Sedat Balkan

Director of Operations at Varan Lojistik
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Location
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, TR
Languages
  • Türkçe Native or bilingual proficiency
  • İngilizce Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • ENGLISH LEVEL CERTIFICATE/ADVANCED
    ICEP WORLD Yurtdışı Eğitim ve Kariyer Merkezi
    Sep, 2022
    - Sep, 2024
  • AGENCY BASIC CARGO RATING TRAINING
    Havacılık Eğitim Merkezi (HEM)
    Mar, 2021
    - Sep, 2024
  • BASIC CARGO SECURITY TRAINING(INITIAL)
    Havacılık Eğitim Merkezi (HEM)
    Mar, 2021
    - Sep, 2024
  • BASIC CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY TRAINING(INITIAL)
    Havacılık Eğitim Merkezi (HEM)
    Mar, 2021
    - Sep, 2024
  • DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS- CATEGORY 1,2,3,6
    IATA Training; HEM ACCREDITED TRAINING SCHOOL
    Mar, 2021
    - Sep, 2024
  • Get Safe-Work Safe-Safety and Health for Senior Cycle Students
    Alison - Free Online Learning
    Nov, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Project Management
    Alison - Free Online Learning
    Nov, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Psychology Couse
    Alison - Free Online Learning
    Nov, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Safety and Health in Construction
    Alison - Free Online Learning
    Nov, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Understanding the Ebola Virus and How You Can Avoid It
    Alison - Free Online Learning
    Nov, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Human Resources Specialization Course
    Online Kariyer Okulu
    Mar, 2014
    - Sep, 2024
  • Communications and Public Relations
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Jun, 2010
    - Sep, 2024
  • Information Technologies Security
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Jun, 2010
    - Sep, 2024
  • Performance and Personnel Management
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Jun, 2010
    - Sep, 2024
  • Risk and Crisis Management
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Jun, 2010
    - Sep, 2024
  • Financial Management and Budget Planning, Programming
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Jan, 2009
    - Sep, 2024
  • NATO Military Culture
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Apr, 2008
    - Sep, 2024
  • Administrative Law
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Oct, 2007
    - Sep, 2024
  • Introduction to Economics
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Feb, 2007
    - Sep, 2024
  • Foregin Language Course
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Feb, 2006
    - Sep, 2024
  • Defense Resources Management
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Jun, 2004
    - Sep, 2024
  • Supply Accountance
    Turkish Air Force Academy
    Apr, 1998
    - Sep, 2024
  • Parachute
    Türk Hava Kurumu
    Aug, 1990
    - Sep, 2024
  • Glider Course (self flight)
    Türk Hava Kurumu
    Jul, 1990
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • Director of Operations
      • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Türkiye
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director Of Air&Sea Operations
      • Mar 2021 - Feb 2023
    • Nigeria
    • Truck Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • General Manager
      • Sep 2020 - Jan 2021

      As a new "Logistics company start-up project" in Nigeria; *Oversee day-to-day operations *Design strategy and set goals for growth *Maintain budgets and reduce expenses *Set policies and processes *Ensure employees work productivty and development *Oversee recruitment and training of new employees *Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance *Direct the employee assessment process *Prepare regular reports for upper management *Ensure staff follows health and safety regulations *Provide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors) Show less

    • Türkiye
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Purchasing Manager
      • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

      *Execution of all purchasing, procurement processes, preparation and management of service and indirect purchasing contracts,*Establishing effective cost reduction strategies,*Price analysis and market research,*Identification, analysis, consumption measurements, payroll, invoice control and strategic goal setting of all (insource / outsource) resources used,*To make process analysis, to create projects in order to ensure efficient use of resources,*Subcontractor management and service contract transactions,*Managing procurement, tender processes, supplier negotiations, technical specifications, administrative specifications and contract processes,*Creating a supplier pool,*Creating an annual purchasing budget,*To make periodic reporting in line with purchasing and resource planning performance targets, Show less

    • Resource Planning and Purchasing Manager
      • Nov 2016 - Oct 2018

      *Data Collection and Analyzing; Collecting data, and then analyzing it to determine the benefits and costs of a particular action. *Strategic planning-term needs of an organization. *To reduce their ultimate cost, mitigate risk and conserve company resources.*To constantly monitor and propose effective shift patterns to match business requirements.*To create and monitor key performance indicators,*To deliver effective & accurate reports detailing key performance indicators and commentary relating to workforce and shift performance, identifying the proposed and actual shift efficiency factors and clearly stating all assumptions applied. Show less

    • Sales and Export Manager
      • Apr 2014 - Oct 2016

      -Planning and coordinating the international shipment of goods. -Selling standard products in defined areas to current and potential customers by establishing and maintaining current & potential client relationships, -Establishing sales business plans to create new sales channels in assigned region, Supporting to prepare action plans and achieving sales objectives... -Defining the sales strategy for each of designated distributor accounts. -Being responsible for delivering the strategy and the agreed targets International experiences: Automechanika Istanbul-Turkey 2014 - Exhibitor BZT Auto Innovation -Crankshaft Pulley Automechanika Dubai -UAE 2014 - Visitor Bucharest-Romania 2014 - Visitor Automechanika Frankfurt- Germany 2014 - Exhibitor BZT Auto Innovation -Crankshaft Pulley Automechanika Istanbul-Turkey 2015 - Exhibitor BZT Auto Innovation -Crankshaft Pulley Equip Auto Paris -France 2015 - Visitor Tahran- Iran 2015 - Visitor Automechanika- Istanbul 2016 - Exhibitor Automechanika Dubai 2016 - Visitor Automechanika Frankfurt 2016 - Exhibitor Show less

    • Türkiye
    • Automotive
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Logistics Operation Manager
      • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

      *Management of logistics operations, improving productivity, developing wms, *The flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers , *Warehouse, team and operation management, *Configuration of warehouses for optimum productivity according to customer needs, *Order processing. *Managing all the operations and needs of the warehouses with a team. *Dealing with operational ways of controlling the stock level of supplies *Examining the supply requests *Interrogation for needs, and catalog information *Developing systematical programme for counting the items, Preparing annual count program for all items in warehouses *Improving reporting systems for operations. Show less

    • Quality Manager
      • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

      - Determining the samples for the laboratory inspections for the suitability of the items, that are supplied with bids by the Regional Presedential Supply Office, to the features that are specifed in their technical specification, -Evaulating all documents and papers of related supply - Assigning the specialists, - Auditing and controlling the proprieties of the items - Determining the samples for the laboratory inspections for the suitability of the items, that are supplied with bids by the Regional Presedential Supply Office, to the features that are specifed in their technical specification, -Evaulating all documents and papers of related supply - Assigning the specialists, - Auditing and controlling the proprieties of the items

    • Türkiye
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supply Chain/Budget Manager/İkmal Mal Saymanlığı
      • Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

      - Creating supply and purchasing programs annually and for three-years period - Dealing with operational ways of controlling the stock level of supplies - Examining the supply requests - Interrogation for needs, and catalog information - Planning and programming for purchasing needs - Preparing all papers of purchasing supplies - Finding appropriate warehouse for placement - Developing systematical programme for counting the items - Preparing annual count program for all items in warehouses - Improving programs for shelf- life items - Distributing items for aircraft, construction, transportation, stationery Show less

Education

  • Turkish Air Force Academy/Hava Harp Okulu
    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics Engineering
    1988 - 1992
  • Maltepe Military High School / Maltepe Askeri Lisesi
    1984 - 1988
  • Naval Postgraduate School
    Defence Resources Management Institude, DRMI
    2004 -

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