Managing Director, Cozy Heaven
Cozy Heaven is a German premium bedding company with proven demand, strong products and the potential to become an enduring consumer brand. It operates as part of Everest, an AI-native commerce group.
We are looking for a Managing Director to lead it. This is a co-owner-level operating role with full authority over the P&L and full accountability for the results. The role suits an operator who has already carried meaningful responsibility for a business and who wants the authority, accountability and upside that come with being the person ultimately responsible for a company. A role with this much responsibility is not a place to learn how to run a business.
The mission
Build Cozy Heaven into a premium, sustainably profitable and independently operated consumer brand. The quality of growth matters as much as its speed. Success means stronger margins, disciplined cash and inventory management, excellent customer experience, growing repeat business and a brand that increases in value over time. You will not be doing it alone. Everest’s AI platform and technology give you tools to execute faster and decide better than a company this size normally can.
What you will own
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You will own the P&L and profitable growth, including the operating plan, financial performance, pricing, retention, performance marketing, partnerships and new channels across DACH.
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You are responsible for the brand and customer experience, strengthening Cozy Heaven’s premium positioning while improving the full journey from acquisition and delivery to repeat purchase and advocacy.
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You will own cash, inventory and operations, including purchasing, working capital, suppliers, quality, freight and fulfilment, making the right trade-offs between growth, availability and capital efficiency.
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You will lead the team and operating rhythm, across internal employees, agencies and external specialists, while driving the adoption of technology, automation and AI together with Everest.
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You will help build the Cozy Heaven playbook, turning what works here into systems and lessons that can improve future Everest acquisitions.
How you will work
You do not need to be the best specialist in every function. You need to understand the work, make the trade-offs, choose and lead strong specialists and take responsibility for the total result. This requires you to be a leading doer. Especially at the beginning, you should feel comfortable going into detail yourself when something matters. Responsibility does not stop because something sits outside your job description.
The first 90 days
First 30 days
Establish one factual view of the business: the economics, customers, products, inventory, suppliers, marketing, team and the major operational bottlenecks. Confirm decision rights, assess the existing team and agencies, and identify the few priorities that matter most.
By day 60
A rolling cash and inventory plan is in use and you are seeing the results of the decisions you have made. The commercial calendar, pricing, and testing rhythm are clear, and the most important customer, fulfillment, and supply-chain projects have clear owners and measurable progress.
By day 90
Your operating rhythm works. The necessary team changes are underway, priorities are clear and Cozy Heaven is executing one coherent plan. From there the objective is to keep compounding: a better company, stronger economics and a more valuable brand.
The opportunity
We believe the person responsible for building a company should participate meaningfully in the value they create. That is why this role combines a competitive base salary with real ownership in Cozy Heaven.
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Salary: €80,000 to €120,000 per year
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Equity: 10% to 20%
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Location: Amsterdam, with regular time in Germany
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Seniority: Senior
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Commitment: Full-time
This role can grow beyond Cozy Heaven. Proven success here can lead to broader responsibility and greater upside within Everest Group.