Kemal Kurt
Commercial DirectorBENART
İstanbul, Turkey
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General
About
Excellent Managerial & administrative level skills on Marketing, Product Management, Purchasing,
Supply Chain, Cost Control, Logistic & Warehousing, Planning and Senior level experiences on Product
Developement, Sales, Project Management.
Broad experience in performing and leading international multi cultural organizations and projects
Commercially driven, customer focused and achievement oriented
Well awareness of company P&L and good ability of setting up to links to daily operations
Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines to achieve goal by examining and ranking the duties from “important-urgent” to “not important-not urgent” and processing projects within timeliness and accuracy.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, able to liaise with at all levels and different cultures.
Extensive knowledge & experience of global market and industry on consumer electronics, commercial
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Supply Chain, Cost Control, Logistic & Warehousing, Planning and Senior level experiences on Product
Developement, Sales, Project Management.
Broad experience in performing and leading international multi cultural organizations and projects
Commercially driven, customer focused and achievement oriented
Well awareness of company P&L and good ability of setting up to links to daily operations
Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines to achieve goal by examining and ranking the duties from “important-urgent” to “not important-not urgent” and processing projects within timeliness and accuracy.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, able to liaise with at all levels and different cultures.
Extensive knowledge & experience of global market and industry on consumer electronics, commercial
refrigerator that provides wider view in d
Haves
negotiation, strong analytic, representive on high level, reslut focused, co-operative
Professional Experience
Dec 2011 - Present
Commercial Director
BENART
Entertainment
BENART
Entertainment
Sales & Rental Team Project Coordination Team
Creative Team
Purchasing & Logistic Teams
Creative Team
Purchasing & Logistic Teams
1995 - 1996
(1 years)
(1 years)
Development Design Engineer
Ford Otosan A.S.
Food & Beverages
Ford Otosan A.S.
Food & Beverages
• Responsible for all electrical and electronics designs of automobiles and light commercial vehicles (Escort, Transit).
Sep 1996 - Mar 1998
(2 years)
(2 years)
Development Design Engineer
Mercedes Benz Türk A.S.
Food & Beverages
Mercedes Benz Türk A.S.
Food & Beverages
• Member of Product Development Department, Electrical-Electronics Part responsibility of 0403 coaches.
• Implementing “team work” organization and coordinating “team works” in Mercedes Benz as a member of executive group of 4 people. OSD (OTOMOTİV SANAYİİ DERNEĞİ) as Mercedes-Benz Türk representative
(Automotive Industry Association) • Vice-president of “lighting & light signalling systems” committee at OSD for ECE –EEC regulation harmonization after custom union agreement.
• Implementing “team work” organization and coordinating “team works” in Mercedes Benz as a member of executive group of 4 people. OSD (OTOMOTİV SANAYİİ DERNEĞİ) as Mercedes-Benz Türk representative
(Automotive Industry Association) • Vice-president of “lighting & light signalling systems” committee at OSD for ECE –EEC regulation harmonization after custom union agreement.
Jan 2000 - May 2002
(2 years, 4 Months)
(2 years, 4 Months)
Product Management Group Manager
Profilo A.Ş.
Consumer Electronics
Profilo A.Ş.
Consumer Electronics
Reporting to assistant general manager Responsible for product definitions, artwork, product catalogue and brochures approvals Maintaining close network with BSH marketing groups (Bosch, Siemens, Profilo) for Profilo Telra Products Coordinating product training to the dealers and area managers Preparation of project and product reports to Electronics Group President and monthly written reports submitted to upper management Conducting project management of outsourced, OEM, ODM products and partly marketing facilities for export market and support to domestic market facilities
Apr 2002 - May 2005
(3 years, 1 Months)
(3 years, 1 Months)
Marketing Manager
Profilo A.S.
Consumer Electronics
Profilo A.S.
Consumer Electronics
Responsible for managing marketing and product management groups within Profilo-Telra A.S & Profilo Proeks A.S. and to report to general manager. Organization of marketing surveys, product presentations (catalogue, brochures, digital letters, web sites), international fairs & exhibitions. Performing regular Customer visits in around 30 countries to search for market demands, follow up competitors and gather the information to provide feed-back to Profilo Group in order to, analyze and propose marketing strategy and to implement project feature definitions due to market & costumer demands and trends. Responsible for product outsourcing, deciding on suppliers, negotiating price, preparations of product road maps & after sale service contracts Setting targets to technical department and following up their performance.
Preparation of new product proposals, searching for new clients and markets to achieve company to reach targets. Writing and implementing annual sales and marketing plans to maximize revenue and make efficient use of available recourses
Preparation of new product proposals, searching for new clients and markets to achieve company to reach targets. Writing and implementing annual sales and marketing plans to maximize revenue and make efficient use of available recourses
Apr 2007 - Nov 2011
(4 years, 7 Months)
(4 years, 7 Months)
Supply Chain Manager
Frigoglass Turkey Sogutma San. A.S.
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Frigoglass Turkey Sogutma San. A.S.
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Managing purchasing, production & material planning, logistic & warehousing, Spare part teams to achieve company P&L targets by effective KPIs defined and continiuous improvement approach. Some KPIs under Responsibility: DMC(Direct Material Cost) Savings, RFQ&RFI System Management, DPS (Demand Planning System) Management, SPM (Supplier Performance Management), Capacity Management, Stock Out Management, Ontime Product Delivery, Warehousing Management, STR Optimization, Logistic & Custom Cost Management, Having great experiences on setting up new teams, re-structuring the existing organization & work flows, responsibilities to improve the efficiency Challenging success on leading the team from Boss oriented company understanding to international corporate culture in a very short time frame.
Education
1985
Istanbul Ataturk Fen Lisesi (High School)
1988
BS, ODTU (Middle East Technical University) (High School)
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
More about Kemal Kurt
First Name
Kemal
Last Name
Kurt
Specialities
negotiation, strong analytic, representive on high level, reslut focused, co-operative
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