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GONCAGUL KARATAS

GONCAGUL KARATAS

Buying & Merchandise Manager
Eskisehir

Summary

Advanced knowledge on team working, product management, order strategy, price costing & negotiation, supplier management and team management with 12 years experience

OKR knowledge

Approaching cases by root cause analysis and agile mindset

Problem solving by A3 methods

5S methodology

Self-motivated personality

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Export Merchandise Manager

Sarar
Eskisehir
08.2022 - Current
  • Report to Production Director
  • Being responsible for Company of Sarar's whole export shipments.
  • Costing of orders and negotiation with customers.
  • Searching for new customers
  • Reporting shipment performance and being accountable to consumer
  • Merchandise team management
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.

Buying Manager & Buyer

LC Waikiki
Istanbul
12.2018 - 07.2022
  • Responsible for buying and purchasing process
  • Making capacity plan of all suppliers and take order placement decision according that capacity plan
  • Following up KPI performance with team
  • Arranging team's development plan
  • Making problem solving projects for problems that can effect KPIs
  • Making strategy planning for further season
  • Making competitor analysis in order to compare LC Waikiki with benchmarks
  • Making observations to attend customer meetings, report customers’ expectations/complaints and apply lessons
  • Analyzing weekly/monthly sales reports
  • Searching for new suppliers
  • Costing and negotiating collection with all suppliers
  • Following up production with assistant buyer
  • Arranging assistant buyer's development plan
  • Making problem solving projects for problems that can effect KPIs
  • Making strategy planning for further season
  • Making frequent store visits in order to compare LC Waikiki with benchmarks
  • Making observations to attend customer meetings, report customers’ expectations/complaints and apply lessons learnt to collections
  • Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery, and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.

Senior Merchandiser

Carrefour Global Sourcing
Istanbul
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Report to Division Manager
  • Showcased completed displays and presentations to management prior to making merchandise changes.
  • Developed and maintained effective communication strategies to deliver necessary details to project teams.
  • Searching for new styles which is suitable to customer profile and share them with buying teams in France
  • Making researches in order to understand target customer expectations
  • Taking actions in order to reach target budget during season
  • Following up costing process and make final negotiations
  • Following product development procedures, being bridge between Buyer's expectations and production reality
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with suppliers
  • Observing local and international trends, keeping product and competitor knowledge up-to-date
  • Leading and managing production and supply chain team
  • Visiting main office in France in order to get Buyer's expectations for incoming season
  • Searching for new suppliers that can be suitable for being partner

Buying Supervisor

Mavi Giyim A.S
Istanbul
07.2011 - 03.2018
  • Report to Director of Category, Sales
  • Creating collection according to range plan with team leader
  • Attending trade fairs in order to search new products and suppliers.
  • Coordinating product development and production of multiple product in brand quality standards
  • Supervising sourcing activities, approve orders, contracts, payment terms and working principles
  • Ensuring products are delivered on time, with requested quality and targeted margin according to sales plan
  • Executing sourcing strategy and following up procurement process
  • Following up costing process, to make final negotiations and take order placement decisions
  • Searching for new markets and production locations which would decrease production costs
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with suppliers
  • Ensuring collections are built to meet target customer expectations with target profit margins, desired quality and on time delivery date
  • Preparing buying calender according to production leadtimes, target instore dates and sales meetings
  • Making observations to attend customer meetings, report customers’ expectations/complaints and apply lessons learnt to collections
  • Align capacity with planning requirements and improve on time delivery performance by reducing manufacturing lead-times where appropriate
  • Overseeing and managing financial and purchasing budgets
  • Developing business plans and comprehensive business reports

Education

Bachelor of Science - Textile Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
Turkey
04.2006 - 04.2011

High School Diploma -

Eskişehir Anatolian High School
Turkey
04.2002 - 04.2005

Skills

Import& Export experience

Interests

Pilates

Reading Books

Timeline

Export Merchandise Manager

Sarar
08.2022 - Current

Buying Manager & Buyer

LC Waikiki
12.2018 - 07.2022

Senior Merchandiser

Carrefour Global Sourcing
03.2018 - 12.2018

Buying Supervisor

Mavi Giyim A.S
07.2011 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Science - Textile Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
04.2006 - 04.2011

High School Diploma -

Eskişehir Anatolian High School
04.2002 - 04.2005
GONCAGUL KARATASBuying & Merchandise Manager