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Experience

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  GUVEN PIPE AND PROFILE SA – ISTANBUL

  Feb 2007 - Aug 2007

  Import and Export Representative

  Import and Export Representative,- Improvement of the services upon customer feedbacks and requirements,- Prepare pricing quotes.- Marketing research- Increasing current customer portfolio.

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  AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat

  Oct 2010 - Nov 2011

  Finance Consultant

  - Handling customer relationships of the assigned client accounts,- Customer management and introduction of products,- Monitoring Clients Portfolio and minimizing the risk after the sale.- Prepare weekly meeting summaries and share with the Senior Management,

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  Arkas Holding

  Nov 2011 - Oct 2017

  - Currently responsible for West Africa and North Africa as a sales executive and Customer Specialist. Including , Marketing Research Pricing of Related Areas Coordinating operational issues between customer and related departments Follow up the Pricing of commodity products such as Cocoa, Sugar, Cocoa Liquor and Charcoal Wood etc. and achieving operational processes. Finding potential new customers, present to them, ultimately convert them into clients, and continue to grow business in the future. - Especially following up current VIP clients. Responsible for coordination of the shipping organizations with foreign agencies.- Customer management and introduction of services,- Visiting customers and resolving their issues.- Responsible for following up the tender shipments and resolution of the clients issues.- Winning new business deals by replying to pricing quotes.- Follow-up custom corrections and resolution.- Follow-up the shipping as a result of Overdue, Return Cargo and Claims.- Managing COD processes.- Replying to the agent queries.- Providing weekly booking reports to the Senior Management.- Managing and following up Cross booking. Also responsible for processing invoicing and collection.- On request, providing information to the Trading Department regarding client details.- Responsible for Vessel Manifest.- Used to responsible for West Med., East Med. Operational issues. Show less Responsible for Black Sea area.- Follow-up new booking requests of the clients and agencies- Management of the bookings and responsible for the delivery of Container without any issues.- Preparation of the custom documents relating to Container.- Completing Custom's Declaration related to shipments.- Completing the loading list accurately.- Requesting shipping instruction from the clients and arranging draft copy of BL.- Forwarding the draft copy of the BL to the clients and receiving the confirmation. Show less

  • Sales Executive and Customer Management Specialist - Import

    May 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Sales Executive - Export

    Mar 2013 - May 2014

  • Sales and Operation - Export

    Nov 2011 - Mar 2013
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  TEAM LOJİSTİK HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  Sales and Operations Manager
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  Lyonel A. Makzume Group of Companies

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Business Development Manager
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  MLH Gemi Acenteliği A.Ş.

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2022

  Business Development Manager
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  Transocean Shipping International Transport and Foreign Trade Co Inc.

  Aug 2022 - now

  Business Development Manager