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Ibrahim Ugur TOPDEMIRInternational Sales Manager (Anodes for Yachts & Construction Machinery) // Former Senior Merchandiser RTW
Ibrahim Ugur TOPDEMIR
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About
  • •Previous

Worked for metal alloy sacrificial anode manufacturer as International Sales Manager. I found new customers, managed existing customers and improved relations to get more orders. Attended exibitions to meet potentional customers. I was performing e-mail marketing at the same time online. Prepared distributorship agreement. Coordinated with production, customs broker, warehouse colleagues till the shipments. Preparing quotations and costing.

Countries that I was in touch with are;

  • •Germany
  • •Sweeden
  • •South Korea
  • •Dubai
  • •Italy
  • •Spain
  • •Greece
  • •Norway
  • •Netherlands
  • •Israel
  • •Portugal
  • •UK
  • •Maldives
  • •France

Earlier

  • •Development,costing, tests, producton, licensed garments, shipment, import/export.

Brands that I had worked with are;

  • •Inditex/ Zara,Massimo Dutti, Trf, Pull&Bear
  • •Gap/ Banana Republic
  • •Esprit
  • •Park Lane
  • •Morris Stockholm

Languages
Turkish — Native, English/ Duo Lingo Test Result-110 — certs.duolingo.com/2veqqzvf, English/ IELTS Academic- 5,5 band — 14TR004707TOPI002A, Spanish — A 1.1  | Lecturer UN HISPANO
Certificates
Education
High School / English Weighted, Izmir Inönü Lisesi
09/2001 – 06/2005Izmir, TURKEY
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Professional Experience
Regional Export Executive, KOTAN BAU YAPI VE SAN. TİC. A.Ş

Kotan Bau is manufacturer of Mörtel Meister brand with

Screed, Concrete, Plastering, Shotcrete pumps and transferring machines and Super Trowels along with machinery spare parts. I am responsible of export sales and marketing activities for countries India, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Montenegro ,Ethiopia and Kenya as well as management of online store on Alibaba.com.

03/2024 – presentIstanbul, TURKEY

Coverage of my duties are as follows;

  • •Management of current dealers and end customer demands.
  • •Conducting market and potential customer/dealer research.
  • •Attending sector related trade shows.
  • •Getting in touch and on boarding new customers and potential dealers.
  • •Evaluating proposals.
  • •Preparing quotations on abas erp software.
  • •Creating and monitoring KWA compaigns on Alibaba.
  • •Negotiation.
  • •Verbal and written communication English & Turkish.
  • •Coordinating with all departments.
  • •Arrangment of agreemants.
    • 03/2022 – 03/2023Istanbul, TURKEY
  • •Zinc and Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anodes Production.
  • •Buying domestic and abroad.
  • •Getting price quotes.
  • •Yacht and Boat equipments import and export.
  • •Domestic and international sales.
  • •Attending related fairs abroad.
  • •Management and coordination.
  • •Costing
  • •Pre-accountancy
  • •Preparing commercial contracts and agreements.
  • •Market, competitor and customer research.
  • •Coordinating with production team, customs broker and freight forwarders.
    • Account Manager/ Circular Knitting (Zara, Bershka,TRF), REDPEP TEKSTİL DIŞ TİCARET SANAYİ A.Ş

    Zara Woman+Bershka+TRF

  • •Preparing costing for every style, and negotiating with Buyer and sharing open cost sheets.
    • 06/2021 – 03/2022ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • •Correspondence and joining vide calls with the buyer (regular updates on the order status)+
  • •Preparing proto, pp, size set and shipment samples.
  • •Getting approvals from the buyer
  • •Passing fabric mill the fabric need for the order.
  • •Co-ordination, negotiation and follow up with the suppliers
  • •Co-ordination with all the departments involved
  • •Buying fabric and accessory from abroad countries when it is required. (Import)
  • •Submitting and following up tests.
  • •Checking lab dips, shade bands, washing of the garments.
  • •Fulfilling necessary formal procedures in every aspect.
  • •Submitting audit demand for new mills on the Inditex system.
  • •Updating customer system on daily basis.
  • •Preparing packing lists, commercial invoice, box stickers, bill of lading and sharing with our customs broker and production team.
    • 03/2020 – 04/2021Istanbul, TURKEY
  • •Preparing collection samples
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  • •Presenting fabrics and washes according to new season moodboards
  • •Preparing proto, fit, photo, ad samples and SMS samples
  • •Getting fabric, trimming, accessory and fit, pattern, grade approval from the customer.
  • •SMS sampling and monitoring
  • •Demanding sms and sampling fabrics from fabric purchasing department along with the fabric price, stock, production and spect doc.
  • •Updating cp for sms samples on APL Logistics LSS system.
  • •Chasing up with the ESPRIT Vendor Portal
  • •Trimming and accessory development and demanding from the supplier.
  • •Delivery of the samples
  • •Issuing proforma invoice, commercial invoice, packing list, debit note and liability docs. and chasing.
  • •Costing per style and open costing
  • •Sustainable wash and EIM score aimed wash
  • •Sample delivery via DHL and UPS
  • •Costing and sampling for OTB samples.
  • •Mock Up trials
  • •SMS and Bulk order checking and approving.
  • •Coordinating with all internal units of company
    • Textile Merchandiser/ Denim & Non-Denim, CROSS JEANS/ ŞIK MAKAS

