“I appreciated Matthias’ contribution and the pace at which he stepped into the interim VP of Margin Optimisation role during an important transition period. He provided steady leadership and helped maintain strategic pricing direction across our broad, multi-category offering, spanning circa 1m SKUs and 2,500 suppliers.

During his assignment, Matthias brought greater clarity to ways of working and helped improve cross-functional alignment across the function. His leadership supported a more structured and accountable operating model for the function, which was reflected in more consistent execution across markets.

Alongside delivery focus, Matthias demonstrated positive people leadership. He engaged constructively with the teams he led, provided clear direction, and created a working environment that supported collaboration and ownership. As a result, team engagement and confidence improved over the course of the interim period.

A key contribution was the improving development of enriched pricing datasets, creating a stronger foundation for analytics and more informed, data-led decision-making. He delivered well against his objectives, achieving planned outcomes, including tangible and material margin improvements.

Overall, Matthias leaves behind a more stable and data-enabled margin optimisation setup, with clear progress made against the objectives of the interim role.”

— Senior VP, Product & Supplier Management (EMEA), RS Group