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Armin S.-Freelancer/Interim Manager

Armin S.
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Großostheim, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2019 - Present

Freelancer/Interim Manager

Position summary
Freelancer/Interim Manager
Industries
Fashion
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Marketing
Operations
Strategy
  • Increased the number of new customers at Madeleine Mode GmbH by up to 40% with the same marketing budget
  • Built a D2C business for Schneiders Bekleidungs Ges. m.B.H., including the development and implementation of a platform strategy
  • Responsible for the partial integration and turnaround of a foreign subsidiary (Burgl’s Reformkost) for a domestic mail-order company in a special distance-selling segment (food)
Jan 2014 - Mar 2019
Osnabrück, Germany

Director of Distance Selling and E-Commerce

Clinic & Job Dress GmbH

Position summary
Director of Distance Selling and E-Commerce at Clinic & Job Dress GmbH
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Sales
  • Managed two teams of four employees each

  • Planned, carried out and analyzed all marketing activities for all sales regions (DE, CH, AT, NL, FR)

  • Planned and controlled the advertising budget

  • Defined and implemented all new customer measures

  • Produced advertising materials

  • Introduced new web shops (Profi-Dress, Berufsbekleidung.de)

  • Expanded the customer loyalty program

  • SEO; SEM; banner advertising; social media etc.

  • Managed and further developed the data warehouse

  • Purchasing management: planned and managed the product range structure with regard to price and product group structure

  • Brand management (2 employees)

  • Field sales: field and inside sales (8 employees)

  • Call center (17 employees)

  • Granted power of procuration

  • Increased revenue in the distance-selling business by 30% while reducing costs by 30%

  • Increased revenue in field sales by 60% over three years while improving the margin

Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

Owner

ARS-Consulting

Position summary
Owner at ARS-Consulting
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Strategy
  • Advised distance-selling companies, focusing on e-commerce and marketing (including the introduction of a web shop for Ukraine and Russia, and the development of a strategic marketing concept for Clinic & Job Dress – then Kwintet Germany)
  • Managed the Marketing and Internationalization division
Jan 2011 - Jul 2013
Ikast, Denmark

Bon’A Parte A/S

Position summary
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Marketing
Procurement
  • Managed a team of three employees (disciplinary) and fifteen employees (functional)
  • Responsible for all offline marketing activities and coordination of all online marketing activities
  • Planned, carried out and analyzed all marketing activities (offline/online) for Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK
  • Planned and controlled the advertising budget (approx. € 15.0 million)
  • Defined new customer measures online and offline
  • Defined the advertising image in coordination with the Design division
  • Produced advertising materials (catalogs, mailings)
  • Coordinated and introduced a company-wide brand/CD/wording concept
  • Purchasing management: planned and managed the product range structure with regard to price and product group structure and procurement
Apr 2010 - Dec 2010
Ikast, Denmark

Business Development

Bon’A Parte A/S

Position summary
Business Development at Bon’A Parte A/S
Industries
Fashion
Retail
Business areas
Sales
Strategy
  • Advised management on all sales-related and strategic matters
Apr 2005 - Mar 2010
Ikast, Denmark

Head of Strategic Marketing and Sales

Bon’A Parte A/S

Position summary
Head of Strategic Marketing and Sales at Bon’A Parte A/S
Industries
Fashion
Retail
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
  • Disciplinary and functional management of 8 employees

  • Planning, implementation and analysis of all offline/online marketing activities for Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK

  • Catalog selection

  • Planning and control of the advertising budget

  • Definition of online and offline new customer activities

  • Address management

  • Purchasing management: planning and control of the assortment structure with regard to price and product group structure and procurement

  • Introduction of a new shop system

  • Design relaunch taking usability into account

  • Introduction of a new email system

  • SEO; SEM; banner advertising; affiliate marketing

  • Increased revenue by an average of 8% p.a. while replacing all IT systems and expanding the online share to 80%

