10/06/2025 updated
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Consultant Category Management, Einkauf, Retail, Ecommerce, Digital
Berlin, Germany
Worldwide
1. juristisches Staatsexamen, MBAInnovationAgile MethodologyAsanaAtlassian JiraCategory ManagementTextilesE-CommerceFurnishingRecruitmentInterim ManagementNegotiationWell-being and Personal CareProduct DesignPurchasing ProcessVenta al por Menor
Industry Expertise:
- Retail
- Consumer goods (incl. premium consumer goods, Home & Living, textiles, furniture, food products, beauty etc.)
Functional Expertise:
- Category Management
- Brand Management
- Negotiations with suppliers and retailers
- Purchasing
- Innovative product development
- Agile Project Management
- Interim Management
IT Expertise:
- Jira
- SAP
- Customized Category and Space management tools
- Asana
- Trello
Languages
DeutschNative speakerEnglischFluent
Project history
B2B
- Agency
- Innovative product development (e.g. protected invention: slipcover for box-spring
bed), Slipcover listed at kaufland.de: https://www.kaufland.de/product/324564796/ listed at otto.de: https://www.otto.de/p/betthusse-udo-achilles-berlin-by-magma- heimtex-geeignet-fuer-boxspringbett-kopfteil-677977052/ - Creating living concepts, furnishing apartments (e.g. student and business apartments)
- Management of buying for Lyght Living furniture leasing GmbH & Co. KG
B2C
Achilles Berlin (own home & living brand, e.g. towels, bathrobes and slipcover)
- Onlineshop www.achillesberlin.com
- Amazon seller
Digital consultant home & living
- Leading the Demand & Inventory team, ensuring optimal stock levels and demand forecasting across European markets.
- Developed forecasting models and optimized replenishment processes, reducing out-of-stock rates and improving stock turnover.
- Prepared monthly stock and inventory reports for the Controlling department, including variance analyses and performance insights, providing the basis for financial steering.
- Prepared executive-level PowerPoint presentations for board meetings, translating planning data into clear, decision-oriented insights.
- Reported directly to the Board of Corporate Brands
- Collaborated cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Supply Chain teams to align forecasts with campaign calendars and new product launches.
- Drove process improvements and reporting enhancements, increasing forecast accuracy and planning transparency across key stakeholders.
- Initiated and led the drive-to-SharePoint integration test case within the Demand & Inventory team, completed in just 7 days; adopted by the Digital department as a best practice to roll out across all Corporate Brands.
- Provided support to the PwC team on a Strategy & Corporate Communication restructuring project.
>>>Successfully implemented a NetSales Boost Plan across 13 countries within
two months, achieving significant revenue growth while simultaneously reducing overstock levels