Luxury goods retailer scaling global sales and brand operations
Montblanc is a 1,000+ person luxury retailer headquartered in Hamburg, operating across 20+ countries with a sales-heavy workforce (80 active roles in sales vs. 9 in marketing). The tech stack—SAP, Pega, CRM, Power BI, Looker—reflects operational maturity typical of established retail, but hiring velocity centers on frontline sales and customer-facing roles rather than backend transformation, indicating focus on channel expansion and same-store productivity over platform modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Training, Brand Director, Training Director, Payroll Head
Montblanc manufactures and sells luxury goods globally, with a 118-year history (founded 1906) and public company status. The business model blends direct boutique operations (visual merchandising and staffing are active projects) with wholesale channels (wholesale marketing plans in flight). Current operational priorities include CRM system implementation, customer contact planning for product launches, and brand communication strategy rollout. Pain-point data reveals typical retail friction: inventory accuracy, customer service quality, sales target attainment, and boutique performance optimization dominate internal discussions.
Hamburg, Germany. The company was founded in 1906 and is publicly listed.
SAP (ERP), Pega (workflow), CRM systems, Power BI and Looker (analytics), Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365 suite, and Google Workspace for productivity and internal operations.
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