Berlin Metropolitan Area
VP of Product Management at Zalando SE | 19+ Years in Product Management, Strategy, and International Logistics | Expert in E-commerce and Supply Chain Optimization
· Driving Zalando's Logistics Strategy 2028. · Interim ownership (12 months) of Software Engineering in Logistics. · Product Management ownership of the Transport, Warehouse, and Customs divisions at Zalando.
· Product Management ownership of the Transport, Warehouse, and Customs divisions at Zalando.
· Ownership of the Transport & Customs divisions at Zalando. Leadership over a diverse range of teams across Product Management, Operations, Software Engineering, and Business Development.
· Ownership over Wayfair’s new International Logistics team with the mission to deliver scalable network visibility & network management products. · Decoupled Wayfair’s EU Freight Network platform from the platform used by Wayfair USA, and led the work on a modularized new platform, developed by the EU team. The new platform enabled Wayfair to include and account for the new customs requirements introduced by Brexit and control the process.
· I went on a sabbatical to travel across the Caucasus, Central & South America.
· Ownership over Just Eat’s own food delivery network. Launched and scaled a nationwide operation within half a year. · Defined the team structure and hired Just Eat’s delivery team, including the UK Head of Delivery, UK Delivery Rollout Managers, Regional Delivery Performance Managers, and Business Intelligence Managers. · Responsible for negotiating delivery network partner contracts (service levels, penalty payments, rates, and duration of the partnership/exclusivity) resulting in operational stability. · Supported Just Eat with analyses and partner insights to achieve a successful acquisition of Canadian food delivery company “Skip The Dishes” in 2017.
· Ownership of the business unit for UK Locker and Pickup Locations, including P&L responsibility.
· Ownership over the EU Transportation roadmap planning and delivery for new customer-facing delivery services and partners, including services supporting Amazon Prime. · Led the design initiatives of launching additional new Amazon Logistics business units in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. · Management, hiring, and development of a team with three regional leaders and corresponding local project management teams across six EU locations.
· Ownership over the design, development, and launch of Amazon's own last-mile delivery service "Amazon Logistics" in July 2011. · Designed and developed the operational processes and the customer experience based on the visibility of shipments within Amazon Logistics. This process became the new worldwide standard for Amazon Logistics in China and the UK. · Amazon Logistics India was launched based on the same design together at the same time as Amazon’s retail presence via amazon.in. · Developed and expanded same-day delivery services.