Youri De Groot

Develop and execute the category and brand strategy for Street & Contemporary within a premium department store context. Build and maintain strategic partnerships with top international brands, including contract negotiations and long-term growth plans. Brands within my portfolio include: AMI Paris, Arc'teryx, Arte, BAPE, Carhartt WIP, CP Company, Cole Buxton, Daily Paper, Drôle de Monsieur, FLÂNEUR, OLAF, Represent a.o. Initiate and coordinate cross-category projects such as pop-ups, shop-in-shops, and brand activations, collaborating closely with Retail, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams. Translate market, customer, and data insights into differentiated assortment decisions and optimal pricing strategies. Actively strengthen brand experience and omnichannel execution (both in-store and online). Contribute to team development through knowledge sharing, coaching, and collaboration within the Buying team.

Lutz is a high service luxury multibrand fashion store in Vinkeveen. Responsibilties and experiences: Provided expert sales consultancy in men’s luxury fashion, specializing in made-to-measure suits, shirts, jackets, and overcoats. Advised clients across a full luxury assortment, from casual wear and denim to premium business attire, including brands such as Canali, Caruso, Corneliani, and the store’s private label. Managed buying for selected categories, including denim brands and casual ready-to-wear, ensuring strong commercial performance and alignment with store positioning. Contributed to online marketing strategy and social media management, supporting brand visibility and customer engagement. Built long-term client relationships and delivered personalized service, enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Store Manager SPARE TIME was a well-know and one of the first fashion, lifestyle and snowboard store in Amsterdam. SPARE TIME is as much about lifestyle as it is about surf and snowboarding. In august 2011 after realizing that my heart really is with fashion, sports and the retail business I switched career paths and committed totally to this lifestyle. In accordance with the owner of SPARE TIME we agreed that I started fulltime with all the responsibilities of store manager. In this role I manage the store operational and coordinate the team. Day to day contact with all suppliers about shipments and deliveries, returns and warranty issues on products. Important brands: Belstaff, Canada Goose, Woolrich, Peuterey, Sundek, Tom’s, PRPS, Paige, Citizens of Humanity, Vans, Red Wing, Ugg Australia, Mason’s, Vintage 55, Rude Riders, Colmar, Burton, The North Face, Peak Performance and others. Optimize Stock management; Visual merchandising and instore communication; Personal sales activities in field of fashion (M/F) and sports (snowboarding and skate); Communicate directly with the owner about current and future actions to achieve sales targets and customer satisfaction. Co-responsible for social media and communications. Responsible for the implementation and processing of the online sales platform winkelstraat.nl

As Adviser Off Street Parking with a background in acquisition, account management and marketing, I am responsible for sales and account management of parking management systems at Taxameter Centrale in Amsterdam. These parking systems are mostly sold including long term Service and Maintenance agreements and involve extensive relationship management and direct contact.  Responsible for Off Street Parking sales within the Netherlands in close cooperation with the Product Group Manager.  Positioning and building territory for the company’s relatively young Off Street Parking product group.  Ongoing development of sales strategies and business plans to increase sales and maintain/grow market share within a competitive market.  Establish company’s name recognition and generate sales through a combination of consistent sales calls, corporate and public account development, presentations and promotional activities directed to the key decision makers.  Main client contact point for corporate and public clients such as Lelystad Airport, Municipality Beverwijk, Purmerend, Den Helder, Tiel and many more.

In my position of Project worker Sales I'm responsible for the acquisition of prospects who are interested in outsourcing (part of) there production proces to our organisation. We can offer production workers who are convicted and imprisonned bij the Justice Department and manufacture products in prison. There by I analyze our Sales department structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions.