Dorotheos Chatziioannou

Experience

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  Calza Di Scandalo

  Sept 1999 - Dec 2001

  Store Manager & Assistant Operations Manager

  Responsible to develop store strategies, to raise customers’ pool, increase store traffic, Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service and optimize profitability. Achieved sales goals through training, motivating, mentoring and providing feedback to the store staff. Ensuring high levels of customers satisfaction through excellent service, Follow up with staff issues, Evaluate staff performance, Assist in the preparation and delivery of staff training and development, Provide administrative support as required for the store network.Calza Di Scandalo S.A., fashion women underwear retailer with 30+ stores in Greece. Show less

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  Vertical S.A.

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2003

  Director Of Procurement

  Responsible for procurement planning and sourcing strategies. Explore for appropriate suppliers to initiate procurement partnerships. Negotiating with external vendors, performing Risk Management for supply contracts and agreements, Budget Development and P&L Control.VERTICAL S.A. Industrial and Commercial Tights Socks Underwear Yarn Fabric is a Greece-based company active in the clothing industry. Vertical is engaged in the production of panty hose, socks and lingerie underwear and sells through wholesale and distribution to big retailers and wholesalers in Europe. The Company operates a state of the art production facility (3rd biggest producer in Europe) in northern Greece and a sewing factory in Bulgaria that produces its own brands, including Venus Victoria, Belinda and Diana, as well as private labels, including Adidas and Diesel. Show less

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  "Virgin" Ware - UK

  Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  Commercial Director

  Responsible for the development and implementation of commercial strategies and objectives to accelerate growth. Conducted market research and analysis and created business plans for new Business Development. Duties included monitoring performance of commercial activities using key metrics, Management & Customer Experience, Commercial Policies, Budget Development and P&L Control. The rights to the "Virgin" brand were bought in 2000 by "Virgin" Ware, a UK based company. More specifically the rights for commercial exploitation of the Virgin trademark globally and in perpetuity for products of in-wear (men's, ladies, children's, underwear, swimwear, nightwear, hosiery and socks). "Virgin" Ware was operating more than 30 stores in UK and also a wholesale distribution across Europe. Show less

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  Sprider Stores S.A.

  Jul 2005 - Mar 2013

  Group Marketing Director

  Responsible for the Operations Management of more than 120 fashion stores (Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, FYROM, Romania, Poland, Albania) more than 20.000 square feet each. Also engaged in Brand Management & Customer Experience, Product Development, Commercial Policies, Budget Development and P&L Control. Sprider Stores, public company listed in the Athens Stock Exchange (yearly revenues of $210 mil. US Dollars, +2.500 employees). The leading fashion chain in Balkans, providing an unlimited variety of clothes, accessories and shoes for men, women and children. The company was established in 1971. Sprider Stores was operating more than 120 stores (Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, FYROM, Romania, Poland, Albania). The huge variety of products in combination with low prices and a philosophy focused on the customer, differentiates Sprider Stores from others fashion retailers in the market. Show less

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  Yoleni's

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2018

  FOUNDER & CXO - Chief Experience Officer

  Responsible for the Strategy formulation & implementation and Management of the Yoleni’s Group of Companies. Duties included Operations Management, New Business Development, Franchise Development, Brand Management & Customer Experience, Commercial Policies, Budget Development and P&L Control.Yoleni’s (www.yolenis.com), the leading Greek delicatessen, is founded in 2012 as an e-commerce retailer promoting exclusively Greek fine food products in the European and US markets. The mission of the entire Yoleni’s team, is the promotion of quality Greek artisanal products by focusing on their producers, places of origin and history, both in Greece and abroad. After years of traveling around Greece, Yoleni’s family has gathered more than 2000 locally crafted products from 200 prestigious countryside producers, supporting more than 2400 province families bolstering the local economy. The product mix is consisted of certified products that keep producer’s label, are made by applying traditional methods of production, using natural ingredients of acknowledged nutritional value, staples of the internationally known and awarded Mediterranean Diet.Yoleni’s strategic plan is to immediately expand further in the US, following the franchise model. Yoleni’s USA LLC, the US subsidiary began operations in 2015, initially selling online, the first master franchise agreement was established a few months ago for the New England area, and the first physical retail store in the US was launched in May 2018 in Providence, Rhode Island, in a 1895 landmark building, initially hiring more than 48 people from the vicinity and targeting more stores soon. This is the first of many steps towards Yoleni’s global expansion. Show less

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  Home Of Greek Yogurt LLC

  Jan 2018 - now

  CXO
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  Mediterranean Grill & Pizzeria

  Jul 2019 - now

  CXO
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  Phillipos Flavors USA

  Dec 2020 - now

  Managing Director

  Represent the Greek company in US through the US branch. Manage financial and operations of US company, communication with existing and new clients for new orders. Day-to-day communication about orders in progress. Build long-term relationships with clients. Report directly to the owner in Greece