René (Dipl Oec Troph) Tilly-Managing Director
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Experience
Managing Director
Le Shop Vegan
- Shop & ERP system, performance marketing
- Fulfilment: setup & operation of warehouse & shipping
- Finance: control & liquidity planning
Interim Manager Trade Marketing
CEWE
- Head of Trade Marketing department
- POS development and management
- Retail partner communication
Brand Owner & Managing Director
Dispenser-Design.com
- Development of customizable design dispensers for paper towels and soap for the premium segment
- Building the business model, network, website, and shop
- Customers: still too few
Head of Business Development
Kirchhoff GmbH
- Setup of web shop, ERP, and warehouse systems as well as sales
- Introduction of platform sales and an OKR system
- Implementation of a university cooperation with FH Münster
- Customers: Ernsting's family, cities & municipalities
Managing Director
misterT
- Leadership and implementation of transformation, process design, business development, and digital governance projects
- Integration and management of network partners
- Customers: Birkenstock, Brandit fashion, alltours, Cewe Foto
Managing Director
MAVIS GmbH
- Retail design, creative consulting, brand activation
- Development and production of point of sales, fairs & pop-ups
- Co-built the agency from 6 to 32 employees
- Introduced budget planning & career system
- University cooperation Düsseldorf: holistic retail design
- Clients: Rimowa, Meissen, Walbusch
Sales & Senior Project Manager
MAVIS GmbH
- New business and sales in the fashion, beauty, and shoes sectors
- Planning and management of worldwide retail campaigns
- Increased the sales unit from 250k to 2m
- Clients: Mexx, Karstadt, BMW, Brooks
Branch Area Manager FM Region West
Thyssen Krupp Industrieservice GmbH
- Managed the FM area for the West region with budget and staff responsibility for 420 employees
- Integrated SWI GmbH from Oberhausen into TK-Services
- Clients: König Brewery, Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann
Project Engineer
Thyssen Krupp Industrieservice GmbH
- Project costing, planning, and operational implementation of new orders for cleaning, security, grounds maintenance, and machine servicing in industrial plants
- Post-calculation and handover to the regional unit
- Clients: ThyssenKrupp PrestaSteerTec, Continental
Area Manager
ISS Deutschland GmbH
- Operational management of the area with budget and staff responsibility for 260 employees
- New customer acquisition and project launches
- Quality manager for Region West according to ISO 9001
- Clients: Dresdner Bank, ThyssenKrupp DeliCate, Henkel
Process & Organizational Developer
ISS Deutschland GmbH
- Implementation of DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and 14001
- Planning and conducting audits
- Process optimization at headquarters and branch offices (started as a student assistant and diploma student)
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Fashion, Retail, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Tourism.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Sales, Operations, Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology, and Strategy.
Summary
What sets me apart
experienced 20 years of process design and communication for the operational setup of business units with people management, always in the context of digital transformation; steering marketing campaigns and sales projects.
competent flexible and confident, able to succeed in different cultures: from old economy corporate groups to retail design agencies with agile ways of working and up to medium-sized companies in transformation.
adaptive across industries in corporate and medium-sized businesses with strong analytical thinking, a structured way of understanding, and a focused hands-on mindset.
convincing with a flexible mindset, motivating and goal-oriented, open and humorous, with a joy for complex systems and a constant focus on the question: What needs to be done now?!
What matters to me? Openness, a positive attitude, and respect with drive and expertise.
What am I good at? Understanding potential and connections, assessing impact, and bringing people along.
What do I value in companies? A competitive spirit in the sense of wanting to win, a willingness to perform, and strong method skills.
What is decisive for success? A strategy that is based on data, reaches people, connects them, and offers clear responsibilities.
What makes me angry? When progress and speed suffer under politics and conflict.
When do I become impatient? When unwillingness is hidden behind inability.
What do I bring? Different perspectives from the point of view of the consultant, service provider, and client. Professional expertise and confidence in execution in communication and process. A long-standing network of specialists for operational acceleration.
Skills
- Communication
- Leadership
- Organization
- Digitalization
- Marketing
- Analytical
- Hands-On
- Approachable
- Motivating
- Flexible
- Curious
- Focused
- Well Connected
- Constructive
- Innovative
- Human
- Medium-Sized Business
- Sports-Minded
- Apolitical
- Agile
- Windows & Mac
- Ms & Open Office
- Asana
- Jira
- Slack
- Trello
- Shopware
- Jtl
- Wawi
- Wms
- Ffn
- Keynote
- Navision
- Wordpress
- Sendinblue
- Amazon Seller
- Google Ads & Analytics
Languages
Education
University of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein
Nutritional Science & Industrial Engineering · Mönchengladbach, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Nanodegree DIT 42
AKAD University
pro:concept - Society for Quality Development
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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René is based in Heiligenhaus, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
René speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced).
René has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, René has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that René may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, René would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Director, Interim Manager Trade Marketing, Brand Owner & Managing Director.
René's most recent position is Managing Director at Le Shop Vegan.
In recent years, René has worked for Le Shop Vegan, CEWE, Dispenser-Design.com, Kirchhoff GmbH, and misterT.
René is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Fashion, and Retail. René also has some experience in Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Tourism.
René is most experienced in business areas like Sales, Operations, and Project Management. René also has some experience in Marketing, Information Technology, and Strategy.
René has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Fashion.
René has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Sales, and Strategy.
René holds a Bachelor in Nutritional Science & Industrial Engineering from University of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein.
René has 2 certificates. These include: Nanodegree DIT 42 and EFQM Assessor.
The availability of René needs to be confirmed.
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