John Butt
Freelancer
Experience
Nov 2024 - Present
1 year 3 monthsFreelancer
John Butt Consulting
- Performance Marketing Consulting for Google, LinkedIn and Meta
- Business Strategy Development
- Analytics & Tracking Setup for PPC-Marketing
- Change Management Consulting
Apr 2022 - Nov 2024
2 years 8 monthsBerlin, Germany
Head Of Operations
Smarketer GmbH
- Steering the daily business operations and developing constant improvements
- Outperforming set goals by 33%
- Leading several operation teams; core team of 55+ employees, total size 300+ employees
- Managing all relevant stakeholders within the holding
- Leading several projects: constantly improving/developing workflows in a hyper-growth environment
- Implementing OKRs, SLAs, OLAs, customer onboarding, audits, customer distribution, and strategic customer development
- Contributing to the development of the group strategy
- Acting as a role model in the organisation and coaching and developing other Heads and Leads
- Direct reporting to COO & CEO
- Coaching other Heads & Leads
May 2020 - Mar 2022
1 year 11 monthsBerlin, Germany
Sr. Teamlead Operations
Smarketer GmbH
- Developing, communicating and implementing operational strategies across different departments
- Leading two separate departments with budget responsibility
- Managing 19 team members including Seniors, Product Leads, and Academy Leads
- Steering daily operations to outperform all quality and performance objectives
- Developing portfolio strategies as well as individual strategies
- Negotiating with partners and C-level executives
- Leading and developing employees through structured coaching and development plans
- Managing internal and external stakeholders
- Owning high-budget plans
Jan 2018 - May 2020
2 years 5 monthsBerlin, Germany
Category Lead
Brands4Friends
- Leading the buying and sales department for three categories
- Managing ten team members with budget responsibility
- Stakeholder management and key account management
- Developing individual brand strategies to improve performance
- Negotiating terms and conditions
- Inventory management and strategy coordination
- Direct reporting to Head of Sourcing / COO
Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
4 years 10 monthsBerlin, Germany
Partner
B&B Textile GmbH
- Coordinating production in India, China, and Nepal
- Strategic planning and project implementation
- Partner and agency coordination
- Steering international projects and developing new growth opportunities
- Managing over 50 partner stores
Summary
I am goal-oriented, strive for a high work and teamwork ethic combined with a certain entrepreneurial focus.
A loyal and disciplined personality both professionally and privately.
Multicultural background. Born and raised in Germany with Indian roots.
Skills
- Trainings In Business Negotiations
- Trainings In Business Consulting And Growth Consulting
- Extensive Experience In International Project Management And Leadership Of International Teams
- Several Coachings And Workshops In Working With Disg And Insights To Better Understand Individuals
- Leading And Development Of Large Teams
- Proven Track Of Leading Negotiations With Key Accounts And C-level Partners
- Project Management
- Brand Management And Building
- Sourcing And Buying
- International Sales And E-commerce
- Innovation Management
- High Affinity For Numbers And Technical Understanding
- Can-do Mentality
- Constant Business Coaching To Continuously Improve And Develop My Skill Set
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedDutch
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2008 - Jun 2013
Hanze University Groningen
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Marketing, Minor Financing · International Business & Management Studies · Groningen, Netherlands
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