Utrecht Area
Business Transformation Leader with over 15 years of experience in the retail sector, including sports goods, fashion, fast fashion, and FMCG. I specialize in driving transformation, business development, portfolio and program management, and change management. Currently, I am the Principal of Business Transformation at Nike, where I focus on defining and implementing both enterprise and local initiatives aimed at driving growth and transforming the business. My work involves projects that cover wholesale, direct-to-consumer, supply chain, product innovation, profitability, and organizational changes. I have strong skills in organizational development, senior stakeholder management, and contribute to effective decision-making and operational improvements. I am committed to fostering collaboration and delivering results, which are key to my contributions to transformative initiatives. I want to leverage my skills and strengths in enterprise roles that involve team management, strategic execution, and senior stakeholder engagement. With my extensive business experience and exposure to various roles in portfolio, project, program, and enterprise settings, I aspire to apply my expertise in a complex, cross-functional environment to drive broad transformational initiatives. As a former co-chair of the LGBT ERG network in EMEA, I actively promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and graduated from the 12-month DEI Leadership Academy at USC. Additionally, as a private pilot, I practice fast decision-making, holistic assessments, attention to detail, and effective time management.
- Driving enterprise business transformation initiatives that enable cross-functional changes, fuel growth, and support Nike's strategic objectives - Collaborating with senior leaders and business stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making and effectively prioritize initiatives - Providing insights to help define project scope, build development plans, and implement and track progress to ensure continuous improvement and sustained value - Supporting projects across project management, program governance, change management, communication, successful delivery, and risk management - My projects encompass organizational changes, enhancing wholesale business operations, elevating the retail experience, increasing process efficiency, boosting assortment productivity, and ensuring portfolio coordination
I'm passionate about aviation and pursued my dream of obtaining a Private Pilot License
- Representing the Supply Chain and leading functional efforts in projects that enable digital transformation - Developing and implementing processes to support various initiatives, including assortment and financial planning capabilities, pricing optimization, and Online-to-Offline initiatives responding to the COVID marketplace (such as SFS, BOPIS, BORIS, and DSIS) - Orchestrating the design and implementation of multi-node deployments across EMEA, utilizing advanced analytics and scenario planning. This includes establishing the first Nike node in EMEA (Spain) and satellite nodes in Russia and Mexico
- Leading merchandise planning, allocation, and logistics for 750 stores across 37 countries, overseeing a seasonal budget of €50M - Responsible for budget construction, open-to-buy (OTB) management, markdown strategies, margin optimization, and promotional execution - Managing the distribution strategy across four warehouses and spearheading the development of new tools and capabilities - Leading a talented team of 12 professionals
- Leading a cross-functional program that is transforming the strategy and execution for Responsive Assortment and Responsive Fulfilment in EMEA (€4.5 B/year) - Managing the governance and operating model, assess and mitigate risks, and engage with senior leader forums to drive informed decision-making effectively - Defining and designing organizational changes, coordinate with stakeholders, oversee transitions for business users, and build and implement capabilities that address business needs - Piloting new process and capability that support new initiatives, resulting in a 38% optimisation of inventory usage and improved margins
- Managing and representing two Italian brands in Poland - Sales Representative - Responsible for budget oversight, supervision of collection orders, partner relationships, and coordination of brand promotions - Leading a team of 2
- Leading merchandise planning and allocation for 800 stores across 5 countries (PL, CZ, SK, RO, HU), with oversight of 180M€ per season - Responsible for managing OTB, sales, margin, and pricing strategy, as well as spearheading the development of new capabilities and operational methodologies (planning, reporting, allocation tools) - Leading a team of 9 professionals