Jan Loewen

LOEWEN CONSULTING

My focus is on the FMCG, cosmetics, fashion and luxury & lifestyle industries. 
Here is a selection of my placements in the recent past:
•Country Director Middle East Intl. Fashion Brand
•Commercial Lead Luxury Beauty Brand
•Senior Brand Manager Fragrance Brand 
•Team Lead Supply Chain/Demand Planning Beauty Distributor
•Head of Sales Premium Salon Brand
•Marketing Director - Fragrance & Make-up
•Business Process Manager Intl. Fashion Brand
•Country Sales Manager - Lifestyle Drinks
•Head of Marketing - Premium Brand Consumer Goods
•HR Director - "Hidden Champion" 
•Head of Retail Design - Luxury Cosmetic Brand
•Marketing Director DACH - Intl. Fragrance & Cosmetic Brand
•Head of Sales DACH - Luxury Cosmetic Brand
•Head of Vendor & Merchandise Management - Fashion Online Store
•Director Global Retail & Franchise - International Galleries
•Sales Director Professional Haircare

I strongly believe in a consulting approach that is based on personal experience.
In my more than 25 years in various companies with very different cultures, I have developed and globally launched brands, products and collections, designed and implemented countless advertising campaigns, sat "on the cold side of the table" as a key account manager and, as managing director, was responsible for the P & L.

I base my consulting projects on this practical experience - it helps if you know what a candidate should "deliver".

Executive Search - Owner

Hofmann Consultants GmbH - Executive Search

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Executive Search - Partner

Brandextend GmbH & Co. KG

- Building structures and processes for the new service "License Managment"
- Defining target industries, potential licensors and licensees
- Addressing the prospects
- Akquisition and consulting on new licensing projects

Freelance Director Licensing

HUGO BOSS

Overall responsibility (Strategy/Turnover/ Value Contribution) for the HUGO BOSS license portfolio 
- Fragrances with Procter & Gamble
- Eyewear with Safilo
- Watches with Movado/MGI
- Kids Wear with CWF
- Home with Fremaux 
- Mobile Phones with Samsung
- Mobile Phone Accessories with Telecom Lifestyle Fashion
- Shavers with Braun
- Helmets with Nexxpro
- Writing Instruments with Plastoria 

o Management of the license portfolio concerning royalty income and profit
o Leading the licensees concerning strategy, concepts, product, price, communication and distribution
o Working with partners on execution
o Define new product categories/markets for future license business 
o Screen the market, select new partners
o Negotiate the license contracts

-> Achieved outstanding growth in the core categories 
-> Enriched license portfolio with exiting new product categories

Managing Director/Global Licensing Director

Overall responsibility (Strategy/Turnover/ Value Contribution) for the HUGO brand (Brand Management Creative Management, Pattern Design for HUGO Man, HUGO Woman, HUGO Shoes & Accessories) 

-  Repositioned the brand as “Avant-garde Fashion for Urban Creatives”
- Strong cooperation with external Art Director Bruno Pieters in Design, Marketing and PR
- Executed new positioning as well as design language in product, marketing and at POS
- Reduced collection complexity / COGs to drive profitability

Senior Vice President HUGO / Brand Director HUGO

Procter & Gamble

Overall responsibility (Strategy/Turnover/ Value Contribution) for all salon exclusive Care- and Styling- Brands in broader salon distribution /14 employees, net sales volume Care/Styling : approx. 250 Mio.€ worldwide
- Transferred the care and styling brand management teams from Darmstadt (Wella) and Lenzkirch (Kadus) to Geneva
o Built new international organization “Salon Retail Lines” within P&G
o Integrated new people (P&G and external)
o Implemented new P&G processes for marketing and project
management
- Achieved outstanding growth in the care segment by globally relaunching the
major care brand Lifetex/Biotouch - enabling the company to reduce gap in
market share vs. main competitor
- Defended global market leadership in the styling segment with an aggressive
promotion plan for the major styling brand High Hair (Europe) and relaunches
of various “local jewels” (Japan, Europe, Asia/Pacific)
- Delivered outstanding bottom line improvement in care and styling (strongly
outperformed total results of the Business Unit)

Marketing Director WELLA Professional Care

15 employees, net sales volume Care : ca. 200 Mio.€ worldwide
- Definition of the global/regional marketing strategy for the salon exclusive care brands based on the company strategy
- Developed global relaunch of System Professional (selective distribution) by upgrading all marketing mix elements enabling the brand to return to a growth path (in 04/05: + 18% vs. PY)
- Launching Lifetex / Biotouch in “white spot” regions (US, APAC) compensating decline in developed countries (Europe)
- Developed product innovations for global and regional brands to fill initiative pipeline for the transition period (Move to Geneva in 07/05)
- Development and execution of a global e-business strategy for the Professional Division
- Developed a globally consistent internet appearance of all Wella subsidiaries and brands
- Roll-out of Online-Shops and Portals in top priority countries
- Conceptual development of innovative e-marketing initiatives (e-mail
marketing, e-couponing, mobile marketing, ...)

Head of Category Care and E-Business (Professional Business)

Wella

Marketing Manager Professional Business (B2B)

Key Account Manager Consumer Business (FMCG)

Wella AG

Product Management Consumer Business (FMCG)

Ich helfe Dir/Ihnen bei der Besetzung von Leitungsfunktionen und Positionen für Top-Spezialisten im Markenartikelbereich und im Handel. Dabei konzentriere ich mich auf die Absatzseite (Marketing, Vertrieb, Retail und E-Commerce) sowie auf die Kernfunktionen Beschaffung, Logistik, Personal und Finanzen.

Fokus hilft:  Meine durchschnittliche Suchzeit liegt aktuell deutlich unter 90 Tagen!

Vor meiner Zeit als Personalberater war ich in leitenden Marketing-, Vertriebs- und GM- Positionen bei Wella, P&G und Hugo Boss beschäftigt.

Als Brancheninsider kann ich den Suchprozess schneller und treffsicher durchführen. Ich kann den Fit mit den notwendigen Anforderungen besser einschätzen und finde schneller die richtigen Kandidaten.

Gerne unterstütze ich auch Sie/Dich bei der Suche nach Führungskräften im Markenartikelumfeld sowie im Handel. Kontaktaufnahme per email unter jan@janloewen.com, per PN oder unter +49 1573 7851 241.

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