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Greding, Bavaria, Germany

• Collaborated with senior leadership to define strategic goals, aligning business excellence efforts with overall company vision.• Analyzed data trends from various sources to identify opportunities for cost reduction or revenue generation.• Enhanced operational efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.• Delivered presentations on project outcomes to executive leadership, effectively showcasing the impact of implemented improvements on overall business performance.• Reduced costs and improved profitability through the identification and elimination of waste in business processes.• Served as project lead for multiple high-impact initiatives, consistently delivering results within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.• Established cross-functional teams to address critical supply chain issues, fostering collaboration among departments.• Improved supply chain efficiency by optimizing inventory management processes.• Developed strong relationships with key suppliers to foster collaboration and drive continuous improvement initiatives.• Maintained accurate records of all procurement activities, transactions, contracts, providing full visibility into supply chain performance metrics.• Implemented lean supply chain practices, reducing waste and increasing overall efficiency.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Responsible for VitrA brand, ceramic sanitaryware product group (washbasins including Burgbad ones, shower trays, kitchen sinks) and global OEM&PL customers(B2B)• Managed over 80M EUR sales budget• Managed over 100K EUR marketing budget• Managed over 10 global PL customers including IKEA, Kingfisher, ADEO and Franke• Increased gross profit by 2% yearly through expanding product ranges and improving product mix• Increased net sales by 20% yearly through creating new customers, entering new regions and novelties• Develop and deliver long-term strategies for launches and new products in markets around world• Promote brand and product strategy for VitrA first-choice in the world• Create product roadmap and execute product portfolio• Work with global teams to support marketing and lead our innovation pipelines for current and potential markets alike• Initiate and manage market research projects to deliver powerful consumer/ customer insights as basis for long term brand growth and develop these insights into achievable plans• Contribute to development of long-term category strategies• Manage a brand within the context of the agreed strategies to maximize long term sales and profitability, taking full P&L responsibility• Lead Sustainable Product and Packaging Roadmap

Istanbul, Turkey

Responsible for Faucet, Concealed Cistern and Accessories Category in HQ Finance organization supporting top management and commercial stakeholders in delivering profitable growth while providing financial support to category within the Category Growth Strategy • Lead Annual Budget and 3-Year Corporate Strategic Plan for revenue growth and gross margin performance through category game plan• Managed over 110 M € net sales of category• Increased category gross profit by 1,5% yearly through focusing efficiency projects and improving product mix• Lead Gross Margin Variance Analysis and prepare accurate channel/market plans, outlooks and strategic points in support of category objectives.• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Product Management, Operation and Cost Planning Team Leaders to manage S&OP planning, cost assumptions, commodity movements, saving targets and investments proactively for optimizing P&L driving Net Revenue and Gross Margin performance.• Monitored category inventory to keep stock levels and databases updated• Lead Africa Insights Research for Eczacıbaşı Group in 2018• Examining and evaluating potential opportunities on African continent within the growth strategy of Eczacıbaşı Group• Working in multifunctional team and board of management• Business trip to West Africa (Senegal and Ivory Coast) to increase understanding of market for relevant sectors and establishing relationships with key people. Negotiate with public authority and over 10 companies for possible collaborations

Istanbul, Turkey

Responsible for discovering and developing new opportunities, defining and executing them according to strategic plan of the company • Generate and follow up new product or market opportunities, new products in existing market and new distributorship agreements that create synergy.• Work and present feasibility of opportunities that overlap with vision/values/strategies and budget targets moved to decision point by company administration.• Lead coordination and finalization of all business development projects such as new product, new market and new investment from pre-feasibility to launching.• Generated 3 M € yearly net sales from new products• Developed 15 new products licensing projects in 4 different continents (North America, Europe, Asia and Australia)• Coordinate organization of "Scientific Advisory Board" and "Business Development Evaluation Board" meetings and lead outputs of meetings are reflected appropriately in company decisions.• Support management of intellectual assets such as technology transfer, new investment decisions and intellectual properties

Istanbul, Turkey

Responsible for execution of new/ongoing investments and service sale projects on abroad/domestic.• Lead new/ongoing investments and service sales projects on abroad/domestic (TÜBİTAK Project, Ankara University Project, Hacettepe University Project, Baku Project, Erbil Project, Karachi Project).• Lead the project, ‘Production of I-124&Cu-64 Radioisotopes from Solid Targets and Developments of New Radiopharmaceuticals from These Radioisotopes' funded by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) with budget over 1M $• Lead service sale projects over 15M € for Ankara University, Hacettepe University, Baku Project, Erbil Project, Karachi Project• Lead preparations of financial and technical offers for service sale project tenders with related parties

Istanbul, Turkey

Responsible for execution of new/ongoing investments and service sale projects in the field and working as production back up• Lead startup of radiopharmaceutical production facility in new/ongoing investments and service sales projects on abroad/domestic (Poland, Bulgaria and Libya investments were completed).• Lead Direct investment > 4M EUR for Poland and Bulgaria production sites• Lead Service sale projects >1M EUR for Libya, Tripoli Cancer Center• Delivered all projects within targeted timeframes• Responsible for supporting abroad and domestic facilities working as production backup (7 facilities in Turkey, Romania, Kuwait, Dubai, Egypt, Poland, Bulgaria, Libya).• Manage development in facilities abroad/domestic depending on configuration in process, product and technology.

Ankara, Turkey

- Analyze and report the effectiveness of production lines

Kirikkale, Turkey

- Work on operational changes and improvements in the processes.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

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