Ioannis Tzogas
Senior Project Manager
Athens
Summary
Talented Senior Project Manager with excellent client oversight and issue resolution talents. Highly effective overseeing multiple tasks and employees at once. Dedicated to detail-oriented leadership and goal-oriented planning.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Tech Senior Project Manager
Public Group
03.2024 - Current
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology and digital transformation projects, ensuring on-time, in-scope, and on-budget execution across the full project portfolio.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects with a focus on maximizing organizational value, resource optimization, and business impact.
- Oversee project portfolio governance, driving prioritization and alignment with strategic goals and operational excellence targets.
- Establish and monitor project timelines, milestones, and KPIs to ensure full delivery and measurable business outcomes.
- Drive collaboration across business, IT, and external vendors to ensure seamless execution and stakeholder alignment.
- Implement standardized project management methodologies and best practices to improve delivery efficiency and consistency.
- Identify and mitigate project risks proactively, developing contingency plans to safeguard delivery and performance.
- Support demand management and project intake processes to balance strategic priorities with available capacity and budget.
- Provide transparent reporting to senior leadership on project health, financials, and value realization across the portfolio.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance within cross-functional delivery teams.
- Main Achievement: Successful delivery of multi-project technology portfolio, achieving 95% on-time and in-full completion rate and driving €200K annual OPEX savings.
Principal Business Consultant
CGI
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Led end-to-end digital transformation projects, enhancing omni-channel customer and partner experiences.
- Spearhead the digitalization of in-store processes, improving operational efficiency and streamlining customer experiences.
- Develop and implement innovative solutions to drive business growth by integrating sales tools with cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize sales operations and drive business growth through innovative technology solutions.
- Successfully managed client relationships, delivering tailored consulting services that align with business objectives and industry trends.
- Main Achievement: Launched Retailer’s store app, +25% increase on Productivity
Senior Digital Business Development Manager
adidas
06.2021 - 03.2023
- Create Go-To market approach and define the overall operating business model for new Partner Integrations & Market Extensions.
- Part of the EU Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) Senior Leadership Team.
- Create and drive an operating framework for commercial negotiations with external partners.
- Manage complex commercial discussions and contract negotiations, with senior stakeholders(C-Level) & legal professionals.
- Perform extensive market research to examine landscape and industry trends in order to define the yearly Business & Product Roadmap for EU Partner Program.
- Responsible for the end-to-end integration of new Partners and new Digital Capabilities, into adidas Digital Landscape.
- Main Achievement: Delivered a business roadmap of 21 million $ in annual revenue
Digital Business Development Manager
adidas
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Launch the first dropship account & creating the blueprint within EU Partner Program, wholesale, eCom and Midscale Partner flows.
- Market Scoping for retailers and digital marketplaces across Europe and identifying new business opportunities & potential partnerships.
- Identify business cases and potential risks for new business models.
- Develop and implement strategic business plans for a marketing strategy, for commercial launch.
- Drive and implement the end-to-end integration of new business models, Marketplaces and Online Platforms, into the Partner Program landscape.
- Create a new business function and implement new business models, processes for new Digital Capabilities, Online Channels & Program Enhancements on current business processes.
- Main Achievement: Creating the blueprint and setting up the foundation for EU Dropship Business Operating Model (more than 40 million in revenue)
Digital Business Operations Manager
adidas
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Develop and facilitate all product content management activities, related but not limited to, the on-time product on-boarding and digital asset creation.
- Measure daily performance using relevant KPIs and proactively flag risks and opportunities.
- Responsible for all activities related to order management, order fulfillment and overall order-to-cash lifecycle.
- Optimize existing business processes & ways of working, through new digital & omni-channel capabilities.
- Manage implementations and testing as a power user, across multiple internal & external platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve consumer experience and overall customer service processes.
- Support the execution of digital merchandising strategy and adapt output to meet the needs of local consumers and partners.
- Capture Partner specific requirements to ensure optimal presentation of adidas products on their platforms and optimizing end-to-end product data and content delivery.
- Main Achievement: Technical integration of 9 new partners into adidas digital landscape
Marketplace Operations Lead
Nike
09.2016 - 08.2018
- Represent Operations, within Integrated Account Team to ensure healthy marketplace.
- Mechanics of inventory management and mutual profitable growth.
- Order Book Management and Order Book Reconciliation.
- Working close with Sales and Planning team on inventory liquidation options, analyzing Sales Performance, identifying risks and maximize opportunities.
- Formulate Category Monthly Shipping Targets.
- Align with Transportation and Warehousing Teams to ensure efficient process flow and minimize risks.
- Main Achievement: Delivered ambitious business plans and targets, higher than 100 mil. € in order book value, on a yearly basis
Digital Supply Chain Analyst
Nike
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Ensure a reliable and premium cart to home and return to refund experience for digital consumers.
- Responsible for Digital product Launches and Inventory Management control.
- Continuous process improvements and Digital Supply Chain Reporting. Lead Return to Refund Dashboard project.
- Plan and coordinate logistics services with central distribution center and external logistics service providers in order to meet agreed KPIs.
- Ensure smooth and seamless day-to-day operations, with specific focus in Reverse Logistics.
- Represent the digital business in monthly/quarterly business reviews with various vendors and external logistics service providers.
- Main Achievement: Established the end-to-end process flow for returns, for Nike EU Digital DTC business
Intern - Sports Marketing Operations
Nike
08.2014 - 02.2015
- As part of the Sports Marketing department, provide individualized services for hundreds of athletes in Football and Track and Field.
- Build forecast reports for the upcoming seasons and analyze day-to-day operations and supply chain models.
- Lead order entry process and Seasonal Contract Management. Perform daily tasks in SAP.
Education
MSc - Urban Port & Transport Economics
Erasmus School of Economics
08.2016
Adidas Advanced Digital - Planning Your Digital Business
08.2022
BSc - Management Science & Technology
Athens University of Economics & Business
06.2012
Skills
Project planning & scheduling
Client relationship management
Scope management
Cross-functional communication
Agile methodology
e-commerce & Marketplace Operations
AI Transformation
Supply Chain Management
Account Management
Vendor Management
Performance monitoring
Team leadership
Timeline
Tech Senior Project Manager
Public Group
03.2024 - Current
Principal Business Consultant
CGI
03.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Digital Business Development Manager
adidas
06.2021 - 03.2023
Digital Business Development Manager
adidas
06.2019 - 06.2021
Digital Business Operations Manager
adidas
09.2018 - 10.2019
Marketplace Operations Lead
Nike
09.2016 - 08.2018
Digital Supply Chain Analyst
Nike
02.2015 - 08.2016
Intern - Sports Marketing Operations
Nike
08.2014 - 02.2015
BSc - Management Science & Technology
Athens University of Economics & Business
MSc - Urban Port & Transport Economics
Erasmus School of Economics
Adidas Advanced Digital - Planning Your Digital Business