China · Apparel & Sportswear · E-commerce Growth

E-commerce &Commercial Leader

A senior commercial leader with 15+ years of experience leading $100M-scale businesses, building multi-channel growth engines, and delivering brand, revenue, and profitability outcomes for Kontoor Brands, NIKE, and adidas.

Gary Liu e-commerce and commercial leader portfolio artwork with rising China growth curves
Gary LiuShanghai · China

01 / Selected impact

Operating at scale. Delivering growth.

From business strategy to platform trading, hero products to retail execution, I turn complex commercial systems into measurable growth.

01$100M

E-commerce P&L

026

Major platforms

0315+

Years of leadership

0450×

Hero-product growth

$100M e-commerce P&L and six-platform data poster
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E-commerce at scale

Full P&L leadership for a $100M business across Tmall, Douyin, JD.com, VIP.com, Dewu, and Red.

Douyin doubled and number-one men's jeanswear data poster
02

Channel growth & category leadership

Doubled Douyin in 2024 and secured the #1 men's jeanswear ranking across key moments.

Three hundred thousand units sold and fifty-times growth data poster
03

Hero-product lifecycle

Built an end-to-end operating model from planning through in-season trading; the top item exceeded 300,000 units and delivered 50× growth.

450 doors, 300 basis points, 1,600 doors, and 30 percent seasonal sales retail performance poster
04

Retail execution at scale

A 450-door World Cup activation added 300 bps; a 1,600-door Running campaign contributed 30% of seasonal sales.

02 / Experience

Commercial leadership across brands, channels, and market cycles.

01

Kontoor Brands APAC

Lee · Wrangler · Helly Hansen

E-commerce Business Head, Lee & Wrangler China

Own full P&L for a $100M e-commerce business, delivering double-digit compound growth from 2023 to 2025 while upgrading digital brand presentation, traffic efficiency, and hero-product operations.

Interim Wholesale Business Head, Lee China

Redesigned governance, business reviews, and decision cadence through a leadership transition to secure annual revenue and profit delivery.

Strategic Commercial Planning Director, Asia

Partnered with Asia leadership on regional strategy, annual planning, and priority initiatives supporting continued growth and category leadership in China's denim market.

02

NIKE Greater China

Sales · Planning · Retail Brand

Senior Category Sales Manager, Football

Integrated product, distribution, marketing, and retail execution; led the 2018 World Cup activation and delivered 300 bps of incremental growth.

National Wholesale Business Planning & Development

Designed the store footprint strategy using macro trends, real estate supply, and location scoring, and built revenue forecasting models for key accounts.

Retail Brand Assistant Manager, Running

Elevated the Running consumer experience and led the 1,600-door cross-category FREE campaign.

03

adidas Greater China

Management Trainee

Management Trainee

Selected as one of 11 trainees from more than 10,000 applicants and completed cross-functional rotations in sales, marketing, and retail.

03 / Capabilities

Turning strategy into an operating system for growth.

01

E-commerce P&L

Clear operating rhythms built around revenue, profit, and platform productivity.

02

Growth strategy

Consumer, category, and channel insights translated into focused growth choices.

03

Omnichannel trading

Distinct channel roles across Tmall, Douyin, JD.com, and emerging platforms.

04

Product lifecycle

A repeatable model from planning and in-season trading through exit management.

05

Brand & retail execution

Brand strategy translated into premium digital experiences and scaled store execution.

Education

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

B.A. in Statistics of Finance and Insurance · Honors · Top 10% GPA

04 / Get in touch

Let's discuss the next chapter of growth in China.

Open to conversations around e-commerce growth, commercial leadership, apparel, and sportswear opportunities.