The document is a resume for Christy Al-Gharib seeking a position as an Area Visual Merchandising Manager. It summarizes his experience over 15 years managing visual merchandising and store operations for clothing brands in Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. His experience includes opening new stores, developing visual merchandising strategies, and training and managing store staff. He also held prior roles in retail management, accounting, and military service.

1. Christy Al-Gharib
Phone Nb.: +96566481544 / +9613445587
E-mail : modjo24@hotmail.com
Gendre : Male
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a position as an Area Visual Merchandising Manager
JOB EXPERIENCE
Area Visual Merchandising Manager, Victoria’s Secret Full Assortment Stores for Northern Gulf
“Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt & soon in Jordan”, January 2014 till present,
Managing Four full assortment stores & Two PINK stores for above mentioned countries with all related
Visual set up, Standards & team development/ trainings for new joiners & Vm Managers,
Lead visual execution for several store openings, Three in Turkey, Two in Saudi Arabia, Two in Kuwait &
Egypt, one in each of Bahrain & Lebanon,
Planning floor adjacencies according to Brand Guidelines & Business priorities
Observing & following up with business reports in each of the markets to drive weekly figures & achieve
business plans ,in Collaboration with operations team during trade meetings & consecutive floor walks &
assessment,
Assistant Brand Manager & Junior Buyer, SPRINGFIELD Men & Women Casual wear, Lebanon &
Iraq, November 2010 till January 2014,
Managing Visual Merchandising , Coordinating stores brand image & secrecy , stock replenishment &
shipments entries, contributing in the buying process every season in Madrid-Spain,
Monitoring Four SPF stores & Six SPF Corners at GS multi-brand shops in Lebanon, & Two stores in
Iraq,
Store Manager, SPRINGFIELD Men & Women Casual wear, Kaslik, Lebanon, November 2008 till
November 2010.
Sales & Visual Merchandising, GS Grand Stores, Dbayeh, Lebanon, March 2007 till November 2008.
Worked as a sales officer in clothing for many brands like: Timberland, Springfield, Hugo Boss, Carl
Lagerfeld, Formal outfits & shoes like: Geox, Timberland, Von Dutch,
Earned certificate from: STARMANSHIP, for successful selling strategies.
Also from: ESMOD, for arts & techniques of Fashion in:
Textile knowledge, Visual Merchandising, Art of Fashion.
Internet & Billiard Shop Owner & Manager, High Point, Dbayeh, Lebanon, May 2004 till January
2007.
Managing sales, purchasing & stock control activities in computers software & hardware.
Computer maintenance.
F&B Market Partner & Manager, High Point Market, Dbayeh, Lebanon, April 2003 till April 2004.
Managed sales, purchasing & stock control activities.
Supervised three employees.

2. Supervisor & Accountant, Imtrex S.A.R.L, Dekwaneh, Lebanon, May 2002 till September 2003.
Supervised a depot of paper & carton recycling EST.
Supervised seven employees.
Operation Manager (Budgeting, purchasing, Material & cost control, labor control).
Accountant & Clerk, worked on orange accounting system.
Movie Theaters Supervisor, Mkalles 2001 Empire movie theaters, Mkalles, Lebanon, October 1999 till
March 2001.
Supervised two movie theaters, maintenance & control.
Notice, from March 2001 till March 2002, was completing my military services.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Elementary & Secondary, Maten-El-Chemaly School, Jdeidet el Maten, Lebanon, 1996.
Commercial Sciences studies, Institute Of Tourism, Dekwaneh, Lebanon, 1996 till 1999.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Languages
Fluency in English, French & Arabic (read, spoken & written).
Computer
Competent in the use of: PRO-CLARITY SQL software, Windows Microsoft Office,
Internet Research Skills.
References available upon request (Including recommendation letters)
Salmya, Kuwait
09th
of June 2016