Working together
Ways of working together.
Alongside my role as an executive, I am available for selected projects. What they all have in common: in the end, something has to work in day-to-day operations – not just on paper.
Availability
I currently hold a permanent leadership position. I therefore take on projects only selectively, to a limited extent and after prior agreement.
For managing directors and founders who want to think through growth decisions with someone who knows operational responsibility in retail – on a selective basis and as a peer.
Typical topics
- Assessment of expansion and growth plans
- Sparring on organisation, leadership and structures
- Evaluation of locations, concepts and business models
- A second opinion before important decisions
- Format
- Selective, remote or on site
- Availability
- Selected projects, by arrangement
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Market entry & expansion in Germany
When a company wants to enter the German market or a new region.
Experience from expanding store-based retail: location strategy, choosing the right expansion model and building an organisation that works on the ground – with an understanding of how the German market operates.
Typical topics
- Assessment of the market and potential locations
- Choosing the model: own stores, partners or franchise
- Building structures and a local team
- Supporting the first locations
- Format
- Advisory, to a limited extent
- Availability
- Selected projects, by arrangement
Contributing to expansion, rollout and organisation projects – from planning and steering the people involved to handing over to regular operations.
Typical topics
- Rollout of new locations or formats
- Introducing standards and processes across a store network
- Developing leadership and organisational structures
- Steering internal teams and external partners
- Format
- Project-based, with a clear scope
- Availability
- Selected projects, by arrangement
Temporary operational leadership, for example in sales, the store network or expansion. As I am currently in a permanent position, this is possible only in exceptional cases and by individual agreement.
Typical topics
- Bridging vacant leadership positions
- Stabilising areas in times of change
- Leading sales and regional managers
- Orderly handover to the permanent successor
- Format
- Fixed-term assignment
- Availability
- Currently only in exceptional cases
Topics
What my work is about.
The formats above describe how we can work together. These topics describe what we would work on.
- 01
Growth & scaling
How a business grows without losing its profitability and manageability.
- 02
Retail operations
Store organisation, operational management and the processes that make retail work every day.
- 03
Expansion & market entry
New locations and new markets – from selection to a working organisation on the ground.
- 04
Leadership & organisational development
Clear responsibilities, robust structures and managers who carry them.
- 05
Business development & entrepreneurship
Developing and testing business models and building them so that they pay off.
- 06
Digitalisation & AI
Digital tools, automation and AI where they noticeably simplify operational work.
Own projects and interests
Does one of these topics fit your plans?
Send me a short note about what it is about. I will get back to you with an honest assessment of whether and how I can support you.