Sales Expertise
- Goals and Performance
- Customer Service
- Customer Relations
- Operational Excellence
- Visual Merchandising
- Creativity and whimsy
Timeline
Store Manager
Kate Spade New York
07.2022 - 12.2023
Associate Store Leader
Kate Spade New York
07.2018 - 07.2022
Visual Merchandising Manager
Kate Spade
05.2014 - 06.2018
Associates Degree - Business
Florida Atlantic University
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