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Martin Pokora

FMCG Retail Commercial Strategy Expert

€1,149/day
Düsseldorf, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Martin

Profitable growth in FMCG requires more than short-term gains!

Retail power dynamics have shifted. Modern retail demands robust commercial models, disciplined route-to-market structures, and negotiation strategies that hold under pressure.
Sustainable performance depends on clarity, discipline, and strategic execution.

With more than 18 years of international experience in FMCG sales and global key account leadership, I have operated across complex retail environments in Europe, leading commercial strategy and high-level negotiations for globally recognized brands.

My focus:
• Designing resilient commercial models
• Strengthening route-to-market execution
• Leading international key account portfolios
• Delivering sustainable margin performance

Engaging across international FMCG and retail environments in permanent and interim executive leadership roles
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Fluent

  • Czech

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Düsseldorf (up to 50km)

Experience

  • 4Growth Consulting
    Partner
    April 2025 - Today (1 year and 2 months)
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    Strategic advisory and interim leadership in Commercial Excellence and Global Key Account Management for international FMCG brands across European retail markets. Driving commercial growth through governance design, capability development and Route to Market transformation.
    • • Advise on strategic commercial frameworks and negotiation preparation within European retail ecosystems
    • • Deliver capability building programs and executive trainings in Commercial Excellence and Key Account Management
    • • Advise senior leadership on commercial strategy, pricing architecture and trade terms optimization
    • • Lead cross functional alignment across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and Marketing
    FMCG Commercial Strategy Sales Excellence
  • Refresco
    Head of International Customer Management
    September 2022 - March 2025 (2 years and 6 months)
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    • • Managed and developed strategic relationships with major international retail and wholesale customers
    • • Designed and implemented a structured Key Account governance framework, improving KPI transparency and performance consistency across business units
    • • Introduced a standardized Customer Management system to enhance reporting, forecasting accuracy and commercial decision making
    • • Strengthened cross functional collaboration across Sales, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations to ensure aligned customer execution
    • • Contributed to organizational capability building and commercial process optimization to support sustainable growth
    Retail Growth Strategy Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy Sales Excellence
  • Ritter Sport
    International Key Account Manager
    July 2020 - August 2022 (2 years and 1 month)
    Stuttgart, BW, Germany
    • • Designed and implemented full company wide channel strategy
    • • Delivered the strongest Hard Discount turnover growth in six years, contributing 24 percent to total global company growth in 2021
    • • Conducted complex commercial negotiations with leading international retail organizations, resulting in 17 percent year on year turnover growth and expansion to approximately 270.000 additional in store placements
    • • Held direct responsibility for hard discount channel execution in Germany
    Retail Growth Strategy Business development Commercial Negotiations

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Education

  • Executive MBA, International Business
    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
    2025
    Executive MBA, International Business
  • Executive MBA
    University of Cologne Business School
    2025
    Executive MBA

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