Experience

Selendi Wines

• Türkiye
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • May 2012 - Present

  Selendi Winery, is one of the boutique wine companies of Turkey with chateau style execution. Established in year 2000, by the ex-CEO of Garanti Bank, Mr. Akin Ongor, in Akhisar, Manisa (Aegean region). Wines produced by hand-picked grapes obtained hundred percent from our own grown vineyards. As the General Manager of the company, reporting directly to the Chairman, Mr. Akin Ongor, I am responsible for: * Production * Sales (Retail, Out-of-Home, B2B, B2C) * Marketing (Social Media, BTL, PR) * Financial sheets (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) * Procurement * Budgeting, production forecasting Show less



KDT Wine Marketing Co.

• Managing Director + Board Member

  • May 2012 - Mar 2018

  Member of the board of the wine distribution company, KDT. KDT is distributing nation-wide: * Selendi Wines, Turkey * Pasaeli Wines, Turkey * Imported Wines from USA, France, Italy, Chile, etc.. * Managing the whole sales & distribution process. * Managing a team of 2 sales manager, 2 sales reps, and 1 finance manager. Member of the board of the wine distribution company, KDT. KDT is distributing nation-wide: * Selendi Wines, Turkey * Pasaeli Wines, Turkey * Imported Wines from USA, France, Italy, Chile, etc.. * Managing the whole sales & distribution process. * Managing a team of 2 sales manager, 2 sales reps, and 1 finance manager.



Kotanyi GmbH

• Austria
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Turkey General Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2011

  KOTANYI GMBH is a %100 family owned, Austrian based company, having 21 subsidiaries in all-over Europe. Business area of the company is mainly spices & herbs production, and some other food products like liquid sauces, vinegars,etc. My task and responsibility for the company was: • to construct and settle the Turkish subsidiary office from the beginning. • create the assortment structure, adjust the price levels, develop the distribution model, implement the necessary legal relations for the importation & exportation. • construct the distribution network and manage the selected distributors • implementation of the assortment to mainly organized retail market. (listings in National Key Accounts + Local Key Accounts) • employment and organization of the Turkish head office and sales team. • making the budget and follow on the P&L level responsibility. • manage the cash flow and the other financial topics. • organization and directing the production and supply chain system for Turkey • follow and organize the ATL ,BTL marketing and PR activities. (yearly marketing plan) Achievements: • listed in 1.800 National Key Account + 1.200 Local Key Account outlets. (alltogether 3.000 organized outlets in Turkey-wide) • reached to %10 market share in organized retail within 1 yr period of time. became the 3rd company as market share in organized trade. • structured the Turkish head office organisation as 3 people (sales manager – finance manager – trade marketing manager) + sales team as 11 people. Show less



Balparmak Honey Co

• National Key Account Manager

  • Dec 2007 - Aug 2008

  Responsible for all the sales organisation of the national and some regional key accounts channel and management of the key accounts team of 20 people. Organisation of the annual agreement terms of the accounts and planning of the acitivity calendar. Account and regional based sales target planning and determination. Management of the cash flow of the accounts Responsible for all the sales organisation of the national and some regional key accounts channel and management of the key accounts team of 20 people. Organisation of the annual agreement terms of the accounts and planning of the acitivity calendar. Account and regional based sales target planning and determination. Management of the cash flow of the accounts



Kavaklidere Wines Co.

• National Account Manager

  • Dec 1999 - Mar 2007

  Responsible for all the off-trade sales and marketing organisation of the company including a customer group of the national chain markets, locals, groceries and snacks. Planning - determination and organization of the annual ageement terms, sales targets and activity calendar. Management of the key account and other retail sales people. Responsible for all the off-trade sales and marketing organisation of the company including a customer group of the national chain markets, locals, groceries and snacks. Planning - determination and organization of the annual ageement terms, sales targets and activity calendar. Management of the key account and other retail sales people.