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PROFILE

MICHAEL MILLER

Email: Michael Miller

Success-driven, career-oriented individual with over ten years of fashion retail

sales, management, visual merchandising, and multi-store leadership experience
and a desire to lead a fashion-forward, service-focused company as Field
Merchandising Manager to create a standard of excellent guest service and store
appearance, linking corporate directive and directing store implementation.

EXPERIENCE
Visual Merchandising Leader
Target, Capitola, CA
October 2015 Present
Responsible for the overall aesthetic of the stores key style areas, training all
other Visual Merchandising Leaders in the district, and developing systems of bestpractices for the role.
Executing mannequin and home innovation sets providing a trend-right, fashionforward example within the market.
Daily communication including pictures to all store leaders, district visual
merchandisers, and District and Market Leaders to increase collaboration as well
as provide examples for development.
Created a training system for Visual Merchandising Leaders as well as the
Executive Team Leaders that oversee them within stores. Responsible for
training and ongoing development of five other Visual Merchandising Leaders.
Assistant Store Manager, Merchandising
J. Crew, Burlingame, CA
December 2014 June 2015
Direct a team of two to ten associates in delivering an exceptional guest
experience through product placement, planning, and execution, service training of
associates and management, and leading all facets of the clients in-store
experience.
Plan, map, schedule, and execute the placement of weekly incoming product
and promotions.
Acting as host of the sales floor sixty percent of my schedule. Responsible for
client conversion while ensuring product and service numbers exceeded sales
goals.
Responsible for all Loss Prevention audits, Store Operational audits, accounting,
payroll, Profit and Loss Statements, and inventory accounting.
Assistant Store Manager, Merchandising
GAP, Atlanta, GA
March 2013 December 2013
Old Navy, San Jose, CA, Marina, CA
December 2013 December 2014
Direct and develop two Merchandising Managers, a Visual Specialist, and a Stock
Specialist to lead their respective teams in the planning, mapping, processing,
placement and styling of all merchandise throughout the store.
Lead a sales team of five to thirty associates up to fifty percent of scheduled
time to achieve target sales and credit card application goals while maintaining
a Ready All Day store appearance.
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MICHAEL MILLER

Email: Michael Miller

Promoted from a 4.5 million GAP Kid and Baby flagship store to a 5.5 million
regional headquarters store in Atlanta, GA, before being recruited to a projected
10 million Old Navy location near GAP, Inc. headquarters in San Jose, CA.

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MICHAEL MILLER

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Area Visual Manager

Buckle, Atlanta, GA
June 2011 January 2013
Travel weekly and work with the store managers of the four Atlanta stores using
department and vendor reports to make assertive decisions on product placement.
Educate all teammates on theory and execution of visual standards while
creating unique displays both in store and in windows to enhance customer
experience.
Extensive experience leading new store opening, relocations, remodels, and
new manager teams throughout the Southeast region.
Created a set of visual training conference calls, updates to the companys
visual standards, new training pieces for store managers, and a concise weekly
merchandising plan used by the district.
Store Manager
Buckle, Inc., Alpharetta, GA
2010 2011
Jackson, TN
2007 2010
Trainee, Memphis, TN
2006 2007
Recruiting, training, and leading a sales team in the areas of product knowledge,
sales presentation, and visual merchandising by consistently educating on newest
trends. Using department reports to make informed decisions on product
placement, and developing an assertive plan to grow under-performing areas to
ensure the store maintained a consistent and appealing visual display.
Experience recruiting, training, and developing two management trainees and
four assistant store managers.
Awarded Most Improved Payroll and Best Payroll Awards in 2008.
EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, ONLINE
Continuing work to finish B.A. In English Literature
January 2016 - Present
Desire to complete my degree and finish a major goal while learning to balance
responsibilities of a full time career as well as academic demands.
OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Arkadelphia, AR
2004 2006
Honors College, Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society), Theta Alpha Phi (Theatre
Honor Society), 2 years in bi-annual theatre shows, 2 years in bi-annual opera
shows, 1 year in dance company, Tutor with Upward Bound mentoring program,
Deans List Member, 3.8 ending GPA
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Memphis, TN, High School Diploma
2000 2004
4 year member of marching band with 2 years as Drum Major, 7 years of violin
lessons, 3 years in chamber choir, 4 years in bi-annual theatre shows, Teachers
Assistant, Honor Roll Member, Deans List member

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