Christos Gavalekas

Experience

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  Warner Lambert

  May 1997 - May 2000

  Senior analyst

  Key responsibilities:• Information / Reporting Systems - design and development. • Sales Force Automation System and van-sales - design and development. • IT seminars for company’s sales force team.

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  INTRASOFT International

  Jun 2000 - Oct 2000

  IT Consultant

  Working in the Bank sector of Intrasoft, as IT Consultant, responsible for:• Case Tools - Cool:Gen (Computer Associates)• CRM solutions - Siebel, Vantive, Clarify and Oracle CRM 11i.• E-Business and Security - PKI, Baltimore solutions

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  Unilever

  Oct 2000 - now

  HR Partner Ice Cream Business Unit, FoodSolutions and IT for South East Europe. • Adopt/develop and implement the HR strategy & policies in-line with Unilever’s business strategy and vision. • Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding. • Talent development, through training (on both hard and soft skills), rotation and developing career paths. • Drive Unilever’s Performance Culture, through appraisals (mid-year, full-year), Peoples Forum and reward processes. Head of HR Services team (5 members), for Greece and Cyprus. Compensation and Benefits Mgr. HR Services' responsibilities: • Payroll / Time & Attendance • Training/Learning • Workforce Administration • Rewards and Benefits • Supplementary Pensions Scheme Show less • Responsibilities, in all areas of HR Supply Chain (in Greece & Cyprus, including 3 SUs & 2 DCs): • Lead negotiator on the 3 Unions/Works Councils of Unilever Greece and HR responsibility in the management of Employee Relations and Industrial Relations. • Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding. • Talent development, through training (on both hard and soft skills), rotation and developing career paths. • Drive Unilever’s Performance Culture, through appraisals (mid-year, full-year), Peoples Forum andreward processes. • Challenge and monitor labour cost (compensations, benefits, allowances, overtimes, shift- patterns, rejuvenation, restructuring)HR Manager, for 7 sites: • SC Head Office (Demand Planning, Customer Service, Logistics, Procurement, Quality, R&D) • Rentis Sourcing Unit (Margarine, Dressings & Homecare- Vitam, Hellman's, Klinex) • “Elais” Sourcing Unit (Olive/Seed Oil products - Altis, Fitini, Flora) • “Pummaro” Sourcing Unit (Tomato products) • Rentis Distribution Center (Warehouse & transportation of Home & Personal Care products) • Schimatari Distribution Center (Warehouse & transportation of Food products) • UPMT Cyprus Sourcing Unit (Home and Personal Care products - Comfort, Lux and Cif) Show less

  • Core HR Lead, South East Europe & People Partner for Ice Cream BU/Foodsolutions/IT South East Europe

    Jul 2019 - now

  • HRBP Manager, Supply Chain Greece/Cyprus

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2019

  • HR Services Manager

    Sept 2009 - Dec 2014

  • IT Project Manager

    Oct 2000 - Aug 2009