John Butt-Freelancer
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Experience
Freelancer
John Butt Consulting
- Performance Marketing Consulting for Google, LinkedIn and Meta
- Business Strategy Development
- Analytics & Tracking Setup for PPC-Marketing
- Change Management Consulting
Head Of Operations
Smarketer GmbH
- Steering the daily business operations and developing constant improvements
- Outperforming set goals by 33%
- Leading several operation teams; core team of 55+ employees, total size 300+ employees
- Managing all relevant stakeholders within the holding
- Leading several projects: constantly improving/developing workflows in a hyper-growth environment
- Implementing OKRs, SLAs, OLAs, customer onboarding, audits, customer distribution, and strategic customer development
- Contributing to the development of the group strategy
- Acting as a role model in the organisation and coaching and developing other Heads and Leads
- Direct reporting to COO & CEO
- Coaching other Heads & Leads
Sr. Teamlead Operations
Smarketer GmbH
- Developing, communicating and implementing operational strategies across different departments
- Leading two separate departments with budget responsibility
- Managing 19 team members including Seniors, Product Leads, and Academy Leads
- Steering daily operations to outperform all quality and performance objectives
- Developing portfolio strategies as well as individual strategies
- Negotiating with partners and C-level executives
- Leading and developing employees through structured coaching and development plans
- Managing internal and external stakeholders
- Owning high-budget plans
Category Lead
Brands4Friends
- Leading the buying and sales department for three categories
- Managing ten team members with budget responsibility
- Stakeholder management and key account management
- Developing individual brand strategies to improve performance
- Negotiating terms and conditions
- Inventory management and strategy coordination
- Direct reporting to Head of Sourcing / COO
Partner
B&B Textile GmbH
- Coordinating production in India, China, and Nepal
- Strategic planning and project implementation
- Partner and agency coordination
- Steering international projects and developing new growth opportunities
- Managing over 50 partner stores
Industry experience
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Experienced in Fashion, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Advertising, and Retail.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Operations, Strategy, Project Management, Procurement, Sales, and Business Intelligence.
Summary
I am goal-oriented, strive for a high work and teamwork ethic combined with a certain entrepreneurial focus.
A loyal and disciplined personality both professionally and privately.
Multicultural background. Born and raised in Germany with Indian roots.
Skills
- Trainings In Business Negotiations
- Trainings In Business Consulting And Growth Consulting
- Extensive Experience In International Project Management And Leadership Of International Teams
- Several Coachings And Workshops In Working With Disg And Insights To Better Understand Individuals
- Leading And Development Of Large Teams
- Proven Track Of Leading Negotiations With Key Accounts And C-Level Partners
- Project Management
- Brand Management And Building
- Sourcing And Buying
- International Sales And E-Commerce
- Innovation Management
- High Affinity For Numbers And Technical Understanding
- Can-Do Mentality
- Constant Business Coaching To Continuously Improve And Develop My Skill Set
Languages
Education
Hanze University Groningen
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Marketing, Minor Financing · International Business & Management Studies · Groningen, Netherlands
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Experience
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John is based in Berlin, Germany.
John speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Dutch (Advanced).
John has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, John has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that John may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, John would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelancer, Head Of Operations, Sr. Teamlead Operations.
John's most recent position is Freelancer at John Butt Consulting.
In recent years, John has worked for John Butt Consulting and Smarketer GmbH.
John is most experienced in industries like Fashion, Manufacturing, and Advertising. John also has some experience in Professional Services and Retail.
John is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Strategy, and Project Management. John also has some experience in Procurement, Sales, and Business Intelligence.
John has recently worked in industries like Advertising and Professional Services.
John has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Operations, and Project Management.
John holds a Bachelor in International Business & Management Studies from Hanze University Groningen.
The availability of John needs to be confirmed.
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