Ville Vähäsaari

Bis 2022, Senior Manager - Inventory Planning, Wayfair

Berlin, Deutschland

Über mich

E-commerce and supply chain heavyweight with 10+ years of experience in building and accelerating key partnerships in high-growth environments. Co-founder of Motif Wein - natural wine shop in Berlin, Germany.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

E-Commerce
Sales
Customer Service
Customer Relationship Management
Account Management
B2B
Retail
Online Marketing
Social Media
Sales Management
ERP
Key Account Management
Product Management
Business Development
Start-ups
Brand Management
Advertising
Buying
Customer Support
Website
Information technology
Service
Management
Supply Chain
Logistics
Project Management
Operations Management
MS Office
Technology
Supply Chain Management
English Language
German
Process Optimization

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Ville Vähäsaari

  • Bis heute 2 Jahre und 2 Monate, seit Apr. 2022

    Senior Manager - Partner Operations

    Wayfair

    Managing the end-to-end operational performance of the Lighting supplier portfolio at Wayfair Europe

  • 1 Jahr und 1 Monat, März 2021 - März 2022

    Senior Manager - Inventory Planning

    Wayfair

    Overseeing the product availability and inventory management for large and small parcel suppliers at Wayfair Europe

  • 1 Jahr und 5 Monate, Okt. 2019 - Feb. 2021

    Manager - Inventory Planning

    Wayfair
  • 2 Jahre und 5 Monate, Jan. 2017 - Mai 2019

    Head of Buying

    MONOQI

    ∙ Manager of a team of up to 10+ direct reports (buyers, account managers, interns) ∙ Overseeing the product curation and selection of the website ∙ In-house specialist in the following categories: furniture, tech & lifestyle, fashion & beauty ∙ Accountable for monthly revenue goals of up to 3M EUR ∙ In charge of additional revenue measures such as Black Friday and other seasonal promotions ∙ Responsible for data analysis of brands and products to determine levers for growth

  • 3 Monate, Okt. 2016 - Dez. 2016

    Merchandising Manager

    MONOQI
  • 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Sep. 2014 - Sep. 2016

    Senior Buyer

    MONOQI
  • 2 Jahre und 3 Monate, März 2012 - Mai 2014

    Product & Sales Administration Manager

    Zound Vertriebs GmbH

    Distribution of fashion and lifestyle accessories in Germany and Austria Brand portfolio: Urbanears, Marshall Headphones, Coloud, Molami, Bookman, Fenice and Yumaki

  • 11 Monate, Apr. 2011 - Feb. 2012

    E-Commerce Sales Manager

    theflashgib

    Overseeing the online sales of fashion and lifestyle goods, brand building, web maintenance and troubleshooting

  • 2 Jahre und 7 Monate, März 2008 - Sep. 2010

    Sales Manager

    Anvia Oyj

    Responsible for the sales of various IT products and services

  • 7 Jahre und 6 Monate, Apr. 2003 - Sep. 2010

    Mystery Shopper

    GAPbuster Worldwide

    Quality control and brand evaluation of various Fortune 500 companies

  • 2 Jahre und 3 Monate, März 2008 - Mai 2010

    Sales Manager

    Anvia IT Oy

    Responsible for the sales of various IT-products and services

  • 3 Jahre und 7 Monate, Jan. 2005 - Juli 2008

    Public Relations Officer

    Frozen North Recordings

    PR for the independent Finnish electronic music label

  • 3 Monate, Aug. 2006 - Okt. 2006

    Photo Editor

    Seppälän Koulukuvat Oy

    Selecting and editing photos for the print

  • 2 Monate, Juli 2006 - Aug. 2006

    Promoter

    Maxxium

    Promotion of various beverage brands B2C

  • 1 Jahr und 11 Monate, Nov. 2003 - Sep. 2005

    Customer Service Agent and Online Content Moderator

    TeliaSonera

    Customer service for Sonera and Sonera Zed telecom brands, online content moderation for Huuto.net auction and shopping website

Ausbildung von Ville Vähäsaari

  • 6 Jahre und 10 Monate, Aug. 2001 - Mai 2008

    Communication Studies

    University of Vaasa

    Multimedia Systems and Technical Communication, Management and Organisations, Industrial Management

Sprachen

  • Finnisch

    Muttersprache

  • Schwedisch

    Fließend

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Deutsch

    Gut

Interessen

Music
Technology
Food
Arts
Investing

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