Alexander Pokrashevskiy

IT Project Manager with 4+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex software solutions, cloud migrations, and ERP implementations on time and within budget. Adept at managing the full project lifecycle (SDLC) using Agile, SAP Activate, and Waterfall methodologies. Proven expertise in aligning technical execution with business goals, reducing costs by 25%+, and improving team efficiency through automation and process optimization.Experience in managing large-scale projects and international initiatives.

Successful implementation of extensive SAP projects within extremely tight deadlines. Over 10 years of expertise in project management.

Core Competencies

• Project Lifecycle Management: Initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure
• Risk Management: Identifying, mitigating, and tracking project risks
• Budgeting & Cost Control: Managing budgets up to $5M+
• Stakeholder Communication: Bridging gaps between technical teams and executives
• Change Management: Leading transitions during system migrations or upgrades
• Quality Assurance (QA): Collaborating with QA teams to ensure defect-free delivery.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Negotiating SOWs, managing third-party partnerships

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Conflict Resolution & Crisis Management
• Vendor & Contract Negotiation
• Stakeholder Communication & Reporting
• Remote & Distributed Team Coordination
• Mentorship & Talent Development
• Jira, Trello, MS Project, Smartsheet

Languages

• English (Advanced)
• German (Basic)
• Russian (Native)

Professional Experience

IT Project Manager

TeamIdea Group | Moscow, Dubai | 2021–Present

• End-to-End Project Leadership: Directed cross-functional project execution, prioritizing customer satisfaction, KPIs, and deliverables to achieve 95%+ client retention.
• Governance & Compliance: Governed project delivery via SAP Activate/Agile frameworks, ensuring 100% adherence to scope, timeline, and budget (up to $3M) through risk-adjusted planning.
• Strategic PM Expertise: Mastery in financial governance, resource optimization, stakeholder alignment, and real-time risk mitigation using Jira/MS Project.
• Resilient Execution: Drove solutions in high-pressure scenarios (e.g., 30% scope creep, resource gaps).
• Ambiguity Navigation: Delivered 10+ projects with vague requirements via rapid prototyping and stakeholder workshops, achieving 95% post-launch satisfaction.

Supply Chain Manager

Huawei Consumer Business Group | Moscow | 2020–2021

• Managed end-to-end supply chain operations for enterprise clients in the federal retail sector, encompassing strategic procurement planning, logistics coordination, and inventory optimization to ensure seamless product availability across national retail networks.
• Global Demand Planning & Forecasting. Led cross-functional collaboration with sales, R&D, and regional teams to forecast demand for consumer electronics (smartphones, wearables, IoT devices), achieving 95% forecast accuracy through advanced analytics and market trend analysis.
• Contributed to strategic supply chain transformation initiatives by leading the analysis, redesign, and optimization of end-to-end business processes. Key responsibilities included stakeholder engagement for business requirements elicitation, gap analysis of existing workflows, and delivering actionable recommendations that reduced operational redundancies by 25% and improved cross-departmental alignment.

Trucks Logistics Manager

DAF TRUCKS RUS | Moscow | 2014–2019

• Logistics Department Leadership
• Control of performance indicators, performance assessment and supplier development
• Analysis, development and approval of proposals for improving business processes in the logistics department

Negotiating with suppliers, agreeing on favorable terms of supply for the company

Education

Moscow State University of Food Production

Master's degree, Equipment, Automation and Information Technologies