Christoph
COO/Managing Director - Germany - iCEO #34028

Experience

A Senior Executive with international education and training followed by international retail and industry practice. Proven track record on turnaround, establishing and developing local retail concepts, building market positions for newly opened retail operations, applying know-how and growing personel management skills, building work practises and directing productivity and customer services.

Major Achievements

Start operation and establish structures; build a team and prepare openings; participating in due diligence, identifying cost saving potentials, evaluating the sales organisation; focussing the assortment and introduction of modern procurement techniques; positioning two newly opened shopping centers and operating them within their targets; growing ca. 400 local management to assure smooth operations and develop man-power; installation of controlling to enable steering/guidance; restructuring the group upon centralising service structures; cutting expenses upon discharging redundancies; refocus buying; installing logistics to enable efficient response to clients needs; re-positioning the multi-format company upon opening of Hard- Discounters

Industry Sector Competencies

Textiles

Retail operations

Retail

Professional Objectives

Function: Key operational function

Sector: Retail

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Prague, Cologne

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Czech Republic

Germany

Operational Competencies

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)