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Buket Bolat Ozkan is a seasoned logistics professional with 20+ years of experience in international trade, customs regulations, and supply chain management. She has held various leadership positions, including Import & Purchasing Section Manager at Daikin Turkey and Export Operation Supervisor at Daikin Turkey. She is proficient in Oracle, Six Sigma, and SAP S/4HANA. She holds a Master's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Maltepe University and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Istanbul University.

Credentials

  • Six Sigma Project Leader Green Belt
    Matris Management Consultants Inc.
    May, 2015
    - Apr, 2026
  • Foreign Trade Program (Sub-branch)
    İstanbul Üniversitesi
    Dec, 2003
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • Türkiye
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Import & Purchasing Section Manager
      • Nov 2018 - Present

      -Managed team of 3 supervisors and 7 specialists.- Oversaw Import Operations (4,000+ import declarations per year) and Central Purchasing (20 M$ +).- Spearheaded In-house Customs Unit Project, anticipating cost savings of Average 9,5M TL in 5 years.- Managed Procurement and Agreement Operations, both overseas and domestic.- Led SAP Import module project.

    • Import & Export Operations Section Manager
      • Apr 2016 - Oct 2018

      - Managed team of 2 supervisors and 8 specialists.- Oversaw Import Operations (2,500+ import declarations and 1,500 export declarations per year) and Budget Management (3M TRY yearly).- Conducted Tender Activities (Multimodel / Seaway).- Handled Agreements with Forwarder agents and Customs Brokers, including KPI Follow-ups and Reviews.- Represented the company for Reviews of Legislations at Customs and Country Trade Ministry level. - Managed Communication with external authorities (Ministry, ISKID Association, TSE etc.).- Achieved Project Accomplishment of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Certificate in 2017.- Proficient in Executive Reporting (Cost Cutting, Kaizen, Improvements, Legislation Change).- Managed Export sales process management of affiliate sales (200M USD) from beginning to end.

    • Export Operation Supervisor
      • Apr 2011 - Mar 2016

      Daikin Turkiye A.Ş, Mar. 2011- Mar. 2016Istanbul, TR- Supervised team of 4 export operation specialists- Key user and system developer of SAP Sales Module for ERP Transition- Implemented Import Cost Control and Improvement strategies post Six Sigma Training- Managed Export Documents, Customs Process, Freight Process, and L/C Process Controls

  • Airfel A.S.
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Export Specialist
      • Aug 2007 - Mar 2011
      • Istanbul, Turkey

      - Export Sales Support- Customs Process and Documentation- Feright Organisation- Customer Account Operations- Oracle Export Module Operations

  • AUER LIMITED
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Export Operations Specialist
      • Nov 2004 - Aug 2007
      • Istanbul, Turkey

      •Freight Operation•Customs Process And Documentation (L/C, Bank and Customer Documents)•Customer Account Management•Export Sales Support•Executive Reportings

    • Import Specialist
      • Nov 2003 - Oct 2004
      • Istanbul, Turkey

      •Vendor Communication•Import Operation and documentation•Import Cost Report

Education

  • 2021 -
    Maltepe Üniversitesi
    Yüksek Lisans (Master), Lojistik ve tedarik zinciri yönetimi
  • 1999 - 2003
    İstanbul Üniversitesi
    Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administrations

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