AMY WHITE
Dublin
Summary
Highly creative & driven sales professional and visual merchandiser. Skilled in sales, presentation, customer service & design for interior and exterior displays. Experience working in fast paced environments and to a tight deadline. Visual Merchandising finalist for World Skills in the RDS 2022, I am always looking to progress and challenge myself.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
6067
6067
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Concession Supervisor
Arnotts - Mamas & Papas
08 2021 - Current
- Personal shop and car seat consultant
- In charge of creating and maintaining store displays to make products visually appealing to customers
- Changing displays to promote new product launches or seasonal themes
- Stock merchandise, clearly labelling items and arranging according to size and colour
- Liaising with management and other retail merchandisers when necessary.
- Ensuring the opening and closing of the till is completed to a high standard
- Uphold Mamas and Papas Values as well as the Brown Thomas/Arnotts chain
- High level of leadership skills, experience with training new co workers in areas such as til training, merchandising and product knowledge.
Visual Merchandiser - Internship
IKEA
09 2023 - 05 2024
- Optimized product and display locations for maximum visual impact
- Used seasonal trends to create relevant and eye-catching displays
- Created interior displays to promote products in line with sales objectives
- Helped to increase in-store foot traffic by creating winning visual displays
- Planned aesthetically pleasing displays to showcase company products and capture new sales
- Designed display signage to catch customers' attention and provide details for products and promotions
- Liaised with store owners and managers to optimize set up of visual merchandising campaigns
- Updated floor design for facility to make best use of sales space, enhancing product presentation
- Analyzed sales trends to improve product availability and enhance profits.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Merchandising & Display
Technological University Dublin
QQI Level 5 - Art, Design and Mixed Media
Ballyfermot College of Further Education
Leaving certificate
Dominican College
Skills
- A talent for design, colour & style
- A strong interest in current & future trends
- Fashion styling & fashion accessory production
- Skilled in Excel, Word, PowerPoint & WGSN trend forecaster
- Skilled in various modelling software such as CAD, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator & photoshop
- Excellent communication skills
- Expert customer service skills
- Ability to work well with different teams or on my own initiative
- Excellent time management & organization skills
Accomplishments
- World Skills RDS 2022 -
Visual Merchandising Finalist
Timeline
Concession Supervisor
Arnotts - Mamas & Papas
08 2021 - Current
Visual Merchandiser - Internship
IKEA
09 2023 - 05 2024
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Merchandising & Display
Technological University Dublin
QQI Level 5 - Art, Design and Mixed Media
Ballyfermot College of Further Education
Leaving certificate
Dominican College
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