Hannes Koch

Managing Director at Travel Retail Cooperation - Brand and Retail Consultancy

Greater Hamburg Area

About

Global Travel Retail Expert with broad international experience in FMCG, Retail and Consulting key areas of consultancy: - optimization of the shopper journey and the respective retail offer - optimize revenue, profit and retail offer for the landlord - development and execution of the Travel Retail strategy (e.g.route to market, business plan, 4Ps...) - evaluation and optimization of the assortment and activity mix in-store (e.g. category management, trade marketing) - increase connectivity with and revenue of the Chinese travelling shopper - external sales management for Brands - Interim projects for retailers and brands

Experience

  • Managing Director at Travel Retail Cooperation
    Apr 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 4 mos

    Travel Retail Cooperation is a network of dedicated specialists and partners that focusses on retail and brand optimization primarily in Travel Retail. We strive for securing a long term profitable Travel Retail business and care for increasing the customer experience of the travelling shopper - in order to transform more browsers into buyers and substantially increase the shoppers´s basket.

  • Area Director Europe - NIVEA Global Travel Retail at Beiersdorf
    Sep 2013 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    - define the global roadmap and the routes to market strategy for all regions - lead the business in Europe and the define and execute the customer strategy - negotiate international agreements with key operators and optimizing existing customer relationships - represent the brand externally at all TR events (trade shows, conferences, workshops) - optimization of TR processes and visibility of the unit internally towards board, global functions, logistics and countries (GM, Sales Directors, IKAMs)

  • Area Sales Manager SWE at Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG
    Jan 2008 - Aug 2013 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    responsible for all business activites in the designated areas and markets optimize the sales/profit at existing customers and gain new customers/projects negotiate long term business contracts for exclusive delivery push the development of our categories (Liquor, Tobacco, Confectionery, Perfume/Cosmetics, Accessories)

  • Key Account Manager at Colgate Palmolive
    Jul 2006 - Dec 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos

    lead the business at german domestic retailers

  • Senior Category Manager at L'Oréal
    Apr 2003 - Jun 2006 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    optimize the penetration of the L' oréal group through new POS concepts and category captainships at german domestic retailers