Sales Manager Nordics & Italy, 2011. I expanded my role to include Spain and Portugal in 2015. Since 2018, France was added to my responsibilities𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:• Member of Sales- and Operations management team• Manage sales staff through coaching, training, setting targets and tracking progress• Facilitate collaboration, including marketing, logistics and customer service• Negotiate contracts with Key accounts• Manage relationships with partners and stakeholders• Conduct market analysis to identify opportunities, market trends, and competitorsAchievements:• Leading high-performance teams with own work ethic, integrity and dedication• Penetrate new market areas, including collection- and one way service• Secure retailer agreements, including Aarstiderne, Carrefour and Conad• Increasing sustainable return logistics solutions by 40%• Utilizing agile scrum methodology in projects to identify IT software needs, and design and optimize end-to-end processes and business scenarios • Lead transformation, key role in reorganizing the company through local change and facilitation of International Customer Service in Hoofddorp, NL

𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:• Founding and registering subsidiary for Container Centralen A/S in Italy• Responsible for activities and results in subsidiary with a team of 7 employees• Set company strategy and tactical plans• Negotiate contracts with Key accounts• Manage relationships with partners and stakeholders• Shape warehouse network to make products accessible for customers• Report financial statements and full compliance – Master Lease Agreement• Train and educate local staff• Staff recruitment, logistics management, customer service, warehouse management, bookkeepingAchievements:• Secure a significant growth in profit by 30 % and market share by approximately 50%• Build strong relationships getting ambassadors on board with huge impact on results• Customer councils in Sicily, Lazio and Liguria to introduce RFID technology to pool system• Excellent reporting and execution, best in class confirmed at internal audits• Reduce costs on warehouse network with 60%• Reduce costs on transports with 30% through price agreements on main flows• Team spirit best in class, efficiency improved dramatically through empowerment• Market introduction RFID tagged flower trolleys

Setting up new department for Container Centralen A/S. Responsible for activities and results in Nordic markets with main activities in sales, rentals and logistical services. Responsible of team of 5 employees.

My role was to build the Danish market for the company’s packaging products. A ”Business to Business” concept, Where our preprinted ”paper/foil” were used in customers production of promotional packaging. Member of Management Team in parent company

In charge of sales and Key Accounts, including American Procter & Gamble, Italian Peroni Birra, and the French postal service, La Poste. Responsible for markets in Norway, Finland, Italy, France and Benelux. A job where I benefited from the ability to communicate with people on all levels, while well-conducted sales seminars for customers were highly critical to my success

Responsible for sales of floral products for both new and existing Key Accounts in Italy. A job where I achieved excellent sales results and where I developed my skills as a tough guy doing the debtor follow up. Excellent sales results with repeating orders obtained with building customer relations

Guide at the following destinations:Limone/Italy, Canazei/Italy (ski-guide), Rhodos/Greece, Zell am See/Austria (ski-guide), Miami/USA, Wagrain/Austria (responsible), Torre Blanca/Spain (responsible golf program).