Birgit Dürr-Lipkowski - Sales and Promotion Specialist

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Mehrstetten, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2000 - Jun 2025

25 years 1 month

Switzerland

Gerry Weber Wholesale Fashion GmbH

Planning and budgeting for wholesale partners
Selling collections to wholesale, all brand areas
Managing goods intake at system partners: department stores, shop-in-shops, franchises
Joint development of Swiss menu/cluster proposals considering higher-level guidelines
Maintaining, developing and optimizing existing customers in the Swiss sales area
Building partner relationships on site
Planning and implementing effective measures: promotion, visual merchandising, product training for all Gerry Weber segments
Ensuring brand and segment-specific corporate identity at clients
New customer acquisition for all segments in the Swiss sales area
Planning and running all trade show processes in Switzerland
Organizing, controlling and structuring the Swiss subsidiary

Jan 1995 - Present

31 years 8 months

Sales/Promotion

Self-employed

POS promotion according to client requirements
Sales and product training at the POS
Planning and implementing shop openings in retail
Sales support at the POS
Visual merchandising according to each partner's guidelines
Product setup and presentation

Jan 1995 - Jun 2013

18 years 6 months

Fashion shows/Events

Self-employed

Planning, execution and monitoring of fashion shows
Organizing other events at specialty retailers

Jun 1994 - Nov 1994

6 months

Elchingen, Germany

Designer

Meneks AG

Supervising and producing sample pieces abroad
Designing sample collections
Creating patterns for sample pieces
Placing orders for sample pieces with the production partner
Supervising the production of sample pieces in Taiwan, Singapore and Poland
Monitoring production for quality, technical and safety requirements

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Retail and Fashion.

Retail

Fashion

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Marketing, Sales, Logistics, Project Management, Product Development, and Production.

Marketing

Sales

Logistics

Project Management

Product Development

Production

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1991 - Jun 1994

Vocational College for Fashion

State-certified Fashion Designer · Design and Clothing · Stuttgart, Germany

Oct 1990 - Jun 1991

Vocational College Reutlingen

Advanced technical college entrance qualification · Reutlingen, Germany

Oct 1988 - Jun 1990

Kempel & Leibfried GmbH

Training as a Garment Seamstress · Garment Seamstress · Bad Urach, Germany

...and 3 more

Certifications & licenses

Class B driving license

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Retail 31.5 y

Avg length 18 y 10 m

Longest experience 31 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Switzerland, Germany)

Primary country Switzerland

Expertise

Recent roles Sales/Promotion, Fashion shows/Events, Designer

Main industries Retail, Fashion

Main business areas Marketing, Sales, Logistics

Qualifications

Certifications earned 1

Profile

Created

August 2025

Last Update

August 2025

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Birgit is based in Mehrstetten, Germany.

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

Birgit has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Birgit has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 8 years. Note that Birgit may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Birgit would be well-suited for roles such as: Sales/Promotion, Fashion shows/Events, Designer.

In recent years, Birgit has worked for Gerry Weber Wholesale Fashion GmbH and Self-employed.

Birgit is most experienced in industries like Retail and Fashion.

Birgit is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Sales, and Logistics. Birgit also has some experience in Project Management, Product Development, and Production.

Birgit has recently worked in industries like Retail and Fashion.

Birgit has recently worked in business areas like Marketing, Sales, and Logistics.

Birgit attended Vocational College for Fashion for Design and Clothing.

Birgit has 1 certificate: Class B driving license.

Birgit is immediately available for suitable projects.

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