Avery Sanchez

A graduate in BA (Hons) General Business with excellent interpersonal skills from working in retail, often taking on extra team leadership role and an excellent team player. I have a strong understanding and background in a challenging, fast paced environment within Fashion, Design, Garment Construction and Marketing, gained from studying and experiencing different aspects of the industry.

Zara - Visual Merchandiser                     

Glasgow Fort, Scotland (Flagship Store)          March 2023 - Present

Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland                 March 2022 - March 2023

• Review top products each day/week ensuring the right products are placed in correct area on shop floor for each buver
• Action instructions received from regional/visual merchandiser manager and follow workshops to implement sales
• Create Message (Outfit) Walls, Wall Refresh/Floor move to ensure each collection has the right products. Maximise or minimise a collection based on best sellers
• Use an app called Retail to assist in finding products that has potential to be top ranking

Teleperformance (The Co-op - Funeral Care Plans transferred to

Just Eat - Restaurant Sign Up Campaign) - Sales Specialist             April 2021 - July 2021

• Making outbound/inbound sales to existing/new customers
• Delivered a service of patience and build rapport to customers
• Meet sales targets

Burton Menswear - Concession Manager Lloyds Shoe Department

 St Enoch, Glasgow, Scotland                         December 2020 - January 2021

• Launched sales & promotions, calculated sales figures, customer service, stock delivery processing, visual merchandising and replenishment

Topshop/Topman - Sales Advisor                  September 2017 - August 2020

Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland

• Handled customers' queries or problems efficiently and giving a high level of customer service
• Ensured to reach targets each week for online iPad sales and email receipts

Glasgow Caledonian University     2017-2020

TRANSFERRED TO: BA (Hons) General Business - Classification 2:1

INITIAL DEGREE PROGRAMME: BA (Hons) International Fashion Business - Direct Entry Level 3 of degree course

• Core modules studied and passed to date:

Retail Buying and Visual Merchandising - A group project, creating and presenting for a Quiz (high street retailer) Spring/Summer 2019 Girls Collection. Researched current trends through forecasting and range planning, demonstrating the path of managing a product concept to customer

EEE3: The Enterprise Value Challenge, International Marketing Strategy, Fashion Design for Industry, Changing Perspectives in International Marketing

Dissertation: "An analysis of consumer behaviour in relation to counterfeit luxury accessories"

Work-Placement Module     February 2020 - March 2020

Completed work placement with an essay in Topman/Topshop as an Assistant Visual Merchandiser: Delivery Processing, Product Placement, Sales Strategies, Signage and Graphic Placement, Use of Fixtures, Window and Instore Displays

Berlin, Germany Fashion/Retail Study Visit

• Workshop and tours about sustainable fashion

May 2018

Achievements:

• 2018 - 'Gender Neutral' themed garment project, selected to be presented by Mark Hogarth (Creative Director of Harris Tweed) on future fashion talent in Scotland at the Hilton Double Tree Inn.
• 2016 - 'Bombay Mix' themed garment project, selected to exhibited at the Trades House of Glasgow

Glasgow Kelvin College      2015-2017

Higher National Diploma Fashion: Design and Production with Retail    

1st year Graded Unit 1 (Grade A), 2nd year Graded Unit 2 (Grade A)

• Main Subjects: Garment Pattern Construction, Commercial Design, Merchandising, Digital Imaging, Fashion Forecasting Research, Store Design and Layout

Liepájas Müzikas, Mäkslas un Dizaina

Vidusskola (Art School - Latvia)   March 2016 - April 2016

• Erasmus Student Exchange Programme
• An introduction workshop with leather, weaving and felt materials

St. Ambrose High School, Coatbridge         2009 - 2015

• Advanced Higher: Art and Design: Design (Grade A)
• Highers: English for Speakers of Other Languages (Grade A),
  Photography (Grade A), Art and Design (Grade A)