Dominic Titus

Associate Director - Brand Management | Head of Category Management | People Leader | Interdisciplinary Demand & Conversion Generator

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

With 11 years of portfolio marketing experience, I have a proven track record of driving sustained growth and profitability in diverse teams and categories. Native to FMCG, born again in ecommerce, I am passionate about developing and implementing impactful strategies for assortment optimization, forecasting, and dynamic pricing, leveraging data and insights to optimize rate of sale, net margin, and net promoter score. I excel at leading and mentoring cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of ownership, engagement, and collaboration. My mission is to empower customers and collaborators by connecting them with the products, tools, and experiences that serve their authentic needs.

Experience

  • SellerX (Hybrid)
    • Associate Director – Nutrition Brands (Entrepreneur-in-Residence)
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      Retained following organisational restructuring and selected to transition into a strategic brand incubation role within the nutrition portfolio. Led the development and relaunch of a legacy brand, building a new product ecosystem aligned to emerging GLP-1 consumer trends. Key impact: Owned end-to-end brand relaunch strategy, including positioning, product architecture, and go-to-market planning Developed and secured approval for 8 new product concepts, with full formulations completed and launch-ready Built a GLP-1-adjacent product portfolio targeting emerging metabolic health and appetite-regulation use cases Worked directly with manufacturers and suppliers on formulation development and commercial viability Partnered cross-functionally across creative, legal, and leadership teams to execute brand identity, IP considerations, and launch readiness Owned one of the company’s highest-priority strategic initiatives, with direct visibility from CEO and investors Achieved buy-in of the strategic roadmap targeting $30M+ annual revenue within 3 years, including expansion into traditional retail channels

    • Associate Director - Brand Management - India Operations
      Jan 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Led a standalone €30M eCommerce business operating across Europe and the UK, managing ~1,600 SKUs and an international team of 80+ across India and the UK. Held full ownership of commercial and operational performance across pricing, demand planning, marketing, NPD, and end-to-end content production. Key impact: Designed and implemented a dynamic pricing and demand planning system, reducing out-of-stock rates by ~50% while enabling real-time margin and revenue optimisation across a large SKU portfolio Reduced working capital requirements by ~25%, operating a leaner inventory position without compromising availability Increased forward forecast value by ~15% through improved identification and scaling of high-margin, high-potential SKUs Built a portfolio clustering and optimisation framework, enabling targeted demand shaping (scale up/down) to maximise profitability versus baseline forecasts Stabilised margins within a deflationary category environment through targeted pricing and promotional strategies Scaled creative production output by ~30% (same headcount) by integrating generative AI into design and photography workflows Introduced new brand and visual identity frameworks, contributing to double-digit improvements in performance of newly launched products versus legacy assets Led the structured wind-down of the business following strategic portfolio consolidation, overseeing operational closure and team transition across international markets

  • Berlin Brands Group (Full-time · 3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head of Category Management
      Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Results +6% increased share of managed revenue to 57% of core business, representing +€200M RSV, through introduced Supply<> Product <> Sales alignment process and Demand Generation and Conversion Cycle process, managing 26 dotted line reports, 7 direct reports and 4 category verticals. +13% & +11% over-index in delivery of net margin and revenue KPIs (vs business avg), achieved through Assortment Optimisation and Forecasting Strategy, Dynamic Pricing Strategy and International, Cross-Channel conversion management. +60% incremental new item value through introduction of variable profit target model (12 Months). 8% SKU rationalisation through introduced internal/external segment benchmarking process. Responsibilities Managed Categories: Large Domestic Appliances, Small Domestic Appliances, Consumer Electronics, Sound & Light. Vertical Teams: Category Management, Product Management, Procurement, Brand Marketing, Performance Marketing, Shop Management.

    • Category Lead - Klarstein Small and Major Domestic Appliances
      Jan 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Results +€2.6M combined incremental revenue & savings upside via introduced S&OP product & supply alignment process, managing 15 dotted line reports and 4 direct reports across 2 category verticals. +88% & +64% YoY increase in net margin and revenue via introduced rolling forecast and dynamic pricing strategy, across a portfolio worth 42% of BBG core business revenues (Combined '20 - '21 vs '18 - '19). +40% ROI improvement in targeted brand marketing spend through introduced demand generation, product and forecast integrated campaign planning process. +32% & +11% increase in USA business revenue and net margin through role as core business project sponsor and applied best practice. +20% increase in team operational capacity through introduced priority, time and workflow management process - adopted business wide. Responsibilities Managed Categories: Large Domestic Appliances, Small Domestic Appliances, Temperature Modulation (Seasonal Summer Category). Vertical Teams: Category Management, Product Management, Procurement, Brand Marketing, Performance Marketing, Shop Management.

