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Steven See - CV
1. B-04-12, Cemara Apt +60122902029
Bandar Sri Permaisuri, seeweezshen@yahoo.com
56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
See WeeZshen, Steven Curriculum Vitae
Qualifications Ascot Fashion Academy 1996-1998, Diploma
Modules included: Fashion Design
Sewing
Cutting block
Display
Research Advertising & Promotion
Professional
Experience
2003-2010 Wing Tai Clothing Sdn Bhd
2012 till present Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
Responsible for the Visual, Creative and Commercial Proposition of over 80 stores for below brands:
Furla
BCBG
Karen Millen
Ben Sherman
Warehouse
Topshop
Topman
Miss Selfridge
Dorothy Perkins
Burtons
Wallis
Pumpkin Patch
Managing current VM team members of 9
Managing the Visual Team to deliver the “Flagship” and “All Store” Brand Experience
Liaising with Merchandisers to ensure an appropriate stockpackage for the Flagship Store
Using all Sales reporting tools and making commercial decisions to drive the Business
Supporting the Company with new store openings and modernizations
Coordinating and supporting the setup of SeasonalModel Store
Working with Creative suppliers to source props,creating and developing treatments and installing
them on time and within budget
Planning and implementing floor layouts and new visual and creative treatments throughout the store
Installing window schemes and launching all collections effectively
Trialing new Visual treatments and fixture placement techniques with the view to roll-out across the
stores
Undertaking walk rounds and store visits with principles like the Merchandiser teams, VM Coordinator
Managing stock rotation, fragmentation and sale launches to minimize markdown
Deliver Trend and Visual training to the wider store team seasonally
Involved event Planning, Floorplan and Layout to achieved maximum exposure
Conducting VM workshop for shop floor team members
In-charge Graphic team members of 4, for all brands promo graphic, CRM artworks
2. 2010 – 2011 Canali PLT
Reginal Visual Coordinator
Supporting China Franchise Partners with every aspect of Visual Merchandising and Creative
Being the direct Visual Specialist point-of-contact for China Franchise Partners covering over 50 stores
Ensuring Brand Integrity and consistency between all China stores and the Italy directive
Delivering Visual and Creative Training Programs and workshops
Improving the knowledge of Franchise Partners through the delivery of VM literature, Trend
information and Brand Updates
Using all available information to ensure all visual decision making is Commercial
Constantly looking at new ways to innovate and deliver VM to keep it exciting and inspiring for
Franchise Partners
Undertaking all training and communication with constant consideration of market skill base,
Language barriers, Culture, weather, seasonality,appropriateness to customer and Religion
Supporting the Franchise Partners with Market-specific requirements e.g. Chinese New Year etc and
working with Brands to produce bespoke Window Schemes and Product Launches
Supporting the Franchise Partners to be more strategic in their roles, considering time management,
delegation of tasks and prioritising key activities
Training and Developing Market Managers in their roles to deliver the Brands successfully
Supporting new Store openings, modernizations and refits
Undertaking stores visits to critique, support and develop the visual proposition
Managing my time, workload, travel and expenses effectively
Identifying Investment Opportunities to improve Store environments and Customer Experience
Working with Franchise Partners Marketing and Merchandising functions to deliver events,product
launches,special collections and store opening programs effectively