Determined and accomplished CEO with 40 years of experience in trade and 24 years of experience in retail while spending more than 20 years of it in Kiğılı which is an award-winning company with its innovations and achievements in the field of merchandising, human resources and technology. Started the journey as a sales representative in Kiğılı and come a long way to be a CEO with experiences such as Regional Sales Manager, Retail Director and General Coordinator while adopting humanitarianism, spirit of sharing knowledge, respect to every individual and diversity. Mentoring the employees in every aspect regardless of which position they belong and which problem they have. Volunteer speaker in universities aiming to share experience, influence them about retail industry and the innovations which can be applied into the sector while inviting them to the retail journey. Kiğılı is an award winning and innovative company which has awards such as Retail Establishment of the Year, Technology Application of the Year, Most Preferred Male Clothing Brand in Shopping Centers, Most Prestigious Brand in Men’s Clothing, Customer Service Excellence Award and many more. Kiğılı is also the first company which as a model with autism in its catalogs and fashion shows, first company which produced 7XL & size 70 products in Turkey.
-
CeoKiğılı Feb 2011 - PresentŞekerpınar, Kocaeli, Tr• Performing respective activities such as managing and developing multiple projects, business activities and operations at the highest level, creating a culture that will enable to reach the goals by realizing mission, vision and values of Kigılı and ensuring that the policies are implemented within the company, • Developing high quality business strategies and plans aligning with short term and long-term company objectives, overseeing business operations and activities are ensuring the desired results, determining investment opportunities to advance the business and increase profits,• Acting as a point of contact regarding establishing fiduciary relationships with key partners and stake holders, building alliances and partnerships aiming to create an organization that will grow and flourish by looking at potential acquisitions of the company under circumstances that will enhance shareholder value,• Establishing financial strategies and improving the financial resources by performing risk analysis, overseeing the company financial statements, activity reports and taking corrective actions if necessary in line with company strategies and targeted growth. -
General CoordinatorKiğılı Jan 2008 - Feb 2011Şekerpınar, Kocaeli, Tr• Coordinating and evaluating the healthy progress of communication and work between the units in the institution by establishing an effective link between the business units and ensuring the correct and timely operation while analyzing company needs and dynamics to make necessary operational arrangements,• Planning and coordinating the overall business strategies aiming to steer the company’s future in a positive direction by ensuring the implementation of company policies, practices and cost reductions, designing and evaluating systems and procedures, analyzing operation practices while maintaining a strong communication and information flow with the executives,• Closely monitoring the company budget and costs, introducing tactical initiatives, monitoring financial analyses while working collaboratively with unit managers to evaluate the strategies to draw future plans and take precautions if necessary,• Managing the corporate approach and behavior regarding the professional business relationship and communication strategies with the customers by liaising with managers and employees and maintaining the harmony between them as well as guiding employee actions by researching, developing and updating administrative policies, procedures, methods and guidelines. -
Retail DirectorKiğılı Jan 2005 - Jan 2008Şekerpınar, Kocaeli, Tr• Performing respective activities such as overseeing and building sales & marketing strategies, budgets, projections costs and managing day-to-day retail operations and closely monitoring the sales reports while creating an inspirational and growth enabled environment and fostering positive company philosophy and reporting directly to the senior management,• Analyzing store budgets and maintaining the inventory to keep stores well-stocked as well as analyzing daily and monthly sales reports, developing pricing models, policies, rate sheets, retail vision and strategy to drive growth and profitability,• Defining a business plan and retail services road map, developing and understanding competitive solutions by working closely with other business units and having a strong collaboration with the sales, market intelligence and market development teams,• Deeply evaluating financial data of the unit and supporting regional managers in providing realistic input into the sales budges and working collaboratively with the sales management professionals while translating strategic goals into retail operational plans to achieve the required targeted growth in sales and profit,• Identifying and optimizing promotional opportunities, generating strategies regarding future retail activities to ensure a cutting-edge strategy by maintaining up to date knowledge of the marketplace, competitors and trends. -
Regional Sales ManagerKiğılı Dec 2000 - Jan 2005Şekerpınar, Kocaeli, Tr• Executing respective activities such as developing and implementing sales strategies and action plans as well as production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards while ensuring profitable growth in sales, revenue through planning, execution and management of a withstanding sales team,• Distributing sales targets within the team in line with regional action plans, performing customer visits with the field sales teams maintaining and expanding customer base by counselling the sales team; also, building and maintaining liaison with key customers and identifying new customer opportunities• Actively collaborating with marketing and sales development business units to generate sales opportunities; effectively managing respective budget in line with the targets, generating detailed reporting to present top management and analysing sales results and KPIs to provide insight,• Formulizing and evaluating new sales strategies by examining the product lines, service methods, customer experience etc. and surveying consumer needs and trends to generate constructive report and feedback for a better sales strategy and business flow. -
Board MemberUnited Brands Association Of Turkey ( Bmd ) May 2006 - PresentIstanbul, Tr
Hilal Suerdem Skills
Hilal Suerdem Education Details
-
Anadolu UniversityGeneral
Frequently Asked Questions about Hilal Suerdem
What company does Hilal Suerdem work for?
Hilal Suerdem works for Kiğılı
What is Hilal Suerdem's role at the current company?
Hilal Suerdem's current role is Chief Executive Officer | Kiğılı.
What schools did Hilal Suerdem attend?
Hilal Suerdem attended Anadolu University.
What skills is Hilal Suerdem known for?
Hilal Suerdem has skills like Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Partnerships, Stakeholder Management, Workforce Development, Growth Initiatives, Business Relationship Management, Executive Management, People Management, Retail, Business Development, Negotiation.
Free Chrome Extension
Find emails, phones & company data instantly
Aero Online
Your AI prospecting assistant
Select data to include:
0 records × $0.02 per record
Download 750 million emails and 100 million phone numbers
Access emails and phone numbers of over 750 million business users. Instantly download verified profiles using 20+ filters, including location, job title, company, function, and industry.
Start your free trial