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Johanna LessmannJL

Johanna Lessmann

Digital Trading & DTC strategy specialist

€347/day
Manchester, GB
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Johanna

Highly commercially astute and driven individual with hands on and leadership experience across both, Digital Marketing & Trading to drive eCommerce sales with proven track racord of achieveing double-to-triple digit YoY growth. I have worked across 24+ eCommerce sites, managing everything from stock to sales forecasts to New Customer Acquistion & Retention strategies as well as website Conversion Rate Optimitisation. I currently support small(er) businesses with their DTC growth and localisation strategies into new markets.

I am known to challenge the status quo, always seek new oppprtunities & optimisations to increase sales and drive incremental revenue. I have managed multicultural teams and have been recognised by clients, as well as internal stakeholders to be humble & approachable whilst delivering outstanding results.

Feedback

Clients say: "You have been there from the start and we couldn’t have done it without you. Good luck on your next adventures, thank you and keep in touch." (General Manager, Premium UK Skincare Brand)
Former Employer: "Johanna has been a great addition to the team and the insights she is providing will be very helpful." (CEO & Founder, Fashion brand)
Previous manager(s) say: "Johanna continues to deliver excellent results across all her clients, whilst managing a large team. Of particular note is [...] performance, with account delivering it's largest month to date since the partnership began." (General Manager, CPG Beauty Category);
"I'm really pleased with how Johanna has moved into her new role and I am extremely grateful to have
her as the most valued member of my team." (Head of eCommerce)

- MBA graduate (distinction)
- Employee of the month award February 2021 (out of 600+ employees)
- Trilingual (German, French, English)
- Experienced across APAC (Asia + Australia), EMEA & US market
- 4+ years DTC experience
- Strenghts: Analytical skills, CRO, COS / ROI optimisations, forecasting & profitability
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Manchester (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Club L London
    SENIOR TRADING MANAGER (UK
    May 2022 - Today (4 years and 1 month)
    - Building trading department from scratch by implementing new processes whilst recruiting for additional team members (currently total team of 3).
    -Day to day tasks include gross & net sales performance tracking, leading daily sales check in with Senior Leadership Team, weekly reporting to CEO & CFO, setting targets by territory and relevant relevant KPIs, coordinating activity with different departments (Merchandising, Marketing, eCommerce, Operations & Customer Service) and driving new initiatives (short term wins as well as long term projects).
    -Implementing new cross-departmental ways of working, sale trackers & website performance reviews for conversion rate optimisation.
    -Responsible for local (UK) and international territory growth (across the United States, Australia, France and Ireland), assessing new market opportunities (Europe & Canada), evaluating market profitabilities with finance & driving loyalty through the APP as well as wholesale in the Middle East.
  • THG Ingenuity
    SENIOR TRADING MANAGER (EMEA, APAC)
    February 2020 - April 2022 (2 years and 2 months)
    - Led total team of 18 Traders (4 Managers and 14 Executives) within CPG Beauty Trading Division to deliver best results.
    -Established sales forecasts, setting and monitoring KPIs, evaluating overall ROI and P&L results to make data driven decisions and drive retention for increased CLTV.
    -Worked in synergy with various functions across the Business ranging from Operations, Marketing (Paid Media, SEO, Affiliates, CRM & Influencer marketing), Strategy to Customer Care, Client Services and Finance and planned Marketing activations in line with the territory specific Trading Calendar.
    -Reported on Trading & Marketing KPIs, ROAS and CAC.
    -Responsible for the short- and long-term DTC success for brands including Melvita, Erborian, Elemis (l'Occitane Group) & Burt's Bees (Clorox) across EMEA & APAC by developing new initiatives and enabling strategic drivers (e.g. through new website functionalities, loyalty schemes or CRO).
  • Gymshark
    SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE (DE, FR)
    October 2018 - August 2019 (10 months)
    - Led social media campaigns and marketing calendar for the French and German market.
    -Applied local market knowledge to drive the company's 'local globally' strategy forward.
    -Used platform insights combined with market and competitor research to optimise localised approach.

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Education

  • Master of Business
    Cardiff University
    2018
    MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (FIRST CLASS),
  • MBA
    Russell Group University
    MBA

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