Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Otherexperience
Corequalification
Hobbies and Interests
Accomplishments
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DEEPTI KULKARNI

Fraser Rise,AU

Summary

As a Space Range Display merchandiser, I can restore profitability to retail operations by working with all levels of staff to increase the morale of the employees, thereby achieving required results/targets. Ability to understand sales and focus to achieve established goals to capitalize quickly on current market. Good knowledge of driving sales through product, placements, Price, and promotion. Capable of working autonomously as well as in a team.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Merchandiser

Brand Influence Group & Australian Personnel Solutions
10.2019 - Current
  • Working in different Coles and Woolworths stores as a planogram merchandiser
  • Execute planogram for store renewal and new store according to the layouts and floor plans
  • Implementing macro tasks, review, and update as per the store planogram requirement and remove deleted lines and adding new lines in the layout
  • Setting up fixture’s changes, assembling fittings and adding shelves, hooks, and flush bars according to the layouts
  • Erecting Point-of-sale placement, ticketing, monthly promotional and OFD (off fixture display) building as per the nominated area
  • Filling stock according to the respective categories
  • Submit accurate quality photos and reports digitally
  • Working autonomously and in a group depending upon the task
  • Maintaining good relations with the store.

Retail Assistant/Visual Merchandiser

Australian Red Cross Store
06.2019 - 10.2019
  • Worked as a volunteer visual merchandiser at the Carnegie Red Cross shop, assisting in raising funds to support the everyday work of the Red Cross
  • Greeting all customers and providing excellent customer service
  • Create high visual merchandising displays standard
  • Sort donations and price the garment for sale
  • Handling cash register effectively
  • Maintaining the general cleanliness and tidiness of the store.

Space Range & Display Manager

Tata -Trent & Tesco Enterprise
04.2011 - 08.2016
  • As a Space Range & Display manager, I was solely responsible for the implementation of the VM plans and managing the guidelines of the store, designing and execution of planograms and store layouts per season and Promotion
  • I was also responsible for in-store visuals merchandise displays and changing the look and feel of the store to increase customer buying experience
  • Responsible for maintaining floor plans that have the right breadth and depth of product categories to satisfy the customers
  • Implement the planogram and adjust the fixture, shelf according to store plan
  • Involved in designing product displays and visual merchandising to increase the sales and attract the customer
  • Styling and prop-intensive product display as per the forecast and according to the high-level detail checklist
  • Staged and styled mannequins according to the seasonal trends and festive
  • Assembled or removed visual in-store display, branding
  • And arranged ticketing and signage
  • Supervised, trained, and coached store management and staff on unique merchandising challenges and worked with store management teams to promote a positive solution focused on store implementation.

Visual Merchandiser

Pune Central Ascent Mall
02.2010 - 03.2011
  • Designed window and internal product displays to attract customers and increase store sales
  • Reviewed sales data to ensure visuals were driving sales and made appropriate changes as needed to ensure the company visual directives were executed 100%
  • Envisaged and executed the promotional activities at store
  • Involved in the creation of visual documents and monitored the implementation of new visual documents, including floor set and windows
  • Worked with cross-functional teams (such as buying, design and marketing) to create design themes, floor layouts, and plans.

Fashion Designer and Production Coordinator

Little Ones Kids wear Company
08.2006 - 01.2008
  • Developing and designing presentation boards and color schemes
  • Creative ideas for collection, sourcing fabrics, trimmings
  • Obtained and reviewed samples of new textile products through visiting manufacturer, analyzing, and researching current fashion trends
  • Strongly responsible for market trends, color, fabric, trim, silhouettes, print and embellishment ideas to the design process and various items/categories within the collection as assigned per season by the design
  • Highly proficient with drawing sketches or making flat by using hand and computer software like Adobe Photoshop and coral draw
  • Effectively working with team and sometime individually
  • Production Plan - Checking fabric quality, selecting textiles and trimmings, handling block and screen print, embroidery department
  • Coordinate with patter makers, cutters, and tailor for stitching & finishing the garment within time.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design - Fashion Design

SOFT
Pune, India
07-2006

Skills

  • Planogram Executions & Compliance
  • Monthly Promotions & display
  • Maintain and update planogram
  • Space, Layout, and floorplans
  • POS & ticketing
  • Customer service
  • Good knowledge of FMCG Product
  • Event and Window Display
  • Visual merchandising
  • Computer skills
  • Co-ordination with Vendors
  • VM Standards and Presentation

Auvisa

Permanent Residency

Otherexperience

  • Melbourne Fashion Week 2019 - worked as a volunteer for dressing models, assisting stylist, and steaming clothing for runway show. Supporting back of house management overall duties.
  • Worked as a Visual Merchandiser in LinCraft for 30 hours.
  • Worked as a Fashion designer in fashion show for FRANKFINN ACADEMY (non-textile garment)
  • Completed internship in fashion retail store.
  • One of the designs from fashion show trends 2006 collection called ‘SHWETOTSAVA’ appreciated by FEMINA magazine (May 2006)

Corequalification

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design – April 2006

Hobbies and Interests

  • Interested in garment sketching.
  • Like to do creative and innovative craft work in my spare time.

Accomplishments

  • · One of the designs from fashion show trends 2006 collection called ‘SHWETOTSAVA’ appreciated by FEMINA magazine (May 2006)
  • Worked as a Fashion designer in fashion show for FRANKFINN ACADEMY (non-textile garment)
  • · Melbourne Fashion Week 2019 - worked as a volunteer for dressing models, assisting stylist, and steaming clothing for runway show. Supporting back of house management overall duties.

Timeline

Merchandiser

Brand Influence Group & Australian Personnel Solutions
10.2019 - Current

Retail Assistant/Visual Merchandiser

Australian Red Cross Store
06.2019 - 10.2019

Space Range & Display Manager

Tata -Trent & Tesco Enterprise
04.2011 - 08.2016

Visual Merchandiser

Pune Central Ascent Mall
02.2010 - 03.2011

Fashion Designer and Production Coordinator

Little Ones Kids wear Company
08.2006 - 01.2008

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design - Fashion Design

SOFT

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