Yordan T.
Partner
Experience
Partner
Service Bay Ltd
- Led management consultancy for digital transformations, programme management and ERP implementations.
- Advised on digital transformation and provided programme management services for D365FO implementation.
- Strengthened deploy phase of D365FO implementation in Sonepar Österreich GmbH (electronics retailer) in partnership with HSO International.
Head of MS Dynamics Centre of Excellence (CoE) – Global
TMF Group
- Suggested and established a global in-house services delivery unit with structures in Bulgaria, India, Netherlands, Hungary and Brazil.
- Managed all in-house implementation projects (AX2012, D365FO) in 40+ geographies as programme and project manager.
- Hired, trained and managed an international MS Dynamics (DAX) team of functional consultants, solution architects, PMs, support team and developers.
- Established ISV partnerships for localizations across rollout geographies.
IT Technology Partner / IT Director MS Dynamics (DAX) – Global
TMF Group
- Established the DAX unit and led the rollout programme across EMEA.
- Launched the DAX implementation, achieving rollout in 28 geographies within 2.5 years.
- Built the core MS Dynamics unit team in Bulgaria and India, integrating with IT and business structures.
Senior Partner
The ABS Consulting Ltd.
- Won and executed management consulting and interim management projects for international clients targeting foreign business services market entry.
GM, Head of Expansion/IT for Bulgaria
Mercator d.d., Ltd
- Led expansion in Bulgaria including localization of retail business systems and processes with overall budget responsibility and ~250 staff.
- Set up and localized IT operations, hiring and managing run and change teams, and established sophisticated IT landscape and retail systems.
- Delivered c.20% savings (€15m) on expansion budget by creating a cost-effective model leveraging Six Sigma and centralized IT operations.
Director, Strategic Development Business Services and BPO
I-Teco Ltd
- Grew IT outsourcing and BPO services in Russia and Ukraine, devising the strategy and launching a commercial outsourced data centre as a base for BPO services.
- Created an ERP implementation division focused on C1, MS Dynamics and SAP.
- Led a cross-functional, multicultural IT team of ~150 with full P&L responsibility and board-level interaction.
Independent Consultant
Independent Consultant to EU
- Produced functional specifications and business process maps for a €2M centralized Intrastat system for the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance.
- Developed high-level IT architecture, drafted tender documents and evaluated vendor proposals for a modern court service system for the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice.
GM for Bulgaria
Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co.
- Transformed the subsidiary into a full-service local company organized around solutions for business (SAP ERP, .NET), product-related services (data centres) and operational-related services (outsourcing).
- Established the business as the leading local SAP ERP provider through organic growth and acquisition of Applied International Informatics Ltd.
- Increased sales pipeline by 50% and new contracts by 25% by restructuring sales and business development, entering key industry sectors including government.
Regional Director IT – Greece, Ukraine, Bulgaria; IT Expansion Director – Russia, Ukraine, China; Director ICT and Business
METRO Group
- Led IT applications and infrastructure localization for expansion into Ukraine, Russia and China with overall opex budget of €90m.
- Designed a centralized IT operations model and established outsourcing structures in Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine and Russia, recruiting and developing local staff.
- Delivered €110m strategic expansion projects in Russia and Ukraine, achieving localized business systems and first openings within 13 months and 16% average budget savings.
- Negotiated profitable SLAs and achieved customer satisfaction level of 95.5%.
- Advised on operations and retail systems models for Asia Pacific and helped establish a technological hub in Shanghai for BPO services.
Head, Division Analysis and Cash Flow Management
Bulgarian National Bank
Chief Expert, IT / Head of IT
The Economic Bank / Tokuda Bank
Summary
Throughout my 25+ years career as IT/ Business Executive, Management Consultant and global ERP Programme/Project lead, I have enjoyed providing leadership and giving strategic inputs to global companies for their digital transformation/IT landscape optimization. I have 15+ years’ experience leading large scale MS D365 FO / SAP ERP rollout programmes and projects in 40+ geographies. I specialise in Business Services, Technology & IT, Retail, Finance, Banking, Production and BPO sectors.
As companies enter new markets or restructure, they face a range of interconnected challenges. Some have the specific know-how but lack knowledge to localize and harmonize their business processes, solutions and IT landscapes. Others face global transformations and need to set their IT structures or Digi-transformation strategy. There are as many opportunities as challenges, and I am familiar with all of them.
I loved my years of experience in senior management across Central/Southeast Europe and Asia pacific, where I have developed a unique blend of business acuity, advanced tech knowledge and insider understanding of customer businesses in different industries.
As a Strategy consultant, I have advised Boards on global corporate IT and BP optimization, often being asked to managed large scale IT/ERP structures and multimillion transformation Programmes.
Contact me if you face such challenges and need a motivated professional with years of unique experience and local market awareness, who knows how to get you through them.
Languages
Education
University of Economics - Varna
BA · International Economic Relations · Varna, Bulgaria
Technical University of Varna
MS · Computer Science · Varna, Bulgaria
Technical University of Varna
Diploma · Marketing and Advertising · Varna, Bulgaria
Certifications & licenses
Certified Business Specialist (CBS) Global IT Services, expansion
The Academy of Business Strategy London, UK
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