Carl Leclercq

• ● Group Strategy: Led IFZA Group Strategy refresh and implementation, overseeing execution and performance management across 12 departments to ensure consistent cross-functional alignment against organizational goals

• ● Internal Consultancy: Provided strategic advisory to the Group CEO and CCO across key initiatives including market entry analyses, mobile application development, and target operating model design

• ● Business Performance & PMO Oversight: Led performance tracking across 5 ventures, overseeing PMO functions including budget management and KPI monitoring to enforce commercial accountability and strategic alignment

• ● Ecosystem Growth & Penetration: Identified cross-business synergies and drove brand penetration across IFZA's licensee base through bundled offerings and partnership models

• ● New Venture Development: Developed comprehensive business plans for 2 new ecosystem ventures, supporting portfolio expansion and diversification

• ● Scale 360 Startup Accelerator: Co-led the strategy definition and launch of Scale 360, IFZA's startup accelerator program centered on Innovation and Sustainability

• ● ESG Strategy: Developed the Group's ESG Strategy, addressing environmental impact, labor practices, and ethical leadership across the organization

• ● Team Management: Managed 3 FTEs on a daily basis

• ● Budget Planning & OTB Management: Improved the Open-to-Buy process for 5 collections (~$200M/FY) across 75 stores

• ● Buying Sessions & Regional Reviews: Collaborated with Merchandising teams to align Buys with company goals and optimize Financial Planning

• ● Forecasting & Projection: Developed the Best Estimate forecast for current and next-year sales by category & product type

• ● Long-Term Strategy & Financial Modeling: Contributed to 3-year strategic plans through financial modeling and scenario planning

• ● Sales & Performance Analysis: Reported weekly and monthly sales performance, stock levels, and KPIs across all product categories

• ● International Retail Development: Contributed to the opening of 7 stores (China, Middle East, Japan) through sales forecasting, market entry, and location analysis

• ● Commercial & Relationship Management: Negotiated budgets and developed strategic relationships to improve sell-out and drive ROI

• ● Cross-Functional Projects: Revamped the store clustering methodology, monitored CRM initiatives, owned data quality improvement projects

• ● Retail & Sales Performance Analysis: Developed in-depth insights on sales trends, action plans, and data-driven projections

• ● Sales Strategy Implementation: Supported category managers with sales strategy for leather goods across regions

• ● Lifecycle & Planning: Defined end-of-season markdown strategies and stock rebalancing plans