Casper Seider

Both Rough and Fine Planning of several new stores and SISAN projects globally for INKGA group.

• Volunteering for different NGO's in Kenya and the Maldives for the preservation of sea turtles and primates, plus travelling through Tanzania, India and Sri Lanka.

Achieving sales goals for the textile departments in IKEA Korea.

• Sales planning.
• Setting country and store goals.
• Forecasting.
• Supporting the stores achieving sales goals.

• Leading and securing the Commercial brief process, planning and implementation of country establishment projects.
• Securing sales priorities and commerciality within the concept throughout the process.

• Leading and securing the Commercial brief process, planning and implementation of country establishment projects.
• Securing sales priorities and commerciality within the concept throughout the process.

• Rebuild a team that had been without leadership for a long time.
• Brought stability to the team and secured new ways of working.

• Responsible for the implementation of METOD in the Gentofte store as part of the pilot countries.
• Responsible for the process and the implementation team.
• Taking over the project half way through and developing relationships with a team, that had been part of the process from the beginning.

• Leading the Change Management process in the store, using different medias and techniques.
• Responsible for all communication between Expansion and Store Commercial Team.
• Communicating and interacting with a broad specter of colleagues from different functions and backgrounds leading everybody towards a common goal.

• Leading the team with a strong focus on development and team spirit.
• Driving the business forward with an emphasis on meeting the customer.
• Building a strong team.
• Planning and execution of complete department rebuild.
• SLM Tool implementation and training of co-workers for sales.

• Main focus for my short period of time in Kitchen Accessories was the planning and execution of a partial rebuild of the department.
• Handing over a brand-new department and a fantastic team to the future Team Leader.

• Trainee for Textile, Carpets and Bath
• Development of the team in cooperation with my Team Leader.
• Understanding IKEA.
• Developing my strengths and weaknesses for a future leader role within IKEA.

• Sales in the Birger Christensen boutiques at Strøget and Copenhagen Airport.

• Travelling around the world experiencing new cultures and meeting new people.
• Highlights Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, crossing the Thorong La pass,

• Responsible for all administrative functions and staff management in Managers absence.
• In charge of staff training in all product categories and visual merchandising.
• Assist on buying trips to Paris.
• Right hand at the expansion and relocation of the Hermès boutique in Copenhagen.

• Coaching the team in sales and add on sales to new and existing customers.
• Responsible for all staff IT-training.

• Part time job during my foundation course for goldsmiths.

• Responsible for achieving sales goals.
• Reporting weekly and monthly to head office in Paris.
• In charge of product training and motivating my sales team.
• Staff planning and inventory responsible.
• Awarded ’Good example in a sales situation’ by independent evaluators.

• Responsible for all visual merchandising and relations with our press office.
• Top sales person 3 yrs. in a row.

• Temping for Style Inc.
• At Yves Saint Laurent, Harrods, Selfridges, Dior, Prada, Chanel and Hermès.

• Responsible for all visual and sales aspects of the Men’s Wear Department.
• Assisting on buying trips to Milan, Paris and Düsseldorf.

• Daily sales and visual merchandising.
• Contact person for press office, executive and private suite.
• Headhunted by Harrods Management.

• Harrods and Bond Street boutiques / London, UK Concession responsible with a main focus on sales and visual merchandising.