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Maximilian SelowMS

Maximilian Selow

Procurement & Sourcing Expert

€1,000/day
Berlin, DE
8-15 years
Procurement
Category Management
Product Strategy
E-commerce
Business development

Average response time: 1 hour

About Maximilian

As a successful manager and entrepreneur, having built strong 8-figure-revenue B2C brands, I'm bringing extensive knowledge in product management, procurement, sourcing and supply chain. I've been working and sourcing from China, Turkey and other parts of the world for over 10 years, using a broad network of people I've carefully built and curated over the years. I'm an analytical, data-driven and structured individual with a strong hands-on mindset getting stuff done and moving your business forward.
E-commerce
Retail (Small Business)
Large Retailers
Wholesale

  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Basic

  • English

    Fluent

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

Experience

  • Contorion GmbH
    Team Lead Category Management
    June 2014 - August 2018 (4 years and 2 months)
    • From from inception, set up strategy and championed expansion of 5 technical product categories grossing up to ~20M in annual revenue.
    • Identified and partnered with >35 market leading suppliers, steering onboarding, pricing and collaborative growth strategies.
    • Led complex supplier negotiations, striving towards win-win-outcomes resulting in gross profit growth of up to 10PP over time.
    • Established and developed a diverse team of 4 direct reports, guiding negotiation efforts and fostering commitment to operational excellence.
  • STIER Industrial GmbH
    Managing Director
    E-COMMERCE
    September 2018 - June 2024 (5 years and 9 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    • Built up and positioned a strong private label / direct-to-customer brand from scratch, generating CAGR of 119% in establishing a >€50M revenue stream.
    • Forged lasting global supplier relationships, sourcing >2500 technical products from more than 200 suppliers with focus on Europe, China & Turkey.
    • Set up and streamlined international supply chain structures through 3PL collaborations, moving up to 730 TEU from ~10 different markets.
    • Established comprehensive category strategy, ensuring high product-market-fit through holistic quality and compliance management resulting in return rates of <5%.
    • Executed marketplace roll-out (amazon, eBay, Kaufland) to >10 european locales, creating strong brand and product positioning with annual turnover of >13M.
    • Creating, leading and developing a diverse team of up to 27 and directly managing 5 leads across essential functions such as Buying, Product Management, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Business Development.
    Product management Product Strategy Buying Sourcing Supply-Chain Management

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science
    Universität Hamburg
    2013
    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Business Administration
  • Nanodegree Data Analyst
    Udacity
    2018
    Nanodegree Data Analyst

Skill set

Buying
Supply-Chain Management
Sourcing
China
Product management

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