Interim CEO

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for profitable growth by developing purchasing, product range strategy, and supply chain from product idea to delivery.
• Optimize gross margins, inventory turnover, and capital tied up through active supplier management and international purchasing, with a particular focus on Asia.
• Ensure operational excellence in logistics flows, inventory management, and planning, including handling long lead times (up to 12 months).
• Develop and strengthen a younger organization through clear and present leadership, building scalable processes, structure, and a high-performance culture.
• Drive data-driven decision-making in purchasing, marketing, and sales with a clear focus on margin control and customer value.
• Actively develop the product range to ensure competitiveness, customer value, and high conversion rates.
• Report to owners/board and create clarity in goals, priorities, and results.

To be eligible for the assignment:

• You have documented experience as a CEO, COO, or business area manager in e-commerce and/or retail.
• Entrepreneurial and driven to achieve results in a fast-growing organization.
• You have strong expertise in international purchasing, negotiation, and supplier management, with extensive experience in Asia.
• You have worked with long lead times (12 months) and can balance capital commitment, availability, and profitability.
• You have a genuine interest in the product and a proven broad understanding of e-commerce for consumers, preferably in the home, leisure, construction, or gardening sectors.
• You have solid experience in supply chain, inventory management, and logistics optimization.
• You are a confident change leader who has developed young teams to become self-sufficient, responsible, and high-performing.
• You are analytical and business-driven, with a strong ability to understand and manage the relationships between purchasing, price, margin, and customer value.
• Structured, clear, and secure, but quick in decision-making and action.

Meritorious:

• Academic education in economics, engineering, logistics, or equivalent.
• Experience from entrepreneur-driven or owner-managed companies.
• Experience in turnaround, transformation, and building processes and structures.

About the process: 

The assignment is expected to last for 12 months, starting immediately and based in Stockholm. For the right candidate, there is the possibility of a long-term role after the interim period.

We will present candidates to the client on December 15, and interviews will be conducted shortly thereafter. Do you have the right experience and want to lead a fast-growing e-commerce company into its next phase? Send us your application today!