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Caitriona Logue

Dubai

Summary

Skilled Visual Merchandiser Manager with 8 years experience in the field. Creative with a hands on approach and has a passion for implementing brand concepts specifically window and in store installations. Focused on driving commercial results and creating innovative customer journeys. Excellent communication skills and will establish strong relationships, lead and support teams. Thrives in busy fast paced environment and is hungry for progression within the field. Proficiency in Office package. Willing to travel as needed.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Cabin Crew Member

Emirates Airlines
12.2021 - Current

Business class crew member providing a personalised experience for each passenger. Upholding safety and emergency procedures.

Floor Manager

River Island
04.2021 - 12.2021
  • Woman's wear visual merchandising manager. Implementing VM strategies for collection launches, window installations and store set ups including floor designs, fixture placement.
  • Installing new store concepts and fit outs within the region ensuring quality control checks and alignment with brand concept and guidelines.
  • Focused on commercial results using daily and weekly reports to analyze figures and trends. Ensuring an impactful customer journey, maximizing profits and positively impacting KPI's.
  • Overseeing, training and supporting smaller in store teams in mens wear and kids wear departments. Ensuring deadlines are met and all installations are aligned with the brand .

Visual Merchandising Team Lead

Topshop Belfast Flagship
10.2019 - 02.2021
  • Creating a customer journey through visual story guides and implementing this across women's wear, mens wear and accessories.
  • Styling store and window mannequins with full creative control.
  • Daily store walks and weekly meetings to continuously refresh trends, floor plans and fixture placement, making commercial decisions and keeping the customer journey fresh and impactful.
  • Working out of hours for seasonal installations
  • Working alongside a team to ensure brand values and strategies are implemented throughout the store
  • Analyzing trends and competitors

Store Manager

Newlook
09.2015 - 10.2019
  • Daily running of two floor store and managing of team of 30 people.
  • Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through strong implementation of Vm guidelines including window installations, floor plans, decals, in store pos, excellent customer journey and adherence to standard practices.
  • Managed store budgets across all departments.
  • Lead smaller visual teams including training and ensuring menswear, kids and accessories departments all followed brand guidelines.
  • Visual merchandiser lead in store and throughout the region when needed for seasonal setups, new concept installations and training.
  • Liaising and building a rapport with regional managers on weekly store visits and weekly calls with entire region.

Concession Manager

Topshop Oxford Street
06.2014 - 09.2015
  • Managed small concession brands within the flagship store.
  • Liaising with head office with figures and trend updates.
  • Driving sales through visual merchandising and continuous rotation of products.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Fashion Marketing

London Metropolitan University
London

Skills

  • Visual merchandising
  • Installation of store concepts
  • Trend forecasting
  • Commercial decision making
  • Managing teams
  • Analyzing data
  • Creating customer journey

Additional Information

  • UAE driving license
  • Native language: English
  • Arabic language (understanding)
  • Passports held: Irish + UK


Timeline

Cabin Crew Member

Emirates Airlines
12.2021 - Current

Floor Manager

River Island
04.2021 - 12.2021

Visual Merchandising Team Lead

Topshop Belfast Flagship
10.2019 - 02.2021

Store Manager

Newlook
09.2015 - 10.2019

Concession Manager

Topshop Oxford Street
06.2014 - 09.2015

Some College (No Degree) - Fashion Marketing

London Metropolitan University
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