Jan Schöttelndreier

Director Commerce Platform

Karlsruhe, Germany

Experience

Sep 2019 - Oct 2023
4 years 2 months
Venlo, Netherlands

Director Commerce Platform

OfficeDepot/Viking Europe

  • Set up a drop shipping channel with 120 suppliers and 120,000 items.
  • Implemented CommerceHub and integrated it into the core business.
  • Revenue contribution from 2021 of €40 million annually.
  • Responsible for 5 direct reports and 45 employees.
Sep 2016 - May 2019
2 years 9 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Vice President Business Unit E-Commerce Solutions

asknet AG

  • Managed payment, fulfillment, and compliance for software/SaaS providers, including CyberLink, GMAC, and Steinberg.
  • P&L responsibility for €70 million in revenue.
  • Led a team of about 50 employees in Germany, Japan, the USA, and Taiwan.
Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
2 years 10 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Consultant

Self-employed Consultant

  • Executed program management, strategy processes, and sales consulting.
  • Supported clients like e-commerce service providers, online financial comparison portals, and UX startups.
  • Coaching for startups.
Feb 2014 - Feb 2015
1 year 1 month
Karlsruhe, Germany

Managing Director

Chrono24 Services GmbH

  • Built the physical watch trading business line.
  • Founded the subsidiary and implemented the service proposition.
  • Supported sales with €600k in revenue in the first year.
  • Led a team of 7 employees.
Aug 2011 - Jan 2014
2 years 6 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Managing Partner

cluetec GmbH

  • Expanded the 'mQuest' product line, an app-based survey tool for leading market research firms and corporations.
  • Clients included GfK, TNS, VW AG, and TÜV Süd.
  • Generated €1.2 million in revenue.
  • Managed a team of 6 employees.
Jul 2008 - Feb 2011
2 years 8 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Director of European Merchants and Content

Become Europe GmbH

  • P&L responsibility for sales, master data, and product management.
  • €15 million in revenue with a team of 40 employees, including 8 sales staff.
  • Clients were around 1,500 online shops in Germany, the UK, Italy, and France.
Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
1 year 6 months
Nuremberg, Germany

Head of Product Management & Development

TeamBank AG (formerly norisbank AG)

  • Responsible for product strategy, development projects, and day-to-day operations.
  • Grew the team to 12 employees.
  • Repositioned installment loans as a 'fair financial product' to enable B2B sales acceptance with Volksbanken as the new owner.
Sep 2003 - Dec 2006
3 years 4 months
Nuremberg, Germany

Product Manager easyCredit

TeamBank AG (formerly norisbank AG)

  • Strategic and operational price management.
  • Led product development projects.
  • Established structured competitive monitoring and analysis.
Mar 2003 - Aug 2003
6 months
Dortmund, Germany

Consultant

Dr. Heuser AG

  • Advised on public-private partnerships for regional economic development.
  • Led subproject management and market analyses.
  • Organized a startup competition.
Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
2 years
United States

Teaching & Research Assistant

University of Vermont

  • Supported research and teaching activities.
  • Tutored business administration subjects.

Summary

  • Overall responsibility for building, developing, and managing companies or units with online business models in international e-commerce business and trade

  • Strategic planning, management, and operations of platforms, marketplaces, and e-commerce services for startups, transformations, restructurings, and turn-arounds

  • Clear definition and implementation of technical, procedural, and commercial requirements for international online-based business models in all company phases

  • Extensive experience in product management and as an interface between business and technical implementation, as well as in cross-functional project and requirements management in complex situations (traditional and agile)

  • Customer- and market-oriented definition of products and services, from market testing to international roll-out

  • Building product management teams and international sales/support organizations

  • Skilled stakeholder management at all levels and close collaboration with all business areas critical to success

  • Routine crisis management for critical infrastructure failures and system/process errors, rapid restoration of operations and root cause resolution

  • Leading and developing up to 50 employees and 10 direct reports, project management with up to 50 project members

  • Consistent, situational, and team-oriented leadership style

  • Multiple team build-ups and enablements, even in challenging change and transformation situations

  • Strategic thinker, strong idea generator with a pragmatic hands-on mentality

  • Structured and analytical approach; clear communication of complex issues and contexts

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1999 - Jun 2000

University of Vermont

Master of Business Administration · Management, MIS, Finance · United States · 1.3

Oct 1996 - Jun 2002

University of Karlsruhe (TH)

Diploma in Industrial Engineering · Computer Science/Operations Research · Karlsruhe, Germany · 1.3