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Murat BEGOĞLU

Murat BEGOĞLU

Mechanical Engineering
İstanbul

Summary

15+ years working experience most of in food, packaging, processing market with foreign trading, customer satisfaction sales and technical support experiences. Speaking English, Arabic and Turkish languages.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager Sales Food Processing and Packing, Frozen Food - Country Turkey

GEA WESTFALIA SEPERATÖR SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
Istanbul, Turkey
12.2012 - Current

GEA, having headquarter in Düsseldorf, Germany, is one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, The group employed over than 18,000 people worldwide as of 2024.

  • +11 years in protein (poultry, meat ), Confectionary and frozen food market knowledge.
  • Responsibility in GEA are:

· Strong decision-making ability

· Good communication, collaboration, and delegation skills

· Develop and achieve financial plans

· Oversee day-to-day operations, assign weekly performance goals

· Owning and hitting/exceeding annual sales targets within assigned territory and accounts

· Developing and executing strategic plan to achieve sales targets and expand our customer base

· Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting customer relationships

· Providing contract administration including contract structuring, development, negotiation, interpretation, management and execution with external customers and government for sales of products and services, by engaging with approvers and subject-matter experts as necessary. Reviewing, negotiating and preparation of comments for contracts and any other contractual documents with the company and the customers in coordination with other departments.

· Prepare standardization of contract templates (Sales Agreements, Sales Agents and Consultancy Agreements, etc.), and building a framework of contract annexes, drafting requirements to be fulfilled and revise where necessary.

· Following up customer’s payments according to the agreed payment terms and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, e.g., Performance Bond, Letter of Credit, Insurance Policies, etc. Preparing, providing and ensuring timely issuance of contractual notices to customers/partners.

· Participating in project team's weekly / monthly meeting with internal stakeholders

· Planning / coordinating activities in the context of a contract to fulfill a customer order or need according to financial/commercial parameters and ensuring customer satisfaction

· As being a CRM key user, ensuring that proper usage of CRM software by the users in accordance with the company requirements, continuous collaboration with global CRM team and keeping up-to-date of the local users related to the new released features.

· Preparing monthly reports to Germany.

· Making sales and purchase order entries in SAP to directly Germany.

· Making magazine publications

· Finding new customers and assisting existing accounts

· Performing market research prior to product launch, new products and distributorships.

· Analyzing daily, weekly, and monthly sales figures to monitor trends and developments in the market

Develop, implement, and maintain budgetary and resource allocation plans

Trakya Region Sales Manager

BAYMAK MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİC. A.Ş.
Istanbul, Turkey
05.2010 - 11.2012
  • Managing the marketing activities for components of industrial heating systems, air- conditioning, water heaters and renewable energy systems in Thrace region of Turkey
  • Preparing quotations for the requests of big customers with in the territory of responsibility Technical and commercial support to the key dealers, following the business and the projects built in co-operation such as retail projects and installations, etc.

Regional Sales Manager Country Iraq

KİNGSPAN İZOPOLİ YAPI ELEMANLARI TAAH. SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş.
Istanbul, Turkey
01.2009 - 05.2010
  • Organized regular sales meetings, providing comprehensive updates on market trends, competitor analysis, and new product developments.
  • Expanded market share within the region by identifying growth opportunities and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Sales Engineer

KONUK ISI MAKİNA SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
Istanbul, Turkey
03.2008 - 01.2009
  • Analyzed market trends, competitor performance and product strengths.
  • Supported market research, metrics and requirements development and risk management.

Production Manager

TIGER SHOES AYAKKABI İTH. İHR. SAN. LTD. ŞTİ.
Istanbul, Turkey
12.2007 - 2 2008
  • Standardized production procedures, job roles, and quality assurance guidelines.
  • Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.

Education

MBA - Business Administration

Sakarya University
Adapazarı, Turkey
04.2001 -

Bachelor's - Mechanical Engineering

Trakya University
Edirne, Turkey
09.2007

Bachelor's -

English Language Preparation
Edirne, Turkey
01.2003

Bachelor's - Turkish language and literature

Istanbul University
Istanbul, Turkey
06.2002

No Degree - Computer Engineering

Al Rafideen Privet University (preference Change)
Baghdad, Iraq
04.2001 -

Skills

Strategic Planning

Talent Development

Operations Management

Resource Allocation

Proficiency in MS Office programs (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and ERP systems (SAP, CRM)

Ability to travel on business trips

Good sense of prioritization

Ability to handle many complex issues concurrently

Calm temperament and proactive

Professional experience in multinational companies

Capability to manage multiple tasks at once

Ability to meet the requirements of a multi-cultural environment with multiple demands and priorities

