Lonnie Bickham
Atlanta
Summary
Dynamic Visual Manager with extensive experience in retail sales and customer service. Leads visual merchandising strategies that enhance brand presentation and elevate customer experience. Utilizes performance data to optimize product placement and drive sales.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
High volume Visual Manager
Akira
Atlanta
12.2025 - Current
- Lead visual direction and execution to elevate brand presentation and customer experience.
- Drive storytelling through product placement, styling and merchandising strategy.
- Used performance data and customer insights to identify product placement and inventory optimization opportunities.
Visual Manager
Alo Yoga
Atlanta
10.2024 - 12.2025
- Oversee and support execution of key operational visual processes.
- Champion strong visuals standards for the sales floor by leveraging business performance data.
- Lead strategic product presentation and merchandising by ensuring product recovering, restock, destock, and making visual merchandising change in accordance with directive and partnership of General/Store Manager.
- Effectively plan visual floor changes through payroll management and adapting visual support to the needs of the business.
- Own visual direction for planning through executing to meeting company expectations, budgets, and timeline.
- Utilize reporting tools in partnership with management to identify business opportunities with product placement, outfitting, and stock levels.
Flagship Visual Manager
Macy's
Atlanta
02.2022 - 10.2024
- Trained staff on how to properly execute store layouts, signage, and window displays.
- Analyzed customer feedback data from surveys to determine changes needed in visual presentation.
- Led weekly meetings with Visual teams to discuss upcoming projects and initiatives.
- Developed floor plans for new stores which included selection of mannequins, fixtures, and props.
Education
BBA - Business Administration
Berkeley City College
Berkeley, CASkills
- Retail Sales
- Customer Service
- Excellent Communication
- Merchandising
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Management
- Initiative
- Inventory
- Store Layout Design
- Sales Data Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Problem Solving
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
High volume Visual Manager
Akira
12.2025 - Current
Visual Manager
Alo Yoga
10.2024 - 12.2025
Flagship Visual Manager
Macy's
02.2022 - 10.2024
BBA - Business Administration
Berkeley City College