Daniel Cikor

Experience

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  IKEA Group

  Oct 2000 - Mar 2016

  • lead purchasing team located in Istanbul operating in south east European region, defined business strategy and goals, full responsibility for costs and budget of unit• developed existing suppliers and newly identified potentials in the field of furniture components (mainly in metal and plastics)improved supplier relations, delivery performance by >35%, quality situation -80% claims, increased purchase volume from the region from 2 to 40MEUR. Implemented numerous supplier and product development projects. Show less • total responsibility for sales of furniture components to IKEA suppliers in Asia Pacific• part of the global management group actively contributed to board meetings, strategy and global business plans• developed approaches applied in global IKEA Components Sales organization• lead team of 16 located in Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen and BangkokCreated a high performing multi-cultural team, achieved sales volume increase of +95%, market share increase from 50% to 65%, developed a number of new approaches improving the performance in field of sales Show less

  • Business development manager

    Mar 2010 - Mar 2016

  • Customer Relations Manager Asia Pacific

    Feb 2006 - Feb 2010

  • Purchase Specialist

    May 2003 - Feb 2006

  • Purchase Specialist

    Oct 2000 - Apr 2003
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  METE Solutions

  Apr 2016 - now

  Owner

  Strategic consulting, trading and representation of selected manufacturers from Turkey in European market. Through lean B2B approach, establishing relations with customers, understanding the specific project needs, developing the best sourcing strategy and establish an optimal connection between customer and manufacturers.