Geneva Metropolitan Area
- Trilingual (EN/FR/GE) with strong social skills and unmatched passion for winning and drive for results - Europe, India, Middle East, Africa, Asia and US experience. Swiss-born, UK/US educated - Solid experience in a blue-chip company (FMCG) and in Retail, used to dealing with top management - Demonstrated leadership in managing projects and audits in business units and international markets - Goal oriented and high standard of expertise with a proven ability to perform a broad range of functions quickly and accurately in a fast-paced and multicultural environment - Advanced SAP specialist with robust knowledge of MS Office Applications (Excel). IFRS, US, Swiss & UK GAAP
Promoted to Senior Regional Director of Operations. Managing the day-to-day operations of the French-speaking area (Geneva and Lausanne stores)
Promoted to Senior Director of Operations.
Member of the management board – luxury department store. Participating in meetings with the CEO of Globus and the CEO of Central Group (Parent). Managing the day-to-day operations of our Geneva's flagship store (125 million in Gross Transaction Value). Directly managing around 40 managers and employees in the departments of Administration, Facility & Logistics Management, and Security. - Administration: Finance, Controlling, Accounting, Reporting, AP/AR, Treasury Management, Audit & Compliance, Inventory Management, Workforce & Planning Management, Customer Service, Marketing, Events, and Project Management - Facility & Logistics Management: Overall responsibility for logistics, utilities, technical, and infrastructural building management - Security: Health, Safety and Security Management in the workplace Key achievements: - Successfully negotiated contracts and implemented efficient processes yielding up to 3% (600kchf) in operational cost savings per year - Continuously monitored sales efficiency per FTE and proposed adjustments yielding a 20% increase in revenue per FTE, and 30% increase in conversion rate - Strengthened controls and implemented processes yielding an increase of our audit performance by 6% per year - Proactively developed VBA programming language to create automated daily reports with financial insights and KPIs for the Sales Directors, saving 4’500 hours (2.1 FTE) in manual back-office tasks per year
Founder of Wäffler Group which goal is to control and manage commercial and investment companies of all kinds. In 2018, I decided to focus on my studies and take the opportunity go to the USA for an exchange program. Finally, I was also self-employed (freelance) working as: - Business consultant for start-ups, creation and development of digital marketing (B2B & B2C) - Event Manager and Team Leader at fairs, events, and congresses for luxury brands
Marketing Service Provider headquartered in France specialised in displays, goodies, digital signage and printing for small and multinational companies. Responsible for finance, accounting and purchasing activities for the European, Asian and United States markets (Purchasing & Procurement; Supply Chain; Strategy & Operations; Administration & Human Resources; Finance & Accounting; Project Management): - Decreased operating expenses by 30% on transportation costs via new shipping contracts with logistics firms - Improved the operating margin by 10% through the decentralised request for proposals made by customers (e-procurement) - Increased short-term treasury by more than 10% by negotiating payment terms from 45-90 to 30 days which enabled a better liquidity and cash flow management - Reduced the cost of purchases between 5-10% by implementing annual purchase agreements with suppliers - Tax optimisation on year-end results thanks to vendor orders planning
Budget Controller - AP/AR - Compliance and Tax Specialist (Shave and Oral Care): - Controlled and forecasted a budget of over $150 Mio across several functions, business units, markets and headquarters and reached -1% budget accuracy scores at year-end closure - Created efficient and simplified processes on Purchase-to-Payment for all functions which have permitted to achieve outstanding scores on Payment on time (>95%), Financial invoice legitimate (<5%) and Purchase order after invoice (<5%) - Verified Tax impact, VAT reconciliations and checked overall compliance according to internal policies and local fiscal requirements for all countries in EIMEA region Profit Forecaster (Oral Care): - Developed accurate and timely financial reports to the senior leadership of EIMEA markets and headquarters within a very short deadline using many different currencies and foreign exchanges rates worldwide - Executed analysis of the entire profit & loss statement including the cost components in order to share saving possibilities and increase the profit - Presented the risks and opportunities to the Finance Director with full comprehension of the forecasts and changes to get the best picture of the financial resources Competitive Intelligence & Competitive Analyst (Oral Care): - Conducted a complete and worldwide deep dive competitor analysis for the executives to increase value/volume sales & shares in their markets - Submitted monthly newsletters to EIMEA markets and headquarters for a better competitor understanding System & Project Manager (Oral, Personal & Health Care; Batteries; Shave Care; Beauty & Hair Care): - Successfully implemented and coordinated a new system and process which impacted 50’000 people and reduced the time spent on the previous system by half - Deployed monthly summaries regarding the pricing recommendations and changes which concerned 100 countries in EIMEA to the Vice President
- Managed accident and illness files of multinational corporations - Reinforced the contact with insurers and doctors