ER–SHOP

ER–SHOP

One-person consultancy · Bratislava, Slovakia

  • FieldExpansion · Sourcing · M&A
  • MarketsSK · CZ · DE · AT
  • LanguagesSK · DE · EN
  • Company ID54 561 612
  • Tax ID2121729918

Consulting for manufacturers and retail · SK · CZ · DE · AT

I open markets, find suppliers, and check companies before you buy them.

For more than 12 years I have run projects between Germany and Central Europe — building retail networks, strategic purchasing, sourcing in Asia and acquisition reviews. You work with me directly, with no consulting team in between.

Get in touch What I take on

01 — Services

Four areas that hold one project together

Market entry rarely fails on a single thing. Usually what's missing is a supplier, a document, or the person keeping it all together. I take on all three.

Expansion and project management

From the decision to enter a market to a network that runs without you.

  • Market analysis, distribution model and partner selection
  • Store openings and rollout, including POS and service operations
  • ERP deployment (Odoo) and consistent processes across dozens of locations
  • Budget, schedule and reporting to headquarters

Strategic purchasing and sourcing

Suppliers that still hold up under an audit two years from now.

  • OEM and private-label manufacturing in Asia and the EU
  • Tenders, price negotiations and framework agreements
  • Supplier screening (KYS, KYC, KYBP) and risk assessment
  • Trade fairs and on-site factory audits

M&A and due diligence

The numbers, the risks and the red flags before you sign.

  • Financial and operational due diligence
  • Valuation, LOI material and negotiation strategy
  • Analysis of retail networks and their potential across CEE
  • Post-merger integration and process alignment

Technical documentation and compliance

Manuals and compliance for machines and appliances in the SK, CZ and DE markets.

  • Operating manuals and technical annexes in Slovak and German
  • Regulatory differences between markets — for example gas appliances at 30 mbar in SK/CZ versus 50 mbar in DE
  • Specialist translation SK ↔ DE ↔ EN, including accounting and engineering terminology
  • Documentation for product launch and for reporting to the parent company

02 — Projects

A selection of work that came across my desk

Listed without client names. References available on request and with consent.

45+locations

ERP migration and POS rollout

Moving a tool retail chain onto Odoo — point of sale, service processes and training across every location in Slovakia and Czechia.

82CEE stores

Acquisition review of a retail chain

Analysis of the network and its economics, valuation, LOI drafting and negotiation material for the buyer.

320accounts

Annual accounts SK → DE

Translating and mapping the Slovak chart of accounts into the German structure and building the income statement for the parent company.

OEMsourcing in Asia

Suppliers for two equipment brands

Finding and vetting manufacturers for garden and workshop equipment, including negotiations at spoga+gafa in Cologne.

30 / 50mbar

Launch of a gas appliance brand

Integrating the range into the Slovak sales channel, including pressure variants and market-specific documentation.

SK + DEdocumentation

Manuals for electric vehicles

Instructions and hydraulic annexes for an electric truck and an electric tricycle, in one consistent layout for both markets.

Want detail on any of these? Tell me what you're working on and I'll say plainly whether I can move it forward.

03 — Working together

Three ways to bring me in

No long framework contracts. We agree the scope up front, and you always know where the project stands.

Project

Fixed scope, fixed price

Brief, milestones and deliverable agreed in advance. Fits market entry, a tender or due diligence.

Interim

Running the project inside your team

Two to three days a week over three to twelve months. I manage the people, the budget and the line to headquarters.

Support

Ongoing monthly retainer

An agreed number of hours for sourcing, reporting, documentation and supplier negotiations.

04 — About

Erik — the person behind ER-SHOP

I am based in Bratislava, with projects across Central Europe. I started in purchasing; today I run expansion projects and acquisition reviews for manufacturers of tools, garden and workshop equipment.

I negotiate in Slovak, German and English — with the manufacturer in Asia, the authority in Slovakia and the parent company in Germany. Clients usually call when a project runs through several countries at once and nobody has the time to hold it together.

  • Experience12+ years in purchasing, project management and M&A
  • LanguagesSlovak, German (C2), English (C2)
  • Based inNejedlého 3394/18, 841 02 Bratislava
  • SectorsTools, garden equipment, retail, manufacturing

05 — Contact

Tell me what you're dealing with

A few sentences about the project and the timeline is enough. I usually reply within 24 hours on working days.

  • Emailinfo@er-shop.sk
  • Registered officeNejedlého 3394/18, 841 02 Bratislava — mestská časť Dúbravka

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