Direct-to-consumer fair-fashion brand scaling retail operations and supply-chain visibility
ARMEDANGELS is a Cologne-based fashion label founded in 2007 that manufactures and sells apparel under fair-trade and sustainability standards. The stack is light on infrastructure (Excel, Google Sheets, Shopify) but lean on analytics (Looker, Airflow, Meta/TikTok Ads Manager) — typical of a D2C brand in growth mode. Hiring velocity is accelerating with a marketing-heavy skew (6 roles), and active projects cluster around retail expansion, inventory optimization, and carbon footprint tracking, suggesting a shift from pure e-commerce toward physical-store operations and supply-chain transparency.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Retail
ARMEDANGELS designs and produces apparel for conscious consumers, emphasizing fair labor practices and environmental responsibility. Founded in 2007, the company operates from Cologne with a 51–200-person team and sells through direct-to-consumer channels (Shopify-powered) plus a growing physical retail footprint. Current operational focus spans retail expansion (new store playbooks), inventory and allocation management, merchandise forecasting, and sustainability reporting (carbon footprints, compliance testing). The hiring mix—concentrated in marketing and operations, with active roles in retail leadership—indicates active scaling of the physical store network alongside campaign localization.
Shopify for e-commerce, Looker for analytics, Apache Airflow for data pipelines, Meta Ads Manager and TikTok Ads Manager for paid social, plus design/CAD tools (Figma, SketchUp) and spreadsheet-based planning (Excel, Google Sheets).
Retail expansion (store playbooks, location optimization), inventory and allocation management, merchandise planning and forecasting, performance monitoring and reporting, and sustainability tracking (carbon footprints, compliance testing).
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