Experience

David Rothschild Co., Inc.

• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present



BekaertDeslee

• Belgium
• Textile Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Finishing and Inspection Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020

  Responsible for finishing and inspection of all woven and knitted mattress fabric. Supervise over 70+ colleagues who work on 4 shifts 24/7. Preparing budget for department and taking actions to achieve it. Initiating improvement and Kaizen projects to reduce OTFQ (other than first quality) and increase efficiency. Preparing,checking and posting daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports by using SAP and BI in excel. Organizing daily/weekly production plan with planner and sales managers, making decisions at off-shift and weekends based on customer priorities. Scheduling weekly/monthly,quarterly and 6-month PMs for each tenter frames and Lamination machine. Having weekly meetings with each shift and go over safety, efficiency, quality and service topics. Show less



Ziylan Group

• Türkiye
• Apparel & Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Responsible for yearly purchasing budget, approximately $30,000,000/year. • Prepared new collections for Turkish market. • Found new vendors for best price/quality in Turkey and abroad. • Order placement, Deciding purchasing price and Critical Path follow up. • Responsible for yearly purchasing budget, approximately $30,000,000/year. • Prepared new collections for Turkish market. • Found new vendors for best price/quality in Turkey and abroad. • Order placement, Deciding purchasing price and Critical Path follow up.



Academy sourcing

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Business Owner

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Owned my own business as sourcing agent for textiles and garments. • Worked commission-based with supplier partners from Bangladesh, India, China and Turkey. • Established new season garment collections for large customers such as Koton and Colins • Prepared new styles and costing for buyers, and also placed orders to factories abroad. • Owned my own business as sourcing agent for textiles and garments. • Worked commission-based with supplier partners from Bangladesh, India, China and Turkey. • Established new season garment collections for large customers such as Koton and Colins • Prepared new styles and costing for buyers, and also placed orders to factories abroad.



DeFacto

• Türkiye
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Merchandiser

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Responsible for development, purchasing, and sourcing of fabrics, mainly woven fabric for pants, outwear, and topwear. • Established large portfolio of suppliers of fabrics from China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. • Attended numerous fabric exhibitions around the world – approximately 50% travel. • Managed a team of 3 merchandisers. • Responsible for development, purchasing, and sourcing of fabrics, mainly woven fabric for pants, outwear, and topwear. • Established large portfolio of suppliers of fabrics from China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. • Attended numerous fabric exhibitions around the world – approximately 50% travel. • Managed a team of 3 merchandisers.



Promar Endüstriyel Kimyasallar A.Ş. (member of RAVAGO Chemicals)

• Türkiye
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Textile Auxiliaries Export Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Jun 2009 - Apr 2011

  • Responsible for sales and marketing of textile chemicals for pretreatment, dyeing and finishing to the Far East and Middle East. • Opened up new markets in Egypt and Iran. • Increased sales in Bangladesh by 20% • Responsible for sales and marketing of textile chemicals for pretreatment, dyeing and finishing to the Far East and Middle East. • Opened up new markets in Egypt and Iran. • Increased sales in Bangladesh by 20%



Özen Mensucat

• Türkiye
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Engineer

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2009

  • Responsible for running production in the dyeing department. • Approved colors and finishing recipes for proper quality. • Planning machine schedules. • Responsible for running production in the dyeing department. • Approved colors and finishing recipes for proper quality. • Planning machine schedules.