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Berlin, De

Brighton, Gb

Spearheaded the Expansion of the Killstar Brand into Europe as the Managing Director for the Berlin based Distribution Center. Successfully opened a bare bones 1500m2 warehouse and made it 100% operational within 2 weeks.Daily management of the GmbH entity, the Distribution Center and 30+ staff members. Responsible for accurate and efficient Inventory management, relationship management with overseas vendors, local delivery carriers and freight forwarders.Daily management of the B2B Wholesale team, maintaining and building relationship’s with 200+ accounts, including Hot Topic, Zumiez, HMV, EMP.Shipping in excess of 10k orders per month for both B2C and B2B.Establishing and growing the brand in Europe with local connectivity through D2C and B2B relationships, marketing events and through marketplace channels.Manage and oversee all Vat, EU Tax, Customs, EU compliance and Sustainability, payroll and HR activities.Successfully moved warehouse in May 2022 to a larger 3500 m2 warehouse within 7 days and relocated 10k+ SKU´s on 700 pallets.100% Inventory accuracy for 2021, 2022 and 2023 Year end Audits and responsible for Eur 25 Million worth of inventory.

I Successfully Spear headed the expansion of the Sourpuss Clothing Brand with the opening of Sourpuss Clothing GmbH Germany in 2017.Responsible for the daily management of the branch, including all B2B, B2C and D2C Sales Generation, Marketing, E-commerce website, Amazon and marketplace management, Operations and Accounting.

I managed the Global Operations, Sales and Marketing tasks for our USA and Germany offices and warehouse.Working with multiple departments including Sales, Operations, Marketing, E-commerce and Finance to manage and oversee that the end result is a positive one.Established great working relationships with Carriers Fedex USA, Fedex Germany and UPS Internationally.Built, activated and managed our Shopify European E-commerce Retail and Wholesale websites, currently trading in top 2% of stores launched at the time.Maintain seamless and accurate integration with Amazon European websites, Amazon global marketplaces, Shopify, Slack, Quickbooks Commerce and Quickbooks Accounting.Conceptualize and create marketing roadmaps and strategies for B2C, B2B and D2C:Find and Manage Social Media Influencers, bloggers, vloggers content and imagery.Build monthly, quarterly and annual financial, sales and marketing forecasts.Manage the sales order entry, confirmation, all invoicing, payments and shipment process.Perform weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal reporting to support our German and USA office.Manage our Global specific labelling, vendor agreements and paperwork.Connect and build relationships with prospective and existing Wholesale and Retail accounts.

I managed all the International business for Blank Generation and their global fashion brands - Iron Fist Clothing and footwear, Abbey Dawn, Daydream Nation Lounge wear and Intimates, Life's a Beach, Kill City Denim, 24hrs, Lip Service, Widow and Iron Fist Athletic.Directed and Managed all global sales, product, branding, marketing and communication strategy to their offices in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.Account management and direct relationships with 15 Sale agents, 10 worldwide Distributors and 500+ retailers.Created and conceptualize marketing opportunities and content across multiple selling platforms, retail, mobile and online.Collaborate and built relationships with brand ambassadors and social media influencers across all social platforms.Conceptualized and develop SMU and Private label ranges for key global retailers and distributors, namely Sports Direct, Dolls Kill and Hot Topic.Extensive International Business, Sales and Marketing knowledge spending 4 months+ every year traveling abroad exhibiting at major Fashion trade shows and growing customer and distributor relations.

Responsible for all Sales, Marketing and Brand Management of Iron Fist in South Africa.

Owned, operated and managed my own Sales Agency selling into South Africa's largest sales territory for 10+ years. National Sales Agent for Global action sport and fashion brands namely, Fox , Volcom, DC Shoes and apparel , Lee Jeans, Wrangler, Neuw Denim, Electric eyewear, Eastpak and O'neill.

Sandton, Gauteng, Za

Product Manager for BenQ and Creative LabsResponsible for all activities involved with managing the brand.Setting up and maintaining budget forecasts and performance on a monthly / Quarterly basis.Planning and implementation of sales and marketing activities with dealers, trade shows and IT publications.Creating brand awareness with dealers and distributors through staff training and incentives.

Account Management of key dealers.Responsible for maintaining and growing dealer base.Assist with Trade shows and creating both company and brand awareness.

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