EGE SAHIN HASWELL
İstanbul,TURKEY
Summary
Enthusiastic individual with long years of experience and knowledge. Believes in team success through communication, hard work, attention to detail and being problem solving oriented. Willing to obtain a challenging position in the area, where it's possible to leverage skills both to contribute immediate value to the company and to extend personal experience.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
HEAD OF PROJECT & COUNTRY HEAD
NITEX
ISTANBUL, Turkey
05.2024 - 04.2025
- Responsible for all the activities and requirements of potential and current customers; RIVER ISLAND, Next, Zalando, Mango and more. Making sure all the steps are aligned with other sourcing, marketing and design offices in BD, UK, Germany and Barcelona.
- Adopting the operation with respect to thechanges in the region. (Sample room operation and sourcing change from VM to FOB) Manage and improve sampling process.
- Oversee sourcing new factories, price negotiation, lead time for production and sampling, quality.
- As a start-up company, worked on improving pick and choose model from Turkey.
- Day to day office management, including all issues related to suppliers, customers, personnel, office set up and legalities.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions.
COUNTRY MANAGER
AM LONDON AND VOGUE SOURCING
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
08.2021 - 11.2023
- Responsible for startup and expansion of Threadbare brand in Turkey, especially for fast fashion products across all categories. Increased product range and sales for the brand.
- Management of the whole operation from product offer, prices, production and shipment.
- Generated and managed sales and sourcing operations for Next Retail both from Istanbul and Bursa.
- Reviewed sales performance and addressed actionable solutions for underperforming areas and departments.
CATEGORY MANAGER
COLIN'S TURKEY
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
02.2018 - 08.2021
- Menswear Jersey, Knits, Outerwear
- Responsibility of range building, buying, production and planning of all Menswear category
- Build the collection every season with the design and planning team to optain the best range of products to full fill the brands and the customers needs
- Price and product negotiation with the suppliers
- Following the sales of the whole category, for all destinations that our stores are based in, in order to find out lessons learned and how to grow for the future.
SENIOR BUYER
DEFACTO TURKEY
ISTANBUL
02.2016 - 02.2018
- Menswear Knitwear, Kids Jersey and Knitwear
- Responsibility of buying, production and range building of Kidswear Jersey (Licenced goods) and Knitwear category
- Build the range with the merchandising team and design team, price negotiation with the suppliers
- Make sure that all products of the category fullfill the brands requirements in every point
- Following the sales, turnover, OTB, repeat of the whole category.
CATEGORY MANAGER
COLIN'S TURKEY
ISTANBUL
12.2011 - 02.2016
- Responsibility of buying, production and planning of Menswear Jersey and Knitwear category
- Support design team to build the range with the merchandising team, price negotiation with the suppliers
- Make sure that all products of the category fullfill the brands requirements in every point
- Following the sales of the whole category, in all details, for all countries that our stores are based.
SENIOR MERCHANDISER
NEW LOOK
ISTANBUL
12.2010 - 12.2011
- Production and Development - Womenswear Outerwear, Shirts and Blouses, Skirts and Dresses and Menswear Jersey
- Responsibility of merchandising from development to production
- Following the development samples to make sure that they are correctly ready for the sign off meetings, Price negotiation between the supplier and the customer, following the approvals, making sure that the order is shipped on time.
- Liaised with Buyers and designers to plan effective merchandising techniques for new products.
MERCHANDISER
NEXT SOURCING VM LIMITED
CASABLANCA, Morocco
11.2006 - 08.2010
- Production and Development -NSL Morocco-WW Solo Bottom, WW Shirts&Blouses
- Supporting the relocation of the VM (working thru CM only) and FOB business from Turkey to Morocco.
- Responsibility of merchandising from development to production
- Price negotiation between the supplier and the customer, following up the buying/development samples requested from the head office
- All documentations, following the approvals, making sure that the order is shipped on time
MERCHANDISER
EKOTEN TEKSTIL SANAYI A.Ş.TORBALI/IZMIR
01.2006 - 10.2006
- Taking the orders of the customer, analyze and evaluate the customer requirements
- Following up the production process at each level.
Intern
JTI TUTUN URUNLERI SANAYI A.Ş. TORBALI
IZMIR
06.2004 - 08.2004
- Worked productively with team members to achieve common goals.
- Adapted to new situations and learned new skills quickly.
- Sought feedback actively and used it to improve performance.
Intern
DELPHI, PACKARD AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
İZMİR, Turkey
06.2001 - 08.2001
- Worked productively with team members to achieve common goals.
- Conducted research and analysis to support team with project preparation.
- Managed time effectively to meet deadlines.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Bilkent University
Ankara 09.1998 - 05/2005
American Collegiate Institute
İzmir 09.1991 - 05/1998
Skills
- Global sales and production
- Business growth strategies
- New business development
- Territory sales management
- Software : MS Office Series
- Operating Systems : Windows
Certification
- Training of Trainers - Defacto
- Range Planning IMA – Banu Günbal January 2020
- Accomplishment in the literary arts by publishing the psychology club’s magazine - from ACI
- Accomplishment in the musical drama presentation of ‘Damn Yankees’ - from ACI
- Accomplishment in the composition contest by the Soroptimist Organization 2nd place- from ACI
- Accomplishment in the 29th of October Public Day Program (achieved from ACI)
- Onur Belgesi, achieved from İzmir Soroptimist Organization, “Hayatta en hakiki mürşit ilimdir, fendir. Ben size manevi mirasım olarak akıl ve ilmi bırakıyorum” composition contest, second place.
- Başarı Belgesi, achieved from İzmir Valiliği Konak İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü, Hayatta en hakiki mürşit ilimdir, fendir. Ben size manevi mirasım olarak akıl ve ilmi bırakıyorum” composition contest, second place.
- Başarı Belgesi, achieved from İFOD (İzmir Fotoğrafçılık Derneği), photography course
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
HEAD OF PROJECT & COUNTRY HEAD
NITEX
05.2024 - 04.2025
COUNTRY MANAGER
AM LONDON AND VOGUE SOURCING
08.2021 - 11.2023
CATEGORY MANAGER
COLIN'S TURKEY
02.2018 - 08.2021
SENIOR BUYER
DEFACTO TURKEY
02.2016 - 02.2018
CATEGORY MANAGER
COLIN'S TURKEY
12.2011 - 02.2016
SENIOR MERCHANDISER
NEW LOOK
12.2010 - 12.2011
MERCHANDISER
NEXT SOURCING VM LIMITED
11.2006 - 08.2010
MERCHANDISER
EKOTEN TEKSTIL SANAYI A.Ş.TORBALI/IZMIR
01.2006 - 10.2006
Intern
JTI TUTUN URUNLERI SANAYI A.Ş. TORBALI
06.2004 - 08.2004
Intern
DELPHI, PACKARD AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
06.2001 - 08.2001
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Bilkent University
09.1998 - 05/2005
American Collegiate Institute
09.1991 - 05/1998