ACHIEVING GROWTH
Specialist retail consulting
ADVISE
Retail Strategic Advisory: Guided by years of invaluable hands-on experience, I offer and deliver strategic insights that will guide retail entities of all sizes towards enduring growth, seamless market adaptation, and innovative breakthroughs. My goal is to empower businesses to thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
CONNECT
Retail Specialist Recruitment - drawing from my 30-year international career in iconic retail environments I have cultivated an extensive network and a nuanced comprehension of the end-to-end retail landscape. Leveraging this, I am committed to seamlessly connecting businesses with extraordinary talent, precisely tailored to their requirements, fostering unprecedented growth and prosperity
CONSULT
Merchandise Planning, Merchandise & ERP Systems development, Sourcing and Supply Chain consulting: With an in-depth command of Buying & Merchandise planning, coupled with a profound grasp of international sourcing and supply chain intricacies and challenges, I am in a unique position to enable retailers to optimize their operations and elevate customer experiences. My expertise in both systems and strategies positions me as a catalyst for operational excellence
Specific consulting services on offer
01
BUSINESS STRATEGY
-
Business strategy development, implementation, and progress management & measurement
-
Structural & role evaluation and reorganization
-
KPI strategy dashboard development, measurement, and reporting
-
Acquisition evaluation, independent inventory analytics service
05
CONTRACT AND TERMS NEGOTIATION
-
Key contract negotiation
-
Licence & royalties
-
Concession & VTT with Department stores
-
DC and 3PL SOP’s
-
Local and international logistics
-
Property & vendors
-
Consumables and service
02
IT, ERP & MERCHANDISE PLANNING
-
Strategic IT architecture development (Broader system, environment & team evaluation, process optimisation & support)
-
Merchandise planning roadmap creation and realignment
-
ERP, Merchandise systems evaluation, selection, specification, implementation & project management
-
Merchandise team Role clarity, Process mapping and RACI development
-
Range planning, quantification, and price architecture evaluation & education
-
Excess inventory - clearance strategy, managed exit, aging
-
Report development & optimization
06
RECRUITMENT
-
Recruitment service specialising in operational spine and merchandise roles
-
Role clarity and team competence evaluation
-
Prospect skill evaluation and confirmation service
03
ECOMMERCE
-
Ecommerce strategy development, implementation (incl platform viability evaluation, selection & benchmarking)
-
Fulfilment optimization (incl reverse logistics local & international)
-
Carrier contract negotiation
-
Wholesale platform integration strategy & support
07
PROPERTY
-
Site viability & contribution analysis
-
Concession & VTT negotiation with Majors
-
Franchise agreement negotiation
04
SOURCING AND SUPPLY CHAIN
-
Strategic sourcing strategy development, evaluation, and optimising
-
Ocean freight / postal and courier tender process and negotiation support
-
Logistics and DC service establishment, benchmarking, and negotiation
-
Offshore 3pl service establishment
-
CSR strategy / roadmap development
-
Trusted trader process management
ABOUT:
PETER VENTER
Founder and CEO of LinQ Retail
Peter has over 30 years of retail industry experience across diverse retail formats with an emphasis on specialty fashion apparel and footwear but also spanning sporting, outdoor, hardgoods, cosmetics and seasonal ambient food.
​
Possessing an exceptionally strong merchant mentality and expertise in key disciplines supporting the operational spinal functions including Merchandise & Marketing, Merchandise planning, Ecommerce, Logistics, Sourcing & Supply chain, Property, Production programming & IT.
​
A particular interest, passion and expertise in Merchandise & ERP systems selection, development and configuration, Buying office and E-commerce procedure reorganization with experience in optimising performance and driving strategic and organizational change across the entire merchadise lifecycle.
​
A career building to multiple GM and Chief Operating Officer roles spanning hard and soft goods within a broad range of retail, wholesale, and vertical groups both in Australia and internationally. Senior roles held in public and private companies represent the wider Australasian retail landscape including Brand collective; The PAS group; Jeanswest; Anaconda/Spotlight; Target; Payless shoes; David Jones; Katies & The Warehouse group and more.
​
Prior to moving to Australia in 1995 Peter held merchandise management positions at Woolworths and The
Foschini Group in South Africa, as well as Management Accounting, Sales, and Production programming roles at Pepkor and Kohler Packaging after completing management accounting qualification from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (RSA).
CLIENTS & EXPERIENCE
