Case Studies
Platform initiatives with measurable impact.
Return-to-Exchange Feature Launch
Context: High return rates were driving revenue erosion and customer dissatisfaction in Indonesia.
Problem: The existing workflow treated returns as a loss instead of a retention opportunity.
Decision: Coordinated the Indonesia rollout of an exchange feature that surfaced alternative inventory options before refund processing, aligning marketplace, support, and operations teams.
Result: Converted ~15% of returns into exchanges, preserving €695K in revenue.
Cost-to-Serve Optimization
Context: Shipping fees were misaligned with underlying logistics costs, creating margin leakage across transactions.
Problem: Flat discount logic failed to account for cost-per-kg structure, eroding unit economics at the SKU and lane level.
Decision: Diagnosed logistics subsidy leakage via SKU and lane-level analysis. Redesigned shipping fee models to realign pricing with cost structure within system constraints.
Result: Reduced annual costs by €520K without degrading service levels.
AI Support Automation
Context: Seller support coverage was limited to business hours, leading to SLA breaches and inefficient L1 handling.
Problem: Human availability constrained response times and created backlog during peak periods.
Decision: Integrated a third-party AI chatbot into seller support workflows via Intercom. Defined KPIs, structured the rollout plan, and monitored deflection performance across regions.
Result: Achieved 68% ticket deflection and expanded coverage to 24/7 autonomous support without additional headcount.
Payment Handling Fee Design
Context: Payment processing costs were fully absorbed by the platform while charging a handling fee had become standard practice across the e-commerce market, creating an unfavorable cost-income ratio.
Problem: Introducing a handling fee risked customer churn if rates were misaligned with market norms. The design required balancing cost recovery against customer experience — including whether to differentiate fees by payment method.
Decision: Modeled margin sensitivity and benchmarked handling fee structures across major regional platforms. Recommended a tiered structure with differentiated rates for standard and COD payments, staying within market range while recovering meaningful margin.
Result: Projected €200K annual revenue uplift. Proposal went live after handover to successor team.
Routing Automation Initiative
Context: Route activation required manual configuration, creating a 5-day lead time and limiting network scalability.
Problem: Manual setup dependencies introduced delays and operational bottlenecks across a 130-node logistics network.
Decision: Designed the logic-architecture for a new nationwide routing engine, partnering with engineering to implement automated activation rules and remove manual configuration dependencies.
Result: Delivered a 60% reduction in activation lead time (5 days → 2 days), enabling faster network expansion.
Global Onboarding Standardization
Context: Regional seller onboarding workflows were fragmented across 6 markets, creating cross-functional friction and avoidable support ticket volume.
Problem: Inconsistent processes between regional and local teams limited scalability and created operational confusion.
Decision: Designed and deployed a unified regional operating model, consolidating fragmented workflows into a single global system with clarified ownership boundaries and codified operating procedures.
Result: Eliminated back-and-forth tickets between regional and local teams, enabling scalable onboarding across markets.
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