Thorsten O. Pradt (Mba - Dipl. Betrw) Email & Phone Number

Düsseldorf, Nrw, De

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Leading Global buying teams for all METRO online entities in 6 EU markets (DE/NL/FR/ES/IT/PT).Buying Mgmt for 9 B2B categories : Non-Food: FMCG/ Consumer Tech/SDA/MDA & Office

Greater Dusseldorf Area

Advisory Board & Partner Project Consulting Fashion & LifeStyle : -Retail-Channel Innovation -RTW / Luxury Brand contracting and Wholesale Strategy (Agency) for a.o. Givenchy, Kenzo, Opening Ceremony, McQ, BLK, Designers Remix, Lim 3.1, bash, Kooples, EdHardy Relaunch 2021-Business Re-structuring; positioning, new market & business dvlpmt; eCommerce/ market place strategy implementation- Sales Strategy/stock planning and sell-thru optimization- market analysis, pricing strategy, sourcing strategy multi-brand/ private label - assortment planningeCommerce/Start-up Consulting:-web3.0 strategy implementation, NFT /Sponsoring strategy, Partner Acquisition LifeStyle Segment-return management - Virtual try-on software, start-up mgmt, Investor acquisitionBusiness development, eCom Strategy, Retail & Sales Strategy, stock management, collection merchandising, organization

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Market Manager Menswearachievements:-grew DACH/FR market contribution to largest outside UK at highest profitability in Europe in 3 years

London

Buying Manager Brick & Mortar and eCom, ex-pat mgmt assignmentFull divisional budget and sales responsibility accomplishments:- +70% 2-year stack growth of department at second highest profitability of chain through strengthening core assortment and eCom offer extension - international growth strategy implementation - significant and incremental growth of Outside UK Businesses- grew worldwide partner brands by 33%

Zurich, Switzerland

Chief Buying Officer and Member of the Board/shareholder. Group Buying and Sales Responsibility, All categories womenswear/ menswear/ home ;Accomplished growth from 10 to 105 Mill.€ turnover in 2 years, set up and managed international Buying organization with a team of 35 buyers and 20 assistant across 3 countries; Fashion Days is market leader in fashion and lifestyle e-commerce in Central and Eastern Europe employing 800 employees across 10 countries. Fashion Days has been acquired by Naspers in 2011.

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Acquired more than 400 brand partnerships for an innovative fashion start up collaboration- „first shopping club in Germany“.Set up, acquisition and management of full Buying organization with a team of 10 Category Buyers and 6 Assistants for Northern Europe.Category mgmt: womenswear, menswear, home, accessories BuyVIP was a leading eCom Private Shopping Club in Europe. The company was founded by Gustavo Garcia Brusilovsky and Gerald Heydenreich and received 27 Mio. € investment from 3i, ACP, Bertelsmann and Kennet Capital. By 2010 the company was active in 7 markets employing more than 350 employees and generating +100 Mio. € in revenues through its a member communities of more than 8 Mill. BuyVIP was acquired by Amazon in 2010.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Mgmt Trainee / Buying Mgmt Anson´s & Int. Brands (McNeal, Christian Berg, Review)-Classic Buying Mgmt Mens formal , outdoor& casualwear-Brand performance review-Order Mgmt based on Product/ brand performance-Supplier/ Brand negotiation key account-Assortment selection

Executive Mba, Luxury Brand Management

Activities and Societies: Bocconi Allumni

Diploma, Brand Loyalty In The Fmcg Industry