    • Category Manager - Klarstein Small Domestic Appliances
      Jul 2019 - Jan 2020 · 7 mos

      Results +15% & +3% increase in absolute margin and Q4 share of business sales across a portfolio worth 21% of core BBG revenues via dynamic pricing, shop merchandising and international share strategy. +35% & +20% improvement in measured range health and avg CR% (relative) through PDP Health Audit Process. +23% total business range health improvement & 8% operational time saving through introduced Item Family granularity, scaled to total business. Responsibilities Managed Categories: Small Domestic Appliances, Temperature Modulation (Seasonal Summer Category).

  • Category Manager at Grover
    Oct 2018 - Jun 2019 · 9 mos

    Results +20% increase in baseline end-to-end CR, +17% available product rate, +8% penetration gain & +4% increase in marketable asset utilisation rate via introduction of product investment and promotion grading strategy. +25% net SKU count increase from November 2018 to April 2019 through internal and external insight and trend analysis. +15% efficiency improvement in CPO via collaboration with brand and performance marketing on integrated campaign planning, focusing on right product, right price, right place. +15% time efficiency saving through development and introduction of scalable range management tools and frameworks. +13% conversion uplift through differentiated pricing strategy for "Use Case" categories via insights generated in incentivised customer survey, developed in partnership with UX Research Team. +11% relative CR% improvement of shop homepage through implementation of AB tested merchandising logic. -8% relative reduction in PDP bounce rate through implementation of "affinity product" linking strategy, in collaboration with product management for development of back-end infrastructure. -7% reduction in procurement costs of hero items through proactive forecasting and investment strategy. Responsibilities Managed Categories: Smartphones & Tablets, Computing, Gaming, Audio & Music, Cameras & Photography, E-Mobility, Drones, TV & Projector, Wearables, Smart Home, Health & Fitness Scope of Role: Assortment & Inventory ownership, Front-Shop, Back-End, Tactical Pricing and Margin Management, Campaign Planning and Execution, Result & ROI Analysis, New Feature Development Stakeholder Teams: Financial Controlling, Pricing, Performance Marketing, Brand Marketing, Procurement, Fulfillment, IT Product Management, UX Research, UI Design, Content & Copywriting, Photography.

  • Relocation at Career Break
    Jul 2018 - Sep 2018 · 3 mos

    Fulfilling a long held ambition, I consolidated my life in Melbourne, said goodbye to friends and family and flew to Berlin with a single suitcase. Motivated by a love of growth through discovery and immersion, my intention was to be challenged, humbled and to become richer in character.

  • Mattel, Inc. (On-site)
    • Brand Manager
      Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Managed Portfolio: Hot Wheels, Matchbox & Strategic Technology. Australia & New Zealand Results - +12% annual penetration growth via mix of Mental & Physical availability drivers 2017 - 2018. - Incremental +$1.75M via implemented Hot Wheels Collector Program (2017). - +20K audience immersion hours through rollout of Hot Wheels cinema concept. Responsibilities Brand Building & Execution - Developing and implementing promotional and advertising activities to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual business objectives. - Building future year range including product mix, quotas, pricing and brand targets to drive sustainable brand growth. - Management of external agencies: execution, PR & media adaptation, Stakeholder Management - Liaising with media, digital, creative & PR agencies on key marketing campaigns and undertake post analysis of all campaigns incorporating key learnings for future programs. Strategic Analysis - Insights collection and synthesizing performance of brand/products for Mattel, as well as item-level forecasting, tracking and performance analysis. Commercial Management - A&P budget management - S&OP administration

    • Product Manager
      Jun 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr

      Product Manager: Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Mattel Strategic Technology, Australia & New Zealand. Long Term: Bi-Annual range build cycle - Assortment selection - Quantity forecasting - Price modelling - Financial Modelling: Revenue, Gross Margin, Net Margin Short Term: Assortment Management - Sourcing: order depth and re-order cadence - Cohort / product variant management - Excess minimisation, contingency and closeout planning - S&OP: Account based revenue tracking and proactive gap closing tactics for all retail customer clusters