thorsten allenstein

director

About

Entrepreneurial spirit, results-driven and dynamic Executive with multi-faceted management experience including executive, sales, marketing and operational leadership. Experienced in the fashion industry for 20 years with a record of accomplishment in business set up, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, supply chain, wholesale, retail, franchising and branding. Self-motivated, independent and hard-working with strong skills in management, strategic planning, forecasting, negotiating, standard operations procedure development, productivity, profitability, team leadership, inventory and cost control. Specialties: Seasoned speaker at premier forums and the author of several articles in industry related magazines and newspapers. Contributes to professional education through guest lectures at fashion and management education institutes.

Country

hong kong

City

hong kong

Industry

real estate

Skill

retail, merchandising, strategy, apparel, management, fashion, wholesale, business planning, negotiation, business development, marketing strategy, new business development, product development, strategic planning, leadership, entrepreneurship, sales management, sourcing, textiles, marketing, team leadership, team management, brand management, business strategy, forecasting, sales, market research, supply chain, international business, training, global sourcing, operations management, competitive analysis, wholesale operations, international sales, public speaking, key account management, purchasing, supply chain management, budgets, integrated marketing, trend analysis, brand development, start ups, coaching, project management, manufacturing, e commerce, product marketing, p&l management

Experience

managing director india and sri lanka

triumph international

2005-5 - 2011-7 · 6 yrs 3 mos

freelance agent

okay.com

2016-8 - 2018-9 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Helping people find a home in Hong Kong and abroad or the next investment property.

president of merchandising - europe

south ocean group

2011-8 - 2013-2 · 1 yr 7 mos

senior sales manager

esquel enterprises ltd

2001-1 - 2005-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Supervised and trained the sales team Europe and set up of offices in France and Italy. * Developed profitable new premium customer accounts in Europe like Hugo Boss. * Managed the Yang Mei Garment Factory and integrated systematic operational approaches in order to achieve Hugo Boss quality standard. * Standardized and centralized core competencies.

head of buying

seidenfaedchen germany

1993-1 - 2001-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

* Head of Buying (2000–2001) * Senior Buyer (1995–2000) * Buyer (1995) * Sales Manager (1994-1995) * Sales Representative (1993-1994) * Whole Sale and Foreign Management-Assistant (1993)

director

okay.com

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

founder and chief executive officer

dvi-ltd

2013-2 - 2018-3 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Venture Capital Investment, Business Consultancy and Sourcing Office for emerging markets. Covering all aspects from establishing manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain network and a strong focus on wholesale, retail and branding. Partner at VON Production Ltd. Event Management from concept to execution for all kind of corporate events like brand activation, product launches, fashion shows, conferences or staff motivation and much more.