UGUR GUN
Sales Professional
OSMANGAZI,16
Summary
With over 10 years of sales and marketing experience in diverse global testing and inspection companies, I have developed a strong background in the industry. Additionally, I have 4 years of sourcing and quality experience specifically in Turkey and nearby countries. In my previous role, I managed end-to-end sourcing operations for all types of food products exported to European retail markets. As a target-oriented and open-minded professional, I am a sales leader with a solid understanding and extensive experience in various sales divisions including sourcing, buying, retail sales, local and global key accounts. My expertise spans both local and international business, making me a valuable asset to any organization.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Quality Technologist
REWE FAR EAST LIASON OFFICE
02.2022 - Current
- Develop and implement quality control processes and procedures.
- Conduct inspections and tests on products and materials to ensure compliance with standards.
- Analyze data from quality control tests to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with production teams to address quality issues and implement corrective actions.
- Maintain and update quality documentation, including reports and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Train staff on quality standards and procedures.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of quality management systems (QMS).
- Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Participate in audits and inspections by external bodies.
Food Merchandiser
REWE FAR EAST LIASON OFFICE
6 2021 - 2 2022
- Take overall responsibility for the sourcing management goals of the company and implement action items to ensure that those goals are achieved
- Planning and developing merchandising strategies
- Analyzing sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs
- Collaborating with buyers, suppliers, distributors, and analysts to negotiate prices, quantities and timescales
- Work closely with Quality Assurance team in order to meet customers' quality requirements
- Plan and develop merchandising strategies that balance customers' expectations and company's objectives
- Analyse sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges/stock
- Maximize customer interest and sales levels by displaying products appropriately
- Produce layout plans for stores and maintain store shelves and inventory
- Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets
- Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes, clear outs etc
- Build constructive customer relationships and team with channel partners to build pipeline and close deals
- Monitoring raw material price and market trend
- Scope of products; Fresh Fruit&Vegetables, canned food, frozen food (inc, fish), ready meals, sauces and condiments, snacks, beverages, dried fruits and nuts through Turkey and nearby countries
Agriculture, Food and Fertilizer Manager
Cotecna
03.2017 - 06.2021
- Implement controls over spending and procurement to ensure adherence to the company budget
- Developing department policies for achieving all company goals related to sales goals
- Responsible for assisting the recruiting department in the selection, interviewing, and hiring of new staff
- Responsible for more than 40 staff with 3.000K CHF budget / year in 6 different location
- Developing sales strategies within the customer budget and making pre & post analysis for all sales activities
- Implementing company's investment strategies such as new Agriculture Laboratories set up for Istanbul & Mersin
- Managing all equipment & service purchasing for ongoing and planned operations
- Manage and coordinate sales activities including supervision of contracts, tenders, global & local fairs, direct sales, customer relations
- Ensure communication and coordination with other teams to facilitate the successful handover and execution of the new and current business
- Managing all department operations according to quality management system requirements
- Preparing monthly and annual reports for Country Manager and COO
Food Sales Executive
SGS
06.2013 - 03.2017
- Managing all sales activities
- Providing business leadership for international key account customers and follow up their annual project's cooperation with other SGS Affiliates
- (Danone Water, Nestle Water, Kraft, Ferrero, Tchibo, Shaya etc.)
- Using Client Relationship Management (CRM) effectively to understand customer needs
- Initiating new services for company's sales strategies in all national and international platforms
- Developing sales strategies within the customer budget and making pre&post analysis for all sales activities
- Conducting frequent client visits to identify opportunities might generate revenue
GSIT Sales and Marketing Executive
Bureau Veritas
09.2012 - 06.2013
- Managing seminars, meetings and fairs in the market were planned for GSIT
- Visiting clients and support them for importer country custom's regulations and standards
- Provide agreement on valuation of pricing, follow up, business scope and quotations during take a decision together with Sales Manager
- Execute customer management, perform customer visits in specified period
- Preparing monthly / annual reports for Sales Manager
GSIT- Sales Executive & Operation Technical Responsible
SGS
03.2011 - 09.2012
- Execution and follow up business development strategies approved by GSIT Manager
- Management of Sales & Marketing KPI and follow up
- Directing sales & marketing team to achieve their targets, improvement of competences in sales & marketing team
- Providing keeping customer database updated
- Management of follow up the customer database according to appropriate criteria
- Search for new market and occasions
- Provide agreement on valuation of pricing, follow up, business scope and quotations during take a decision together with GSIT Manager
- Execute customer management, perform customer visits in specified period
- Attending to seminars, meetings and fairs in the market were planned for GSIT
- Follow up economic and sectorial developments to get information about the competitors and sharing all these information with his manager
- Preparing periodical reports about sales & marketing and reporting performance of sales & marketing weekly basis
- Execution of customer management, visiting asset customers periodically
- Providing visit results and making evaluation of the results with his manager
- Follow up the selling campaigns and mailings
- Control Inspection files and support client's quality documentation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Hacettepe University
Ankara 01.2003 - 01.2009
Skills
Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
LIMs - Laboratory Information Management System
Boss System (ERP)
A good team member
Hard working and success-focused
Interested in research
Self motivated with good communication and organizational skills
Multitasking Abilities
Military Service
Completed, 2010
Drivinglicense
Active, B, 2010
References
- Ibrahim Ozgur Senay, +90 530 108 27 63, Division Manager, SGS
- Orhan Yılmaz, +90 507 788 01 78, Country Manager, Bureau Veritas Turkey
Training
- Advanced Excel Training, 07/21/12, Unitech
- Foreign Trade Training, 03/12/12, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
- Foreign Trade & E- Commerce, 07/17/10, Yorktrade Foreign Trade Institute
- Deutsche Language School, 07/17/10, Aktif Eğitim Merkezi
- Finance for Business People, 03/25/19, Cotecna Academy
Timeline
Quality Technologist
REWE FAR EAST LIASON OFFICE
02.2022 - Current
Agriculture, Food and Fertilizer Manager
Cotecna
03.2017 - 06.2021
Food Sales Executive
SGS
06.2013 - 03.2017
GSIT Sales and Marketing Executive
Bureau Veritas
09.2012 - 06.2013
GSIT- Sales Executive & Operation Technical Responsible
SGS
03.2011 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Hacettepe University
01.2003 - 01.2009
Food Merchandiser
REWE FAR EAST LIASON OFFICE
6 2021 - 2 2022