Matthias Habedank

VP Building Industrie | Commercial & Operations Executive | Construction & Building Materials | B2B Sales | Growth, Transformation & Leadership | Own Brand & Platform Business

Menden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experienced executive in the construction and building materials industry, specialising in strategic development, commercial management, operational excellence and organisational development. Many years of responsibility for significant business volumes at European level, including a procurement volume of €3.4 billion and a private-label business generating around €1.2 billion in turnover. Proven experience in simplifying complex structures, consolidating brand portfolios and integrating companies within an international environment. Combines strategic clarity with operational execution and specialises in integrating procurement, sales, marketing and digital sales to achieve sustainable growth. ——————————————————————————— Erfahrene Führungspersönlichkeit in der Bau- und Baustoffindustrie mit Schwerpunkt auf strategischer Entwicklung, kommerzieller Steuerung, operativer Exzellenz und Organisationsentwicklung. Langjährige Verantwortung für signifikante Geschäftsvolumina auf europäischer Ebene, darunter ein Einkaufsvolumen von 3,4 Mrd. € sowie ein Eigenmarkengeschäft mit rund 1,2 Mrd. € Umsatz. Nachgewiesene Erfahrung in der Vereinfachung komplexer Strukturen, der Konsolidierung von Markenlandschaften sowie der Integration von Unternehmen in einem internationalen Umfeld. Verbindung strategischer Klarheit mit operativer Umsetzung und Spezialisierung auf die Verzahnung von Einkauf, Vertrieb, Marketing und Digitalvertrieb zur Realisierung nachhaltigen Wachstums.

Experience

  • STARK Group (Hybrid)
    • Vice President Group Sourcing Heavy Building Materials
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Commercial responsibility for Heavy Building Materials with a Europe-wide procurement volume of €3.4 billion Management and further development of group-wide category management and procurement strategy Optimisation of synergies and economies of scale to improve margins at European level Close integration of sourcing, sales and marketing Management of complex international stakeholder structures

    • Group Own Brand Director
      Sep 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Overall responsibility for the Europe-wide own-brand business with a turnover of €1.2 billion Management of interdisciplinary, cross-border teams covering own brands, marketing and price management KPI-driven optimisation of product ranges and profitability Consolidation from 12 to 4 core brands Europe-wide roll-out of the group-wide brand strategy Development and implementation of growth and go-to-market strategies Leveraging synergies across multiple business units

  • Commercial Director at STARK Deutschland GmbH
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2023 · 3 yrs

    Management and development of a business division with > 50 employees Further development of sales, marketing and digitalisation strategies Cross-divisional development of sales structures and processes to improve market penetration and profitability Responsibility for a marketing budget of over €10 million to support a business volume of €3 billion Consolidation of the regional brand landscape from 10 to 4 national sales brands Further development and optimisation of company-wide product range and point-of-sale strategies Support for post-merger integrations (growth from €2 billion to €3 billion in 3 years) Interim management and further development of corporate communications (2021–2022)

  • BAUKING GmbH (On-site)
    • Bereichsleiter Marketing & E-Commerce / Director of Marketing & E-Commerce
      Apr 2015 - Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 9 mos

      Management of a department with > 15 employees Responsibility for a marketing budget of over €5 million to support the €1.2 billion B2B and B2C business Expanding customer focus and tapping into new target groups in close collaboration with the sales team Strategic development of marketing and e-commerce Further development and scaling of the own-brand business Implementation of new product ranges and expansion of existing ones Development of corporate communications Acting Head of Sales and Key Account Management in the Berlin-Brandenburg region (2019/2020)

    • Leiter Projektmanagement / Head of Project Management
      Apr 2013 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs

      Vertriebs- & Marketingprojekte / Sales & Marketing Projects Digitale Medien / Digital Media eCommerce Erschließung neuer Zielgruppen / Target Group Development

    • Projektleiter Vertrieb
      Jan 2007 - Apr 2013 · 6 yrs 4 mos

      Vertrieb & Marketing Projekte Entwicklung neuer Geschäftsfelder Multi-Channel-Vertrieb

  • Geschäftsführer Vertrieb / Managing Director Sales at BAUKING Direkt GmbH - Ein Unternehmen der BAUKING AG
    2011 - Dec 2020 · 10 yrs

    Der BAUKING Online-Shop Baustoffe und Baustoffpakete für Selbermacher und Profis

  • Fachberater Roh-/Hochbau und Key-Account Massivhaushersteller at Holz- und Baustoff-Großhandel GmbH (heute: BAUKING Westfalen GmbH)
    May 2004 - Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Betreuung von Key-Account-Kunden Aufbau eines systematisierten Großkundengeschäftes Auftragsabwicklung für ausgewählte Kunden Weiterentwicklung der Sortimente (Roh-/Hochbau, Trockenbau, ...) für betreute Kunden