Professional Summary Experienced global retail and business development professional with over 15 years in the fashion and luxury industries. Skilled in strategy, operations, team leadership, and multi-market expansion. Proven success in managing global store networks, wholesale partnerships, and cross-functional teams. Adept at navigating multicultural environments and driving growth through analytical insight and customer experience optimization. Key Skills ● Retail & Operation Management ● Events and Brands Partnerships ● Business & Brand Partnership Development ● Retail & Wholesale Strategy ● Budgeting & P&L Responsibility - Sales Analysis & Forecasting ● Team Leadership & Training ● Multilingual Communication
Brands : Alohas - Tajinebanane - Highsnobiety - Happy Socks - Lisa Allegra - Rouje ● Advised global brands on retail strategy, wholesale partnerships, and international expansion. ● Led go-to-market initiatives, pop-up development, and partnership scouting. ● Developed sales optimization plans, market research, and visual merchandising strategy.
Overall commercial responsibility of all directly operated retail stores ●Setting up year budgets and P&Ls per store and control and follow-up ●Analysis of store sales on a SKU level aiming on stock optimization ●Recruitment & management of Store Managers and Sales Assistants incl. operations- and training manuals ●Close co-operation with HQ Retail Buyer and Visual Merchandiser to ensure properly forecasted purchases are done, commercial and promotional calendar set by the HQ are implemented and visual merchandising plans are followed ●Creating in-store activities, matching local holidays and festivities ●Store visits & constant communication with store staf
Develop and implement commercial strategies according to company's goals and objectives aiming at accelerating growth ●Conduct market research and analysis to create detailed business plans on commercial opportunities (expansion, business development, Pop Up, ...) ●Assist in setting financial targets and budget development and monitor
Overall commercial responsibility of all retail stores ●Setting up year budgets and P&Ls per store and control and follow-up ●Analysis of store sales on a SKU level aiming on stock optimization ●Recruitment & management of Back ofice team and Area Managers, Store Managers and Sales Assistants operations- and training manuals ●Ensure properly forecasted purchases are done, commercial and promotional calendar set by the HQ are implemented and visual merchandising plans are followed ●Creating in-store activities, matching local season collection and festivities ●Store visits & constant communication with store staf
Ensured the continued supply of the point of sales activities ●Organised stores opening ●Supported the Merchandising Service for there windows display ●Organised stores events (Trunk Show, Incentives,...) ●Responsible for the Post Sale Customer Service ●Supervised construction & maintenance projects ●Prepared the budget and to maintenance of it