Feb 2003 - Mar 2005
Butzbach, Germany

Head of Sales/Managing Director Switzerland

Hess-Natur

Position summary
Head of Sales/Managing Director Switzerland at Hess-Natur
Industries
Fashion
Retail
Business areas
Customer Service
Marketing
Sales
  • Disciplinary and functional management of approximately 15 employees in total

  • Planning and analysis of activation and reactivation activities for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, including the corresponding cost and revenue planning

  • Conceptualization and advertising implementation of sales promotion activities

  • Planning and control of the advertising budget

  • Customer selection for catalog distribution

  • Definition of new customer activities

  • Advertising and assortment concept for new customer activities

  • Media planning

  • Initiation of cooperations with other companies

  • Responsibility for the call centers in CH/AT and customer accounting

  • Increased the number of new customers by 50% with the same level of resources

Jan 1997 - Jan 2003
Neumünster, Germany

Head of Sales

Oppermann Versand AG

Position summary
Head of Sales at Oppermann Versand AG
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
  • Disciplinary and functional management of approximately 11 employees

  • Marketing planning for the Hach Group and its various business areas

  • Successful market launch of Trendversand GmbH

  • Successful market launch of an office supplies assortment

  • Implementation of all the group’s marketing activities in the graphic and promotional areas

  • Customer selection for catalog distribution

  • Definition of measures to acquire new customers

  • Responsibility for the advertising presence of Oppermann Versand AG

  • Reversed the negative trend of declining revenues while maintaining stable marketing expenses

Jul 1988 - Dec 1996
Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany

Project Manager Sales Promotion / Head of Sales Promotion Management

Josef Witt GmbH

Position summary
Project Manager Sales Promotion / Head of Sales Promotion Management at Josef Witt GmbH
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Marketing
Sales
  • Disciplinary and functional management of approximately 6 employees

  • Shared responsibility for the advertising presence of Witt-Weiden

  • Competitor monitoring

  • Analysis of catalogs taking into account the purchasing behavior of the individual customer groups

  • Compilation of assortments according to their respective objectives (activation/acquisition/reactivation)

  • Coordination of all media activities

  • Definition of the acquisition mix

  • Customer and response planning, as well as evaluation of all initiated campaigns

  • Long-term positive development in the number of new customers with constant costs per customer

Industry experience

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Experienced in Retail, Fashion, and Food and Beverage.

Retail
Fashion
Food and Beverage
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Marketing, Sales, Strategy, Operations, Information Technology, and Procurement.

Marketing
Sales
Strategy
Operations
Information Technology
Procurement
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Languages

German
Native
Danish
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1983 - Jun 1988

Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule

Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) · Business Administration, focus on Marketing · Nuremberg, Germany

Sep 1980 - Jul 1982

Staatliche Fachoberschule

Fachhochschulreife · Fürth, Germany

Aug 1978 - Jul 1980

Quelle GmbH

Bürokaufmann · Commercial Training · Fürth, Germany

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Statistics

Experience

Total positions 9
Experience in Retail 30.5 y
Avg length 4 y 2 m
Longest experience 8 y 5 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Denmark)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Freelancer/Interim Manager, Director of Distance Selling and E-Commerce, Owner
Main industries Retail, Fashion, Food and Beverage
Main business areas Marketing, Sales, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

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Armin is based in Großostheim, Germany.

Armin speaks the following languages: German (Native), Danish (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Armin has at least 38 years of experience. During this time, Armin has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 3 months. Note that Armin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Armin would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelancer/Interim Manager, Director of Distance Selling and E-Commerce, Owner.

Armin's most recent position is Freelancer/Interim Manager.

Armin is most experienced in industries like Retail, Fashion, and Food and Beverage.

Armin is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Sales, and Strategy. Armin also has some experience in Operations, Information Technology, and Procurement.

Armin has recently worked in industries like Fashion and Food and Beverage.

Armin has recently worked in business areas like Marketing, Operations, and Strategy.

Armin holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, focus on Marketing from Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule.

The availability of Armin needs to be confirmed.

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