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Brad Vetter

Interim Exec | Digital Strategy | GTM | DTC

€1,250/day
Berlin, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Brad

15+ years DTC / Ecommerce experience with additional B2B retail (80/20) - the Americas & Europe. I build high-performance teams, with a focus on Marketing and Finance. And I am uniquely qualified to lead global teams.

• General Manager: P&L responsibility from 5m to 400m in Europe & the Americas.
• DTC/Ecommerce: 15+ years; Electronics, Apparel & Personal Wellness, FMCG, Audio & Gaming.
• Marketing: Led marketing organizations developing fully-integrated campaigns; Performance, SEO/AI/Content, Affiliate, CRM, Influencer, Social, Community and PR.
• Team & Culture Builder: Builds and coaches high performance teams. My reviews on LinkedIn say it better than I can.
• Customer Journey: Abolute customer focus, developing distinct Marketing and Site Optimization strategies for top and bottom funnel customers.
• Boards and Private Equity: Experienced reporting results, key business drivers, KPI’s and strategy to Boards and the C-Suite.
• Technical Background: Executive stakeholder for implementations and evaluations of Ecommerce, CRM, ERP, and Marketing Automation platforms.

MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Location: Homes in Berlin, Germany & Austin, TX. Can work in either location 100% and to 50%.

Specialties: Direct to Consumer / Ecommerce, B2B Retail, P&L Management, Performance & Brand Marketing, Business Development, Board & Executive Management & High-Performing, inclusive Teams.

Dual Nationality: Irish & US - Full work authority in the EU, UK and US.

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Munich (up to 50km), Cologne (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Lovehoney Group
    SVP | Ecommerce & Retail
    March 2022 - January 2024 (1 year and 10 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Led the Americas business from Berlin with local execution & centralized strategy.
    • Managed the P&L, orchestrating a significant mid-year shift from top-line growth to EBITDA growth; through strategic and operational KPI realignment.
    • Established Customer Journey and Site Optimization teams, implementing data-driven, and differentiated experiences for top and bottom funnel customers.
    • Marketing Teams encompassing Influencer Marketing, SEO/Content Marketing/AI, CRM, Social, PR, Affiliate, & Performance Marketing.
    • Assembled a high-performing, diverse, and inclusive team with a team-based mentality. My reviews on LinkedIn say it better than I can. The Americas business is now being run as a part of the UK. Owned by Private Equity firm Telemos Capital.
    E-commerce Team management Corporate strategy Market analysis P&L Management
  • Lovehoney Group
    Interim Management, US Retail Strategy
    E-COMMERCE
    March 2022 - May 2022 (2 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Developed the Go-to-Market Strategy for the Americas business, primarily focused on the DTC channel. Evaluated the Competition, Industry and addressable market size, Target Customers, and the internal team and core competencies. This short-term Interim role led to a long-term engagement to execute the localization strategy.
    E-commerce Leadership Continuity GTM Strategy Global Business B2B Retail
  • Monoprice
    Managing Director, Europe
    March 2018 - June 2021 (3 years and 3 months)
    Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Germany
    Developed the Strategy -> Hired the A+ core team -> Delivered profitability in Q4 2020.
    • Founded the European business, creating a high-growth and profitable business unit: DTC Ecommerce, Marketplaces & B2B2C Retail.
    • Managed the marketing programs from Performance Marketing, SEO/ Content, Affiliate, PR, Trade Shows, CRM, & Community Engagement utilizing working students.
    • Refined the catalog and merchandising to focus on 3D Printing, Gaming, Audio & Headphones where we had a differentiated value proposition for our target customers. Profitable in Q4 of 2020 with YoY growth of 230% from 2019 to 2020.

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Education

  • Master of Business
    University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing
  • Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of Arts
    The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business
    Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance

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