Norway
Through various top management and middle management roles from the sports industry, I have gained a lot of knowledge and practical experience about good and efficient operation of various organizations / companies. Roles that can be mentioned include the role of CEO of Sunkost AS, Retail Director for XXL Europe, Senior Vice President / Category Director Sport, Running and Training as well as the role of CEO of XXL Norway. For the most part, my entire career has been characterized by deep interest and insight within the sports industry, what is moving by different trends and being innovative with regard to business development, purchasing, category optimization, profitability analyzes and dimensioning of the organization. Digitization of retail and purchasing experiences is also a very important focus area for me, among other things I have been responsible for piloting and rolling out self-service checkouts, FitStation, electronic price tags, Ai-controlled scheduling and store concept. I have also worked a lot with cost efficiency and savings in other areas such as waste management, , electricity use, office supplies, rental agreements, etc. Results include significant savings and streamlining costs, through dimensioning and optimization, profitability improvements in the form of the right stock and the right price of goods, more efficient customer management and improved customer experience to name a few. Through a long career in retail and sales, with leading positions over the past 20 years, I have gained a broad and in-depth expertise in sales management and chain management. My expertise lies within seeing the challenge or potential for improvement, identifying the right measures and seeing them implemented. Either on my own or with my colleagues. I have broad and long experience with change management as well as the preparation and implementation of overall strategies and common goals. I'm proud to call myself a proper retail nerd who knows that profits lie in the details and long-term hard and well-planned work. The world is changing fast and my ability to see opportunities in all situations, make quick and good decisions and implement them are well documents of my current and former employers. My great strength lies in the ability to bring those around onboard, engage and motivate them to not only be a part of the journey, but to feel like part owners of it. Chain management, Project management, Category development, Marketing, Personnel management, Sales management