Louise Hansen-Eilgaard

Tails & Trails is a professional dog walking service located in the Hague. I started this company in August providing more than just a walk. I was able to combine Tails & Trails together with my maternity leave.

Main responsibilities: - Managing commercial partner relationships and contracts for PostNL. - Negotiations and procurement - Cross-functional team project management - Top management escalations and deescalations - Strategic management and business development

Product Cycle Management: Managed 5 product categories from launch to end-of-life, with responsibility for channel strategy and assortment definition. Market Analysis: Conducted market research, competitor analysis, and business/channel development within NL & BE to inform strategic planning and product roadmaps. Merchandise Planning: Forecasted quantity, revenue, profit, and advertising spend budgets to support business planning and growth strategies. Communication and Reporting: Delivered presentations and reports to Management, Sales Team, and customers to communicate product performance and growth strategies.

Responsible for the long-term forecast accuracy, product availability, product allocation, and inventory control for all Sony Video & Sound categories within the Benelux market.

The role of Intelligence Specialist is to translate and integrate qualitative & quantitative insights in order to make timely, relevant, and actionable business decisions on a global level. In this role I was responsible for bringing insights about customer behavior within a market potential development program in the Asian region to the global management team. My responsibilities included: - Leading an extensive consumer insight research, conducted in several countries in Southeast Asia. - Creating feasible budgets, targets & deliverable research. - Designing workshops to present findings to various stakeholders.

I supported the Center of Excellence for Climate Change & Sustainability team with various projects. Some of the projects I have been on board with included: - KPMG’s social media campaign for COP21 (traveled to Paris for the UNFCCC Cop 21) - Drafted sector analysis reports from KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting. - In the lead contribution team for the release of the Carrots & Sticks Report 2015.

The Erasmus Sustainability Hub is aimed at integrating sustainability on all levels across the University. During the full year that I worked at the Erasmus Sustainability Hub, I was in charge of the Communication & Awareness portfolio for the first six months and co-officer of the Research & Education portfolio for the last six months. Some of the responsibilities I had during my time included the following: - Project leader: pioneered collaboration between Inter IKEA Systems BV and ESH - Organized a lecture cycle on sustainable food - Reached and involved 3000 students in 12 months of the organizations existence - Led the strategic online/offline plan. - Created the Erasmus Sustainability Hub website - In charge of all internal and external communication

Together with a team we evaluated the top theses (8.5 grades or higher) from Rotterdam School of Management to help the decision of the KPMG Sustainability Thesis Award.

With five other committee members, we organized a study trip to Scotland for 23 selected business students from Tilburg University.

This program is designed for graduates who want to be part of the solution to today’s sustainability challenges facing business and society; a new generation of leaders with the capacity to think critically about business strategies and develop new sustainable business models for the future. This program brings students into close contact with the global front-runners in corporate sustainability, with governmental organisations and with the non-profit sector.

- Was on the highest honor role two consecutive years with a 3.8 and 3.9 GPA. - Awarded Most Valuable player for both Basketball and Volleyball varsity teams