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Volker Voit, International MBA Candidate

Volker Voit

International MBA Candidate ·Porto Business School

Germany

Master's degree, General Management - Innovation - Entrepreneurship

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 5 months

International MBA Candidate

November 2020 - Present

Porto Business School

Porto, Portugal

November 2020 - Present

Full Time International MBA - Graduation Dec 2021 -available to start working from August

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Management

Store Manager

January 2019 - September 2020

Al Futtaim Group Retail

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2019 - September 2020

Pre-opening recruitment of the full store team
Part of the regional management team
Fully accountable for daily operations
Working within a matrix organization
Implementation and maintenance of working standards according the global IKEA concept guidelines as well as local rules and regulations

Company industry:
Home & Office Furniture
Job role:
Management

Market Leader

February 2017 - August 2018

Inter IKEA Systems

Netherlands

February 2017 - August 2018

Developing long term expansion- and development plans
based on extensive market studies and consumer data for the
region of SEA, Australia, New Zealand
• Being the speaking partner for the CEOs and Retail Managers
of the regional franchise businesses
• Contributing to the development of the new IKEA meeting
point portfolio with out of the box solutions and new ways of
reaching the customer
• Contribute to the global IKEA business planning process
through membership in various forums and participant in
globally relevant business planning meetings

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Country Sales Manager

January 2015 - February 2017

Ikea - China

China

January 2015 - February 2017

Accountable for the core are kitchen including the businesses (Kitchen, Dining, Cooking & Eating) as well as expansion (sales expansion department)
Matrix for store and sales managers of 8 stores in China
Member of the country commercial team
IKEA China Retail Responsible for the Commercial Integration Project to improve the cooperation and integration of Shopping Centers with IKEA Retail Stores

Company industry:
Home & Office Furniture
Job role:
Sales

Store Manager

October 2012 - December 2014

IKEA Retail Russia

Russian Federation

October 2012 - December 2014

Top 5 global sales development
Top 10 global staff satisfaction

Company industry:
Home & Office Furniture
Job role:
Management

Sales Manager Showroom

October 2010 - October 2012

IKEA Russia

Russian Federation

October 2010 - October 2012

Sales Manager Showroom of one of the largest and highest volume selling stores of the world in Moscow.
Global #1 sales in almost all areas of my responsibility
Last 4 month Deputy Director Novosibirsk as preparation for my next step in Nizhny Novgorod

Company industry:
Home & Office Furniture
Job role:
Management

various roles

September 2005 - October 2010

Ikea - Germany

Germany

September 2005 - October 2010

Management Trainee and first leadership roles

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Sales

Education

Porto Business School

December 2021

December 2021

Master's degree, General Management - Innovation - Entrepreneurship

Portugal

GPA (point): 18 out of 20

GPA (point): 18 out of 20

Grading preliminary after 50% of courses done Full time international MBA with focus on innovation and entrepreneurship

Business Academy Husum

February 2005

February 2005

Diploma, Business And Economics

Germany

GPA (percentage): 97%

GPA (percentage): 97%

Retail focussed business academy

Skills

Thinking Outside The Box

Expert

Team Motivator

Expert

Proven Leader

Expert

Analytical Skills

Expert

Coaching

Expert

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Expert

RECRUITING

Expert

BUSINESS PLANS

Expert

MEETING FACILITATION

Intermediate

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Intermediate

SALES

Expert

LEADERSHIP

Expert

MARKETING

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

French

Intermediate

German

Native Speaker

Italian

Beginner

Russian

Intermediate

Spanish

Beginner

Memberships

The Cycle Hub Arla Protein Racing Team

Cyclist and Triathlon Athlete

August 2019

Hobbies and interests

Triathlon

1st place and course record - Siberman Ultra Tristhlon (10km swim, 421km cycling, 84km running Ironman Dubai 70.3 - Amateur Bike Course World Record Finisher Ironman Hawaii World Championship 2018

Photography