Global Key-Account Manager | Excellent cultural understanding and negotiation skills, Multi-lingual | Owner of small sourcing-agency, but actively looking for employment. Husband, Father and outdoors-man.
Niels Christian Hellmund Jensen
Profile
20+ years of experience in international B2B sales and marketing.
Empathetic leadership, with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to everything. Focusing on business and the organization as a whole.
Excellent understanding of how to combine the tactical with the strategical, while I understand the importance that the organization feels ownership of the daily goals. Both in a busy life, but also significantly associated with an ever-changing work-life.
I thrive in a busy day, with many varied challenges.
Proven track-record in:
> Key Account Management
> Project-sales and Management.
> Business-development
> Product-development
> Sourcing and procurement (Asia and Europe)
> Experience in stakeholder management
> Marketing Management (multi-channel)
> Customer negotiations
> Brand Identity Management
> Company Management (CEO)
> HR activities
> CSR planning and implementation
> Shop design and fitting.
> International exhibitions / fairs
Languages
Danish
English
Nordic Languages
German
French (minimal)
Skills
PC & Mac Super-user
WinKompas (ERP) Super-user
MSOffice Super-user
IPad & IPhone Super-user
Excellent overall technical understanding.
Work experience
Instore Agency ApS (Denmark)
2016 - 2021 Part-owner and Sales- and Purchasing manager for Instore Agency.
My primary task was to introduce new product groups, Mannequins and Shop-fittings to the group (Sweden and Denmark) and act as the group "specialist" when selling-in the new products to clients in all of Scandinavia and the Baltics.
I mainly sold Mannequins to the large high-end sports-brands like: Devold, Norrøna Sport, Bergans of Norway, Peak Performance but also had mannequin-clients like PWT-group and Intersport in Denmark.
In September 2020 our Swedish partners bought the Danish company Instore Agency ApS and my partners and my positions were terminated.
SuperSellerS ApS (Denmark)
2007 - 2014 CEO
In the summer of 2007, SuperSellerS ApS was acquired by a French group “RETIF Group”, and in that connection; I was employed as CEO, reporting to Group President (Nice, France). I managed 15 employees.
2002 - 2007 Sales- & Marketing Manager
In 2002, there was no longer room to expand the business in the current business premises and we moved to larger premises. Because we grew very rapidly (3 x gazelle awards), we needed to focus my work. I served as Sales and Marketing Manager, until I took over the directorship in 2007.
1999 - 2002 Head of Department
In 1999 I started as head of the new department of Danvay AS: Best Buy ApS. (Later SuperSellerS ApS) I worked for a period alone, where I performed all functions except finance. After just under one year we began hiring staff.
SuperSellerS ØST AS (Norway)
2009 - 2014 CEO
In 2009 “RETIF Group” acquired our Norwegian Franchise and I was employed in Norway as CEO. I managed 5 employees.
Scandinavian Outlet, Vejle
2010 - 2012 Board
Board member at the largest, user-friendliest and best equipped web-shop selling Hunting, Fishing and other Outdoors gear in Denmark
Hansen Møbler, Vejle
1996 - 1999 Salesman
Employed as a salesman at Hansen Furniture in Vejle. I was responsible for my own department in the store. I was top seller in the store several times. I was, successfully, responsible for the stores complaint processing.
Top Collection, Vejle
1995 - 1996 Sales-Trainee
Trainee with both canvas- and recurrent sales and certain administrative tasks, including price-list compilation and customer registration.
Jesper Furniture A/S, Hørning
1995 - 1995 Company Internship
Introduction of IT system with Jesper Furniture's US division. Was interrupted by the company's financial situation, and therefore unfortunately not completed.
DANSK INTERIØR in Kassel, Germany
1991 - 1992 Salesman
Salesman in Danish furniture store in Kassel. Sales from the floor and ad hoc tasks, including delivery and installation of furniture with customers.
Dronningens Livregiment, Nr. Sundby
1989 - 1990 Conscript
Military service in DRLR. After basic training I was assigned to PTR-kompagniet and was a scout in a LRRP-unit (long range reconnaissance patrol). After military service, I was active for 5 years in the reserves. .
The Woolstore, Brisbane, Australia
1988 - 1989 Salesman / Storeman
Salesman and storeman in Brisbane's largest furniture store.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Aarhus Business School - Market Economist (international marketing)
1992 - 1994
An intensive two-year trade school training that caters to business in foreign trade.
Main Line: International Marketing. Exam paper was prepared for Danvent A/S, in the Czech Republic.
Aarhus University - Law
1990 - 1991
Participated in the Law Study’s first year. Changed line of education to Market Economist.
Svendborg Business School - Business College
1985 - 1988
Toftegårdsskolen, Fåborg - 9th & 10th Grade Extended Examination
1983 - 1985
Corinda State High School, Brisbane Australia - 8th & 9th Grade High School
1981 - 1983
Rostrup Skole, Rostrup - 1st - 7th grade
1974 - 1981
Courses
IBA Erhvervsakademi Kolding - Digital Marketing
A "crash course" in Digital Marketing where we looked at everything from E-mail marketing to SoMe.
University College - College Education in Management
2014 - 2015
Module: Management in practice. Exam paper: "Distance Leadership"
VIA University College - Certification in Garuda Focus Profile
2015
Focus Profile is A professional person assessment tool offered by Garuda A/S
For further information see www.garuda.dk
DGI - Coaching Seminar
2014
Seminar referring to coaching methods and theories. A seminar which was offered to parent-coaches.
Økonomi & Personale - "Employment Law A-Z"
2010
Recruitment, General conditions during recruitment, Special conditions during recruitment, termination of the employee.
Økonomi & Personale - "Termination of employees"
2009
Knowledge of jurisprudence by single terminations and mass redundancies. Procedures around terminations so the company can reduce or avoid subsequent staff cases.