Gabin Lardeux

Operating as an intrapreneur within a €4.4B retail leader, bridging the gap between corporate strategy and operational execution for the SDA/MDA accessories and consumables portfolio. 🔹 Strategic Growth: Managed the full product lifecycle and commercial roadmap, taking innovative ideas from concept to shelf. 🔹 Major Achievement: Spearheaded the end-to-end development and launch of a sustainable product line (internally recycled accessories). Defined the go-to-market strategy and sourced international suppliers (China), generating over €2M+ in revenue. 🔹 Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinated with internal teams (Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance) and external partners to ensure seamless project delivery and brand consistency. 🔹 Data-Driven Strategy: Analyzed sell-out data, competitor trends, and unit economics to define pricing strategies and optimize profitability.

🔹 Operational Excellence: Managed order processing, stock rotation rates, and product flows for high-velocity categories. 🔹 Process Optimization: Identified operational roadblocks and implemented corrective actions to secure supply chains, reduce shrinkage, and improve stock availability. 🔹 KPI Monitoring: Tracked performance metrics to ensure seamless back-office logistics, directly supporting retail teams and improving the overall customer journey.

🔹 Consumer Insights: Developed a profound understanding of client needs, consumer psychology, and the sales cycle through direct retail advisory. 🔹 Performance: Consistently achieved sales targets in the Home Comfort department while maintaining high customer satisfaction metrics and building long-term trust.

🔹 Market Intelligence: Conducted strategic market research to identify and qualify new potential B2B partners across European and South African markets. 🔹 Ecosystem Expansion: Assisted in the strategic expansion of the client base, executing international prospecting campaigns and lead generation. 🔹 Trade Operations: Managed international shipment tracking, negotiated freight quotes, and resolved transport disputes to ensure smooth export flows.

-Sales in the furniture branch -Customer advice -Order taking -Advice to foreign customers

🔹 B2B Business Development: Spearheaded research to identify European distribution partners for a niche sustainable/organic cosmetics brand. 🔹 Lead Generation: Built and qualified a comprehensive prospecting database, initiating cold calls and introductory negotiations with foreign distributors.

🔹 Strategic Consulting: Supported Irish SMEs in their international export strategies through detailed market studies and value proposition analysis. 🔹 Competitive Intelligence: Analyzed macroeconomic trade statistics and local consumption habits to provide actionable insights and quantitative reports for clients entering new markets. 🔹 Cross-Cultural Business: Studied cross-cultural business behaviors to facilitate client negotiations and foster international partnerships.

Answering incoming calls and managing reservation schedules as well as online chat.

Selling and advising to customers.

Processing the orders to support the supply chain for a large technology retail chain.

Master 2 International Executive MBA at IAE Lille is a program fully taught in English, designed to develop leadership and management skills in a global business environment. The curriculum combines lectures, case studies, project management, and business simulations to build strategic and operational expertise. The program emphasizes public speaking, group discussions, and active participation, while fostering strong analytical and communication skills. This year’s class brings together students from 15 different nationalities, creating a truly international learning environment. Courses are led by lecturers, business professionals, and international faculty, with opportunities for study or work abroad through active global partnerships.