    Massimo Dutti-Zara Basic-Zara Kids-Pull&Bear

    -DEVELOPMENT MERCHANDISER /5 months

    03/2018 – 03/2020Istanbul, TURKEY

    As the development merchandiser working under our team leader, I was responsible of below duties

  • •Delivering the seasonal mood boards from the customer to the our p&d, fabric and purchasing departments directly and taking immediate action to be able to catch the lead time of presentation week or meeting.
  • •Sustainable and join life projects.
  • •Preparing seasonal collections, accessories, wash panels,swatches, embroideries,prints and patches for the customer and presenting them at the meetings.
  • •According to our customers' artwork and the styles that are chosen at the meeting or presentation week, preparing the sampling file, demanding fabric and consumption from all qualities and also demanding requested accessories, trimmings and fabric/lining, besides collecting prices and stock/lead time periods for all of them and also for the workmanship.
  • •Preparing cost sheets for the each style.
  • •Collaborating with the p&d department and having their assists for the denim, and garment dye washes according to the new trends when necessary.
  • •After the meetings, banding together with the technical team regarding the styles and their workmanship; and pre-evaluating all the styles with all details before the production phase.Then informing the customer if there is a point that needs to be changed on the style in a production friendly way and getting approvals.Also mailing washing critics to the washing mill and even taking spadeworks with the leg panels until samples are being sewn, and making the washing receipt ready to earn time and preventing any time waste.
  • •Chasing up the sample status and reporting team leader latest in 2 days.
  • •Supplying informations to the customer and responding received mails.
  • •Delivering the styles via DHL
  • •Attending meetings with the customer
  • •Transferring the styles and their files to the production team that are agreed mutually in every aspect.

    • PRODUCTION MERCHANDISER /19 months

  • •Firstly, customer sends the buying table with the reference numbers, quantities, target price and with the other informations
  • •Afterwards, sharing the pre-order sheets with the style, lead time, and quantity information to the planning department to get best delivery date to check which styles meets the target delivery, and at the same time we revize the cost sheet and deal with the customer for styles that are workable.
  • •Giving information to the fabric department regarding quantity and quality and booking the fabric.
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  • •Then when the first critics has been received with the stye technical file from the customer technical department, delivering all the details to the pattern room and other related departments.Also revise the cost sheet according to critics.
  • •Afterwards preparing fit, washing, reference, test samples and getting approval for all details of the style to be able to starting production process.
  • •At the same time we pass purchase demand for all the trimmings, fabric and accessories on the our production system
  • •Uploading the care label information for the all styles on the Extranet.
  • •Checking Extranet for the production information.
  • •Delivering all information to the all related departments and communicating with the factory.
  • •Sending required trimmings,fabric and samples to the testing company, and chasing up and sharing with the custoımer the test results (STW,CTW,CPSIA)
  • •Sending styles to the factory for the risk and analysis meeting for the latest checking.
  • •Joining critical path meeting weekly with the planning department.
  • •Arranging and controlling shade bands,then sending for the approval to the customer.
  • •Organizing in line and final inspections which are conducted by the customer or by a 3rd party inspection company and getting approval for the shipment.
  • •Arranging 3rd party sample picking from the bulk production and updating the picking information on the Extranet.
  • •Giving information of the styles to the logistics and exporting department and booking for the shipment.
  • •Monitoring whole production process on the DENIM PRODUCTION SYSTEM of the company until the shipment of good meanwhile and reporting.
  • •Production of Warner Bross Licenced style
    • 10/2017 – 03/2018Istanbul, TURKEY
  • •When the customer chooses the styles for the production phase, we take over the styles with the files and all details from our development team.
  • •On the other hand, we deliver the pre-order sheets with the style, lead time, and quantity information to the planning department to get best delivery date to check which styles meets the target delivery, revising the cost sheet and other details and inform the customer styles that are workable.
  • •When the first critics has been received from the technical department, we deliver all the details to the pattern room and other related departments.
  • •Demanding all the fabrics.
  • •Afterwards preparing fit, washing, reference, test samples and getting approval for all details of the style to be able to starting production process.
  • •Deciding the quantitites according to size breakdown and arranging cutting of the production
  • •Delivering po forms to the our purchase deparment and demanding all the trimmings and accessories'
  • •Delivering all information to the all related departments.
  • •Sending required trimmings,fabric and samples to the testing company, and chasing up the test results
  • •Arranging and controlling shade bands,then sending for the approval to the customer.
  • •Organizing in line and final inspections which are conducted by the customer or by a 3rd party inspection company and getting approval for the shipment.
  • •Giving information of the styles to the logistics and exporting department and booking for the shipment
    • Assistant Textile Merchandiser, JOY TEKSTİL

