*** A collection of products such as towels, bathrobes and pyjamas were prepared for the UZTEX group of companies in Uzbekistan. The designer was informed about the technical characteristics of the products according to the needs of the market, and the collection was prepared according to trend colors and patterns. For the technical applicability of the collection, went to Uzbekistan and gave technical information and guidance to the people in the factory.Managing and maintaining strong relations with valuable international clients such as Benetton, providing specialist advice and guidance on complex issues and using expert knowledge and commercial awareness during product design,Demonstrating expertise in providing honest and principled service to build an efficient outsourcing strategy for textile manufacture, redesigning supply chain activities, mapping, analyzing and simulating the changes in the supply chain prior to implementation,Keeping close track of new/emerging trends to prepare appropriate collections, and prioritizing the tendencies of your generations from collection phase to design and delivery,Developing and maintaining strong relations with business partners to secure a sustainable growth and monitoring emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of the competition,Also responsible for managing sourcing, procuring, and exporting activities in the textile and fiber cement sectors, always staying up to date with technological trends that impact textile manufacturing industry and applying new technologies.

*** Thanks to the successful business development efforts, the company has brought new customers such as Kassatex and WestPoint in the USA.*** Increased the service quality by building a successful communicating strategy with customers in the USA. As a result, the turnover has increased by 4 times.Accountable for formulating and implementing on-point sales and marketing strategies and initiatives along with ensuring sustainability, organic and inorganic growth opportunities for the organization in the USA,Demonstrating expertise in weaving, preparing collections in line with the latest trends, overseeing the development of product lines from start to finish and accountable for other related activities such as costing, product presentation, pricing and production follow-up.

Driving efforts to acquire new markets and clients in home textile sector in accordance with the organization’s growth objectives, expertly maintaining strong relations with major accounts.

*** The company entered the carpet market while selling mainly towel and bathrobes. As a result of business development & sales and export efforts, the products were sold in the USA.*** Worked also as a freelance Quality Control Consultant at TUV between 09.2014 - 05.2015. Audited production quality and prepared non-conformity reports to Project Manager in order to reduce cost of non-quality. Performed checks of deliverables compliance with customer/project requirements and made authorization for the release of products to customers such as Conforama, Lacoste, Benetton, Trussardi.Executing respective sales and business development activities, developing and maintaining strong relations with existing and new business partners to secure a sustainable growth, reporting directly to the Founder of the company,Monitoring emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of the competition, attending local and global textile fairs, finding new markets and managing sales and export operations.

*** A 30% increase in turnover was achieved by sourcing from Turkey. Thanks to the successful delivery management and supplier recovery, the production process in Turkey was improved.*** Except for towels and bathrobes, baby product groups including special textile products such as bedding sets, baby care covers, and beauty bags were made for Chicco.Sourcing, developing and evaluating suppliers from Turkey for global customers such as Benetton, Zucchi, Bikkembergs, Just Cavalli, John Galliano, Trussardi, Diesel, Alviero Martini and Chicco, managing ongoing supplier relationships, prices and performance, directly reporting to global Co-Founders,Developing expertise surrounding sourcing and product development strategies, the production process and cost/pricing targets, negotiating with suppliers to meet quality, delivery, and cost objectives,Managing sourcing project processes including sampling, product and packaging design, quality control and shipment tracking to ensure that product and services are delivered on time, within budget and meeting quality criteria, providing information and preparing briefs and presentations to customers,Finding new manufacturers, ensuring that customers can supply different product groups, building strong supplier partnerships, reviewing and maintaining the supplier’s performance and products’ quality on regularly base,Conducting competitor bench marking analysis and identify savings or sourcing improvement opportunities, contributing to new product development initiatives, keeping up to date with new and emerging supplier and technologies.

*** By improving relations with customers abroad, enabled the company to enter the UK and Swedish markets, to export for the first time and to develop relations with USA.Responsible for the coordination of daily merchandising, customer relations and export operations in product development, costing, and mass production, reporting directly to the Founder of the company, Following up the sampling process and order process from confirmation to shipment and managing the order allocation process, monitoring order tracking to meet the quality and delivery date requirement in order to reach corporate KPI targets,Managing product strategy by analyzing and understanding market trends and the customer needs, executing all export operations, and making cost analysis and developing a pricing strategy,Identifying local and international new opportunities to grow sales and profitability, growing customer satisfaction and sales opportunities according to customer demands abreast of the latest offerings from the market,Organizing, managing and also attending textile fairs and other events, leading a team of 2 employees in respective operations.

Understanding the customers’ needs by channel and using this information to make considered commercial decisions that positively impacts the profitability of the department and minimizes markdown,Developing good relationships with the local and global customers such as Gap, Banana Republic, Frontgate, Waterworks, Otto, Bc Softwear, and Zucchi, following up order processes, sampling and mass production, providing fast and accurate service to customers,Achieving merchandising growth target, with healthy price value, margin and collection efficiency based on management target, making cost analyses for the requested products,Attending international textile fairs, analyzing competitor and market trends to identify opportunities and make necessary recommendations from a commercial perspective, reporting directly to Marketing Manager.