René (Dipl Oec Troph) Tilly
Managing Director
Experience
Managing Director
Le Shop Vegan
- Shop & ERP systems, performance marketing
- Fulfillment: setup and operation of warehouse & shipping
- Finance: management and liquidity planning
Interim Manager Trade Marketing
CEWE
- Leading the trade marketing department
- PoS development and management
- Retail partner communication
Brand Owner & Managing Director
Dispenser-Design.com
- Development of customizable dispensers for paper towels and soaps in the premium segment
- Building the business model, network, website, and shop
- Clients: still too few
Head of Business Development
Kirchhoff GmbH
- Building webshop, ERP, and warehouse systems and sales
- Introducing platform sales and an OKR system
- Implementing a university partnership with Münster University of Applied Sciences
- Clients: ernstings family, cities & municipalities
Managing Director
misterT
- Leading and implementing transformation, process design, business development, and digital governance projects
- Integrating and managing network partners
- Clients: Birkenstock, Brandit fashion, alltours, Cewe Foto
General Manager
MAVIS GmbH
- Retail design, creative consulting, brand activation
- Development and production of POS, trade fairs & pop-ups
- Helped grow the agency from 6 to 32 employees
- Introduced budget planning & career system
- University partnership in Düsseldorf: holistic retail design
- Clients: Rimowa, Meissen, Walbusch
Sales & Senior Project Manager
MAVIS GmbH
- Business development and sales in fashion, beauty, footwear
- Planning and management of global retail campaigns
- Increased sales unit from 250K to 2M
- Clients: Mexx, Karstadt, BMW, Brooks
Branch Head FM West Region
Thyssen Krupp Industrieservice GmbH
- Led FM department for the West region with budget and staff responsibility for 420 employees
- Integrated SWI GmbH from Oberhausen into TK Services
- Clients: König Brewery, Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann
Project Engineer
Thyssen Krupp Industrieservice GmbH
- Project costing, planning and execution of new contracts for cleaning, security, landscaping, and machine maintenance in industrial plants
- Post-calculation and handover to the regional unit
- Clients: ThyssenKrupp PrestaSteerTec, Continental
Department Manager
ISS Deutschland GmbH
- Operational management of the department with budget and staff responsibility for 260 employees
- New client acquisition and project kick-offs
- Quality manager for the West region according to ISO 9001
- Clients: Dresdner Bank, ThyssenKrupp DeliCate, Henkel
Process & Organizational Developer
ISS Deutschland GmbH
- Implementation of DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and 14001
- Planning and conducting audits
- Process optimization in headquarters and branches (started as a student assistant and diploma candidate)
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services (13 years), Fashion (12.5 years), Retail (9.5 years), Information Technology (8 years), Media and Entertainment (8 years), and Tourism (8 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Sales (14.5 years), Operations (14 years), Project Management (14 years), Marketing (10.5 years), Information Technology (8 years), and Strategy (8 years).
Summary
What sets me apart
experienced 20 years of process design and communication for the hands-on build-up of business units with staff leadership, always in the context of digital transformation; managing marketing campaigns and sales projects.
competent flexible and confident to succeed in different cultures: from old economy corporations to a retail design agency with an agile way of working to medium-sized companies in transformation.
adaptable across industries in corporations and mid-sized businesses with strong analytical thinking, a structured mindset, and a focused hands-on mentality.
convincing with flexibility in mind, motivating and goal-driven, with openness and humor, enjoying complex systems and always focusing on the question: What needs to be done now?!
What is important to me? Openness, a positive attitude, respect, drive, and expertise.
What am I good at? Understanding potentials and connections, assessing impacts, and bringing people along.
What do I value in companies? A competitive spirit in the sense of wanting to win, willingness to perform, and methodological competence.
What is critical for success? A data-driven strategy that brings people on board, connects, and defines clear responsibilities.
What makes me angry? When progress and speed suffer because of politics and conflicts.
When do I get impatient? When unwillingness is hidden behind inability.
What do I bring with me? The different perspectives of a consultant, service provider, and client. Professional expertise and reliable execution in communication and process. A long-standing specialist network for operational acceleration.
Skills
- Communication
- Leadership
- Organization
- Digitalization
- Marketing
- Analytical
- Hands-on
- Approachable
- Motivating
- Flexible
- Curious
- Focused
- Networked
- Constructive
- Innovative
- Human
- Mid-sized Business
- Athletic
- Apolitical
- Agile
- Windows & Mac
- Ms & Open Office
- Asana
- Jira
- Slack
- Trello
- Shopware
- Jtl
- Wawi
- Wms
- Ffn
- Keynote
- Navision
- Wordpress
- Sendinblue
- Amazon Seller
- Google Ads & Analytics
Languages
Education
University of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein
Oecotrophology & Industrial Engineering · Mönchengladbach, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Nanodegree DIT 42
AKAD University
EFQM Assessor
pro:concept - Society for Quality Development
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