Ability to work in complex environments; while focused on make clear and fact-based recommendations/solutions

Comfortable with managing matters cross-functionally

Order to cash and Export order knowledge,

Responding to and resolving complex customer questions and concerns

High level of autonomy & self-drive, paying attention to details, meeting the set deadlines and delivering correct and complete information

Strong commercial project-management skills

Strong communication and time management skills, results driven

Ability to work within an international, culturally diverse and matrix-based organisation

Ability to efficiently work with other groups to resolveissues

Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities

Strong contracts administration/contract management capability in international contracting environment

In-depth knowledge of contractual terms and conditions; experience in structuring, negotiating and executing contracts

Ability to draft and negotiate contractual language, extensive knowledge of contract formation and regulations

High knowledge on Letter of Credit structuring, document submission and settlement

Experienced in participating public tenders and working with public accounts

Experienced in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting

Proficiency in order management processes, structuring process flows starting from order to billing

Collaborating with a cross-functional team, and ensuring deliverable timelines are met

Ability to work independently and communicate effectively within and across all levels of project functional groups of diverse nationalities

Ability to perform effectively in a matrix organization and strong cross-functional collaboration and interpersonal skills

Ability to think strategically and be operationally rigorous

Ability to manage projects/assignments within tight deadlines

Ability to analyze and resolve problems

Excellent communication skills, flexibility, creativity together with highly developed influencing skills necessary to operate in a multicultural environment

Ambitious to learn and adapt to new systems quickly

Experienced in commercial, government or international contract formation and execution

Proven ability to draft and negotiate contractual language

Experienced to build effective processes and standard operating procedures

Excellent oral and written communications skills Able to build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

High-energy and self-motivated team player Able to encourage communication within the project team and willingness to share knowledge and information

Courses certificates

  • Quality Management System ISO9001, 07/2012, Management Plus by Bureau Veritas
  • OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety, 07/2012, Management Plus by Bureau Veritas
  • ISO 14001 Environment Management System, 07/2012, Management Plus by Bureau Veritas
  • Steam System, Steam Equipment and Energy Saving, 2008, Intervalf İstanbul
  • Pump Systems, Energy Efficiency, 2012, KBS Pump
  • ISO 9001 Quality Management and Internal Audit Specialist Certificate of Success, 2012, BureauVeritas
  • Basic Level Pneumatic-Electropneumatics, 2013, FESTO
  • Inner Leadership Skills, 2016, Akarma Educational Coaching
  • Contracts Specialist, 2020, GEA Legal Team
  • INCOTERMS 2010, 2019, GEA Institute
  • Instruments of Payments & Warranties, 2020, Murat Hukuk
  • Advance Negotiation, 2024, MBA Consult

University project

Application in Heating and Cooling Systems, Prof. Dr. Ahmet CİHAN

 Application the Ansys Programme, Doç. Dr. Vedat TAŞKIN

Languages

Turkish
Native language
Arabic
Advanced
C1
English
Upper intermediate
B2

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/06/1982
  • Nationality: Turkish
  • Driving License: Class B
  • Marital Status: Married

References

Member of the institution: Proficiency in MS Office programs (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and ERP systems (SAP, CRM)

Social activities & Member of the institution

  • Traveling, puzzles, cycling, reading&listening books, walking, playing football.
  • a member of TMMOB Istanbul Beyoğlu Chamber of Mechanical Engineers.

Timeline

Senior Manager Sales Food Processing and Packing, Frozen Food - Country Turkey

GEA WESTFALIA SEPERATÖR SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
12.2012 - Current

Trakya Region Sales Manager

BAYMAK MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİC. A.Ş.
05.2010 - 11.2012

Regional Sales Manager Country Iraq

KİNGSPAN İZOPOLİ YAPI ELEMANLARI TAAH. SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş.
01.2009 - 05.2010

Sales Engineer

KONUK ISI MAKİNA SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
03.2008 - 01.2009

Production Manager

TIGER SHOES AYAKKABI İTH. İHR. SAN. LTD. ŞTİ.
12.2007 - 2 2008

MBA - Business Administration

Sakarya University
04.2001 -

No Degree - Computer Engineering

Al Rafideen Privet University (preference Change)
04.2001 -

Bachelor's - Mechanical Engineering

Trakya University

Bachelor's -

English Language Preparation

Bachelor's - Turkish language and literature

Istanbul University
Murat BEGOĞLUMechanical Engineering