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Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

CBRE is the top ranked facilities & property managers in the world with 500+ office and over 130k employees. I worked on their tier 1 account, Nike. A Site Leader for their German HQ in Berlin. I worked closely with Global Positioning team director to deliver best in class workplace experience for the Nike Athletes and visitors. Supporting events like the Women's World Cup, Gay Pride Month, JDI Day planning and facilitating the Special Olympics World Games committee whilst in Berlin in 2023.- World Class facility with complex infrastructure & service agreements- Leadership of 2 teams: FM/FC and Experience Team- Responsible for the planning and execution of budget year 23/24- Coaching teams to deliver even higher quality from a client delivery perspective- Responsible for on-site compliance with all HVAC, water, fire safety, equipment maintenance- Management of Nike requirements against project scope and budget viability -Taking part in the full Nike experience being an on-site employee- Implementing strategy to increase productivity through facility creativity - Aligning with Nike global leaders and strategy- Lead contract management between Nike x CBRE- Reported to account director @ Nike EU HQ, Hilversum, Netherlands

Berlin, Germany

Same day delivery Turkish/Oriental e-grocery start up. Managing strategicwarehouse launches. - Infrastructure / Operations / Launch- Lead warehouse design - Floor planning -> Fitting- Launch management of 4 warehouses in Duss, Köln & Berlin x 2- Lead Safety Manager - Warehousing, fire, OSHA, documentation & implementation- Project managing large scope operation under C-level - Construction manager for all technical projects / major works- Procurement of industry equipment & tools inline with commercial budgets- Negotiating costs and holding all key relationships in the infrastructure sector- Senior operations lead - non customer facing processes

Berlin, Germany

Building the central operations team from the ground up, taking part in launching 96 warehouses. Consulting internally I covered all aspects of operational launch, warehousing, rider process and safety. Leading the central operations team, growing to 17 functional department owners, I was able to start analyzing warehouse utilization for reductions in inefficiencies for further SKU expansion. - Liaising across EU and and US GM to create global policy standards- Highly trained in safety, I lead the business into compliant standards across warehouse operations creating the Gorilla's safety concept, building it into a key department- Project managed warehouse compliance roll out across 67 warehouses within 4 months- Creation of internal high-level SOPs, warehouse facing process guidelines & PMVs in alignment with OSHA standards for EU and US expansion- Created and lead the 2 day regional training sessions for all DE city operations managers, ensuring key logistics, warehouse and operations excellence is met to enable the speed of the business- Working across local and global topics at high level with full autonomy under C level- Creating the standard of equipment and capex

North Rhine- Westphalia

Logistics Specialist (L5) Operations Manager for European and domestic trade for Amazon Germany:- European & Global network design for Europe's largest Amazon sortation center (scheduling, budget, process) - Managing operations to drive customer experience and cost control. - Direct management of tier 1 commercial operators, DHL, Hermes, Eddie Stobart, SAS Trans- Management of inbound and outbound yard operations and 40 operatives- 17 Distribution records broken in 2018 attributing to Amazon's largest black Friday, cyber Monday and Peak yet. - Investigation and challenge variables from real estate down to shipment level- Running the most complex site in Amazons EU network, DTM8 became the no.1 performing site across all metrics- Ambassador in the Amazon ACES (operational excellence) program, After working in DTM8, I supported 5 site launches: HAJ8, NEU9, CGN9, BER8, FRAX. - Training in specialized warehouse equipment, project management and warehouse operations

Berlin Area, Germany

Co founding the platform with sucessful shows, twice yearly in 2014/15/16 and 2017. Securing sponsorship with Air Berlin, media relations, business development, event managing. We created the first wearable technology show in Berlin which has now grown to a weeks programme of Art, Markets and Fashion Events in the heart of the city.

Berlin

Set up the UK market for Europe’s fastest growing logistics company. Fully involved with the supply chain/logistics while managing teams for operational efficiency. Successfully implemented the first 3rd party technology to the removal industry making profit with the first year. - Head of UK Acquisition team – Training of global teams- Head of Account Management – Training of global teams- Management of 120 people with 8 direct reports- Profitable FY16- Decision maker for the UK market.- Project management for all countries

Berlin, Germany

Start up internet firm with over 250 employees which has now become the largest accommodation website in Europe. Working from Berlin I was responsible for developing business plans and strategies to expand the customer base and maximise income for the company as well as the management of departmental sales teams and administration for the UK. Also responsible for maintaining increasing transglobal sales numbers in Denmark and the USA. Acquiring new clients in both B2C and B2B within sector. Focus on growth of accounts to magnify exposure for higher revenue potential. - Double targets within 2nd quarter of FY12 - Achieved record of 3200 listings in a month - Held a position as acting USA Country Manager

Europe

Responsible for managing a sales region with 150+ active customer accounts Responsibilities Included:• Budget of £1.7 million PA • New business prospecting • Gain new product lisitngs• Manage relationships with key decision makers• Grow existing SKU sales • Promotional planning, implementation and reviewReviewing real time sales out data to understand market trends• Liaise internally to create marketing plans• Responsibility for increasing gross margin through up-selling• Internal monthly reporting • Development of new team members

Bachelor'S Degree, Graphic Design

Graphic Design

Graphic Products

Graphic Products Business