Funda Arda

Experience

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  İktisat Bankası TAS

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Analyst

  Foreign Trade - Central Operations - Exchange

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  Bosal Mimaysan A.Ş.

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2004

  Foreign Trade Specialist

  Foreign Trade/Import/Export operations between Bosal Europe & Turkey, other European customers.

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  Neşe Plastik

  Mar 2004 - May 2011

  Export Sales

  • Managed all the accounts for Export Sales in Europe, S.America, N.Africa and Middle East for:France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Latvia, Chile, Cuba, Brazil, Algeria, Iran,Syria, U.A.E, S.Arabia, Kuwait, etc.• Leading distributor contracts, marketing at fairs, customer visits and design selection on request

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  Plastay Kimya San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

  May 2011 - Feb 2013

  • Fulfilled purchasing for the whole Sungur Group Purchase in base of Raw Materials• Contracted or spot agreements with local and international suppliers • Managed Export Marketing/Sales in new regions• Increased sales quantity being responsible for product range in coordination with the export team• Overachieved the target by managing & controlling Sales• Reported to the Board for all customer and product information

  • Purchasing Manager

    Jun 2012 - Feb 2013

  • Export Manager

    May 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Nese Dis Ticaret A.S.

  Feb 2013 - Jan 2014

  Export Area Sales Manager

  Exporting plastics products: PVC Table Cloth, Bath Mat, Home-textile.• Managed all the accounts in Europe, Middle East, N.Africa and America for: Poland, Czech Republic,Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Greece, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Chile,Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexica, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, S.Arabia, Kuwait etc.• Fulfilled the targets in Sales forecasts/budget• Marketing for direct customers at international fairs and distributors according to the market needs• Planned/coordinated delivery, material development, production with Logistics, R&D, Production• Increased sales and strengthened the market position for a sustainable business• Reached After Sales customer satisfaction and provided solution with Quality and Production lines• Revenue growth 20% overall• Increased sales 50% in N.Africa• Created a new sales channel using new designs• Achieved 100% revenue growth in Finland from an existing customer of 10 years old• Established a contract based sales strategy• Diversified the product line bringing the customer to an upper level segment• Reached 15% growth in revenue/volume in Slovakia using innovative delivery solutions• Increased revenue 5% and stopped loss in Greece solving quality issues with the production line• Collected payments in Belgium from a high-risk customer• Changed payment condition “in cash” and optional offers given as payment risks removed• Acquired back a lost customer in Mexico with the highest volume of last 3 yrs using a new product Show less

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  Arkim Kimya Sanayi A.S. / ÇAK Holding

  Jan 2015 - now

  Restructuring in the chemicals line of business at ÇAK Holding with 21 companies on textile, retail, chemistry, energy, insurance brokerage, construction and the global brand LittleBig (LTB): • Market development mainly in Europe, N.Africa and also USA, Canada • Initiated international procurement to reach targeted pricing for exporting• Sustained Export sales resulting to increase production and hence decrease costs• Direct procurement/import from Asia/Europe, also Russian petrochemical companies• Contracting formula based annual raw materials Show less

  • International Sales and Procurement Director

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Export Sales Director

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2019