Sharon Santos is a visual merchandiser seeking a new position. She has over 13 years of experience in visual merchandising for retailers like House of Fraser, Newlook, and Oasis Gifts in the UAE. Her skills include window display, mannequin styling, visual brand execution, and event support. She is motivated, organized, and able to work independently or as part of a team.

1. Sharon M. Santos
+971-50-2795921
sharon.santos60@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging position within a dynamic and challenging environment wherein I could contribute and enhance my skills and reward me
with sufficient experience and career opportunities.
RELATED SKILLS
• Outstanding visual merchandising skills.
• Extensive experience in mannequin maintenance and styling.
• Immense ability to follow and execute corporate visual
merchandising standards.
• Excellent ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in a
team environment.
• Productive in creating window display and seasonal launch
• Consistent in organizing and execution of Sale launch
• Good in oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to tame all kinds of challenging situations with a great
success
• Self motivated and result oriented
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
House of Fraser (Middle East Retail Arabia)
September 15, 2013 up to January 10, 2016– Senior Visual Merchandiser
Job Description
• Check all the windows every morning and mall podium for house of fraser.
• Check all the departments for their hotspot per brand and make sure all mannequins are in proper and the area was clean.
• Display new collections per brand and with visual appeals to attract customers.
• Integrate brand images in visual presentations through out the stores.
• Initiate unique visual presentations.
• Monitor merchandise inventories.
• Ensure replenishment of fast selling items.
• Coordinate with store manager on key visual merchandising efforts.
• Design and implement key styling of bustform,legform and turso.
• Organize and adjust lighthing system to enhance visual elements.
• Ensure compliance brand standard in visual merchandising effect.
• Support and assisting for fashion show event and dress up all the models.
• Providing and making branding per brand by using the platter machine.
• Refreshing window mannequins outfits every two weeks.
• Updating the window trends every three months.

2. NEWLOOK Landmark International (Landmark International) UAE
July 16, 2008 until April 31 2013 – Visual Merchandiser
Job Description
• Responsible in creating store window display.
• Maintains internal visual merchandising i.e. dressing up the mannequin and in-store displays and ensuring store appearance meets
company standards at all times.
• Conducting research based on lifestyle concepts and trends as well as store/or regional attributes.
• Installing and dismantling displays, using available space to the best advantage.
• Replenishes and re-merchandises stocks on the shop floor on an ongoing basis in order to ensure maximum range and size availability at
all times.
• Developing floor plans
• Maximizing the space and layout of the store
• Preparing for promotional events and dismantling displays at the end of promotional periods
• Giving feedback to head office and liaising closely with merchandisers and buyers
• Visiting other stores in the area, working with in store sales staff and helping to develop their understanding of presentation
• Setting up a “model” or” mock” store windows to company’s latest design directives, and then photographing the store’s windows ,walls and
displays in order to create a visual merchandising pack to send out to other stores (to ensure consistency with the brand and image).
• Implementing the designs and plans created by the visual merchandising team and the creative director, which may involve work such as
lifting, carrying and climbing ladders.
OASIS GIFTS (Abu Dhabi U.A.E)
March 15, 2005 until June 31, 2008 – Visual Merchandiser
Job Description
• Dressing mannequins and making use of appropriate lighting to display merchandise for the best presentation possible.
• Sourcing materials and display elements, such as lighting, props and accessories.
• Sending out window display and in store merchandising directives to stores.
• Providing comfortable and friendly atmosphere in the store to attract customers.
• Ensuring that the approved layout and display points, as well as how and what items are to be displayed properly.
• In charge for the installation of window or internal displays based on a theme, style or trend of advertising.
• Maintaining the store visual standards at all times.
• Responsible to promote the sale of goods and make their remarkable presentation in retail outlets.
• Planning and developing seasonal launch layout.
• Routinely in charge in store opening team.
• Preparing report for weekly competitor check
• Implement the highest standard of visual merchandising
• Stock replenishment
• Demonstrate and maintain product knowledge, fashion trends, in store promotion at all times.
• Maintain and organized cash counter and highest standards of housekeeping.
• Check daily depleting stocks on the manager on duty in order to replenish and maintain optimum stock level.
• Handle customer complain professionally and efficiently, in line with the company after the sales policy.
• Implement the highest standard of visual merchandising
• Demonstrate and maintain product knowledge, fashion trends, in store promotion at all times.
• Maintain and organized cash counter and highest standards of housekeeping.
• Check daily depleting stocks on the manager on duty in order to replenish and maintain optimum stock level.
• Handle customer complain professionally and efficiently, in line with the company after the sales policy.
• Comply with the company policies and procedure. DETAILS

3. PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth June 12 1982
Status : Married
Nationality : Filipino
Visa Status : Visit Visa
Religion : Roman Catholic
Height : 5”6
Educational Background: Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness (Major in Management)
References are furnished upon request