    Morris Stockhol-Park Lane-Sail Racing-Tretorn

  • •Mailing with the customer
    • 02/2017 – 07/2017Izmir, TURKEY
  • •Translating the writtien materials
  • •Taking the technical sheets from the customers and taking it into the sampling process
  • •Getting production accessories approval.
  • •Delivering po and size breakdown to the all departments.
  • •Demanding accessories and fabric for production and samples
  • •Delivering of the samples to the customer on time.
  • •Getting approval for the styling, washing and fit.
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  • •Preparing production file for the styles and transferring the file to the sewing, finishing, washing and logistic units of sub production team.
    • Import Specialist, TURBOSAN OTOMOTİV

    IMPORTER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TURBO RAIL AND TURBO SYNTHESIS BRANDS As the import specialist my duties were as below;

  • •Checking stock and preparing po for the required materials and mailing it to the supplier.
    • 05/2016 – 12/2016Izmir, TURKEY
  • •Performing logistic and supply chain policies, procedures to meet requirements effectively and on time,
  • •Preparing custom declarations and other necessary documents that describe the goods and materials being shipped and comply with all import regulation
  • •Planning of orders needed by the operation unit and monitoring of the whole process until the delivery to the customer.
  • •Researching, identifying and obtaining the permits, licenses, and certificates that are required for customs clearance,
  • •Dealing with suppliers, vendors, transport companies, etc. to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service
  • •Maintaining updated shipping information Coordinating with other team member for smooth shipment,
    • Awards
    Certificate Of High Achievement, Turkish Armed Forces

    During my military service.

    30/01/2014
    Courses
    Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce, Google Career Certificates

    This is the first of seven courses in the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate, which will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level roles in these fields. People who work in digital marketing and e-commerce help their organizations attract new customers, engage customers through various digital channels, and drive transactions like purchases and customer loyalty. In this course, you’ll explore entry-level jobs in digital marketing and e-commerce and identify the roles and functions that those jobs play within an organization. You’ll also learn about the marketing funnel and how it shapes the customer journey.

    presentCOURSERA WEBSITE, ONLINE

    Google employees who currently work in the field will guide you, providing hands-on activities and examples that simulate common digital marketing and e-commerce tasks, and helping you build your skills and prepare for the job.

    Learners who complete the seven courses in this program will be equipped to apply for entry-level jobs in digital marketing and e-commerce. No previous experience is necessary.

    By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

    - Define the fields of digital marketing and e-commerce

    - Describe the job responsibilities of an entry-level digital marketing coordinator and e-commerce analyst (and similar job titles)

    - Summarize how this program will help prepare you for a career in digital marketing and e-commerce

    - Identify the roles and functions that digital marketing and e-commerce play within an organization

    - Understand the customer journey and the function of journey maps

    - Explain the concept of a marketing funnel

    - Understand the elements and goals of a digital marketing and e-commerce strategy

    Foreign Trade Specialist, Izmir Chamber Of Trade

    For 80 Hours.

    03/2015Izmir, TURKEY
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    Skills
    Microsoft Office — Excel+Word+Power Point, Sentez Vogue ERP program — All related sections for Merchandiser, Translation — English to Turkish, Playing Guitar — Acoustic, Classical, Electro, Interpreting — During commercial meetings, Research, Planning, Costing, Production — Garment and Metal Alloy Die Cast, Customer Relations — Managing All Demands, Import & Export — Customs, Logistics, Coordination, HS code, Atr, EUR1,
    References
    Ülfet DOĞAN, Director of Marketing, EROĞLU GİYİM
    +905326919074
    Sevinç SÖNMEZOĞLU, Key Account Manager, CROSS JEANS
    +905469603622
    Ümit BOLAT, Merchandise Team Leader, CROSS JEANS
    +905052895992
    BERKAN BURLA, Company Owner, REDPEP TEKSTİL
    [email protected], +905322121380
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