Global Senior Merchandiser

• Jun 2023 - Present

Efficiency Developer/Industrial Engineer & Capacity and Sourcing Responsible at Europe Region

• Jun 2019 - Jun 2023

Market Innovation and Capacity Management & Stakeholder Engagement and Public Affairs

Merchandiser for H&M Ladies Trend

• Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

Woven

Quotation&Production Merchandiser for Socks&Tights

• Mar 2016 - Apr 2018

• Receiving product development/quotation requests from buying team or R&D (PD), • Analyzing the development/quotations, questioning and ensuring the clarity, • Making pre-order risk assessment with quality team to see the potential risks earlier,• If necessary working with R&D (PD) or material team for material development/securing the material quality,• Sending the development/quotation requests to the best alternative suppliers based on capacity strategy plan,• Following the company negotiation/quotation methods to handle all developments/ quotations correctly,• Receiving options from suppliers to find the best quality/sample/lead time,• Selecting best suitable options to catch best deals, deciding suppliers, adding all details to the system,• Being sure that the selected supplier is approved by the license for license requests,• Following up all relevant samples and ensuring that the samples are ordered through the system correctly,• Handling all sample stages together with technician and receiving sample approval,• Settling all order planning with selected suppliers and adding planning&capacity bookings,• Placing the order after being sure that all details are correct according to settled plan,• Participating capacity meetings to check the supplierwise capacity, understanding capacity strategy and goals better,• Taking the full responsibility from the time the order is received from quotation side until the order has been shipped with closely following-up,• Working actively with quality team&QC to secure the product and production • Participating TIF meetings to share the latest status about orders, potential delay risks, examples and solutions,• Sending samples to buyers for production approval after being sure all sample/fitting details are correct/improved and approving samples accordingly,• Visiting suppliers to check the production, eliminating potential risks,• Ability to working with some campaign orders with strict deadlines, Show less

Production Merchandiser&Technician for Socks&Tights

• Apr 2011 - Mar 2016

• Taking the full responsibility from the time the order is received from quotation side until the order has been shipped with closely following-up,• Following up the orders through the order system and using deadlines as a help to keep track of order status,• Working actively with quality team to secure the production materials, making order risk assessment for sample, deciding sample quality tests and children safety details, sending the forms to the suppliers and following up the results before shipments and being sure that the company standards has been followed,• Working actively and closely with QCs for the samples,• Participating TIF meetings with quality team and QCs to share the latest status about orders, potential delay risks, examples and solutions,• Handling license orders carefully which is so important for newborn&baby departments and being sure all approvals are received from license company regarding the samples before production,• Checking counter samples carefully according the latest quotation samples, defining the areas if suppliers need to make any improvements for colours/design/ measurements/fitting etc.,• Sending samples to buyers for production approval after being sure all sample and fitting details are correct/improved according to latest quotation samples and approving samples accordingly,• Visiting suppliers to check the production, eliminating potential risks on time and preventing delays as much as possible,• Ability to working with some campaign orders with strict deadlines, • Solving problems and sharing,• Always being a role-model for other colleagues,• Following the fashion closely especially for brands, giving options to the buying team, R&D (PD). Show less

Long Term Trainee

• Dec 2010 - Apr 2011

• Learning general flow of working day,• Supporting each department according to their needs,• Following up the sample status, updating the dates if needed after checking with suppliers.• Preparing labdips/cuttings,• Checking samples and preparing sample reports,• Following test results, inline/final reports and entering them to the system.

Financial Trainee

• Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

• Learning general flow of working day, • Supporting financial department according to their needs, • Following up the sales, adding all invoices to the related banking system, • Organizing the tickets, • Checking sales reports and analyzing. • Learning general flow of working day, • Supporting financial department according to their needs, • Following up the sales, adding all invoices to the related banking system, • Organizing the tickets, • Checking sales reports and analyzing.

Assistant Merchandiser - GİNA Tricot

• Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

• After receiving order from merchandiser, changing the necessary details according the company price and deadlines and sending it to the related supplier and receiving confirmation, • Following up the orders and using deadlines as a help to keep track of order status, • Following up the test results before shipments and being sure that the standards has been followed, • Working actively and closely with technician and QCs for the samples, • Preparing lab-dips and sending to buyer for approval, • After receiving lab-dip approval, sending samples to buyers for production approval after being sure all sample and fitting details are correct and approving samples accordingly, • Checking the production at supplier to eliminate potential risks on time and preventing delays as much as possible, • Checking the detailed packing list carefully before shipment and giving shipment approval to the supplier, • After shipment, preparing invoices for the payment of suppliers, • Ability to working with some campaign orders with strict deadlines, • Solving problems and sharing. Show less