Experience

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  Morgan

  Jul 1998 - Aug 1999

  Senior sales assistant

  Part time whilst at university, then full time after graduating.

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  Warehouse fashions

  Aug 1999 - Mar 2000

  Assistant manager

  I was employed as Assistant Manager but managed the department for the first few months covering Managers absence. I attended VM model store and trend presentation meetings and covered shifts at the stand alone store and a concession in Stoke on Trent.

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  Kookai

  Mar 2000 - Jun 2001

  Assistant manager

  Covered management shifts at Birmingham City Center store and Milton Keynes Debenhams concession.

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  Offshoot ladieswear

  Jun 2001 - Feb 2002

  Department manager

  I worked for Offshoot ladieswear, a concession within the new Beatties department store from when it first opened, recruiting and training a small team of staff and managing the department.

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  Beatties

  Feb 2002 - Oct 2005

  Worked in a small team, dressing and helping design window schemes, interior schemes, dressing and styling mannequins, creating store signage, restaurant menus, store directories, and merchandising shop floor departments.I also had to set up events, Sale, mid season Sales and Beatties Visa card promotions. Lingerie and Nightwear ADM, (qualified Fantasie/Freya bra fitter)Beauty and Perfumery ADM, (attended Roja Dove fragrance and skincare training courses)Furniture, Furnishing Accessories, Cutlery and Clocks, Homewares ADM

  • Senior Visual Merchandiser

    Aug 2004 - Oct 2005

  • Assistant Department Manager

    Feb 2002 - Aug 2004
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  Harvey nichols

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2020

  Display manager

  Overall responsibility for display and graphics throughout the Harvey Nichols Birmingham store. Reporting to the General Manager and working closely with Head Office Display team. Managing window installations, designing and installing interior schemes based on fashion trends and latest catwalk shows. Responsible for department budget across interior schemes, mannequins, in store signage and vinyl, store flowers and signage/ props for events, fashion shows and launches. Managing the display and graphics team day to day. Overseeing VM across departments and mannequin/ fixture placement, set up and design of seasonal pop up shops and external events. Show less

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  Marks and spencer

  Jan 2020 - now

  Customer Assistant role in busy local M&S food hall during the pandemic. Early starts, waste checks, fill, gap scans, tills, door hosting, Christmas food orders, clothing rfid stock counts, click and collect desk, parcel scanning, customer ordering.

  • Team Manager Womenswear

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Team Manager Lingerie, Home and Beauty

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Customer Assistant - Foods and Clothing & Home

    Jan 2020 - Feb 2021