Nikos Alevizos

Decisive, innovative and strategy-driven leader with 27 years of experience that includes establishing new technologies and services in retail business, frequently from the ground up. Introducing productive cross-team collaboration methodologies in order to speed-up the delivery processes, aiming at being a consistently increasing individual and a financial value growth factor in the respective organizations. Having polished interpersonal and communication skills to positively influence executive management decisions, build strong client and supplier relationships and lead cross-cultural and remote teams to outperform objectives.

REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

• Last mile execution with control tower approach
• Romania and Greece logistic centralization
• SAP implementation in Turkey.
• 1ST Bazaar implementation (June 2014) . Turnover 300.000 € in 30 days
• Implementation of simplified customs procedures (first company in Greece)
• Bulgaria and Greece logistic centralization - Successful Bulgaria warehouse closing without any loss in replenishment time & cost
• Cash flow improvement of the company by usage of free zone territory in imports & scheduled product customs free out
• Supporting all aspects of supply chain in Turkey (new country acquisition of INTERPORT Greece)
• Key user in company’s logistic restructure system tool
• a. New replenishment program
• b. New reallocation program based on store sales
• c. New budgeting tool – Sales forecasting

PURCHASING MANAGER

• 10% stock level decrease through targeted purchases & product returns to suppliers
• Retail prices steady despite VAT increase from 19% to 23% based on supplier negotiations – increase in VAT mostly absorbed by suppliers or shared
• New ERP system development – SAP key user – key member in focus groups regarding basic system use & report implementation

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MGR & RETAIL MANAGER BULGARIA CYPRUS

• 6 new store openings – 4 of which had a break even within the first year due to suitable market location, cost of construction and rent levels and other 2 had a break even in 3 years’ time
• Rent negotiations leading to a 10% operation cost decrease vs pervious years

RETAIL & OPERATIONS MNGR

• 7 new store openings - 6 of which had a break even within the first year due to suitable market location, cost of construction and rent levels and 1 had a break even in 3 years’ time
• €7.000.000 increase in sales
• Sales target achievement
• First INTERSPORT store opening in Cyprus

PURCHASING MANAGER