Karsten Roloff

Founder at "o-Ve - ohne Verpackung"

Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany

About

Do you need anything from the list below to be strengthened, implemented or created: • Strategy creation and implementation? • International business? • Contract negotiation? • Customer relationship management? • Change management? • Business growth (turnover / volume / profit)? • Mentoring and people development? • Team creation and engagement?

Experience

  • Board of Management - Suppliers & Purchasing at Unverpackt Verband e.V. - Verband der Unverpackt-Läden
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Founder at o-Ve - ohne Verpackung
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Specialist in sustainable Retailformats & International Trade

  • Melange Luxembourg (14 yrs)
    • CEO
      Jan 2009 - Dec 2022 · 14 yrs

      Consulting; Specialist in International Trade & Retail: General Management • Interim-Management • Strategy- & Business-Development • Sales • Purchasing & Category Management • Import & Supply Chain • Produktmanagement & Private Label • International Negotiations • Matchmaking • Turn-Arounds • Start-Ups Below you can find a few examples of our successful mandates and projects for your reference:

    • Business Development - Advisor
      May 2020 - Oct 2020 · 6 mos

      www.houseofhealth.lu Development of the "House of Health" - Brand Development & Introduction of the "House of Health" product ranges of disinfection gels (alcohol free, sodium hypochlorite based, Made in EU)

    • Business Development - Advisor
      Apr 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs

      www.drpgp.com Implementation and Development of an European Office: Sourcing Market Europe with main target markets India and the Northern Americas

  • Managing Director at mélange – Design & Style
    Jan 2011 - Jul 2017 · 6 yrs 7 mos

    Development and implementation of a new retail concept store - Commercial and strategic management - Development and implementation of a multi-channel sales strategy - Coaching of employees for individual potential development - International purchasing (focus on India) & import - Sales & Distribution - Identification of new brands and producers - Organisation of exhibitions ("Maison & Objet" in Paris, "Home & Living" in Luxembourg)

  • Member of the Executive Board at Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding GmbH & Co. KG
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 · 3 yrs

    responsible for: Product-Management/Private Label Food/Nonfood, Purchasing Nonfood