Retail Executive with 20 years' experience leading multi-cultural teams in international blue-chip retail environments – Rituals Cosmetics, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Crocs – and a record of delivering robust financial results and people development. Effective leader and communicator with a proven capacity of influencing business partners and stakeholders in effecting change. Consistent feedback on being an analytical strategic thinker who innovates, creatively solves problems and challenges the status quo. Energy, drive, and enthusiasm, can both have fun and stay calm under pressure, combining structure with agility, to realize fast and sustainable growth.
Responsible for distribution strategy Define geographical expansion roadmap Driving force behind development and optimization of the distribution network Providing our farmers with an optimal customer experience, wherever they are in the world
Developing commercial and marketing strategies to maximise our partners results in Europe, Middle East and APAC. Run front and back end retail excellence projects to ensure optimal brand execution throughout the markets and optimise results.
With my team we support the 135 Big Bazar stores in the Netherlands and Belgium. Part of the MT and reporting into the CEO of Big Bazar.
Crocs Director of Retail and Franchise EMEA Responsibilities include: - Growth (in both owned and partner/distributor channel - Operational management of 200+ stores - Buying and merchandising for all channels - Full P&L accountability - Learning and development - Channel specific marketing
- Management of 40+ stores in EU - Development of outlet channel (product and stores) - 8 Outlet shops opened in 2015-2016 period - Direct reports 40+ (including store managers, VM, merchandising and allocation)
- Managing 10 Tommy Hilfiger Sportswear Stores in the Netherlands - Managing 4 Calvin Klein consignment shops at de Bijenkorf Department Store - Managing 3 consignment Tommy Hilfiger shops at de Bijenkorf Department Store - Translating corporate goals and directives into store specific goals and targets
Cluster Storemanager WE Store Vredenburg (Utrecht) Responsible for stores in Utrecht area concerning staff, training etc.
Responsible for KPI's, team (80+) and presentation of the store.