CEO Advisor
Defacto
Total years of experience :25 years, 7 Months
Managing Director of The Blue Group Holding with following subsidiaries;
Sports Corner
Adidas
Rasen Sports
Laura Ashley
Geox
Menasa / Hayakm.com
Design Hub
Intelligent Design
The Blue Insights / Al Jude loyalty program
Start-up initiations
Merge & Acqusitions
ERP implementation
Re-structuring
Managment of multi-companies in footwear and leather goods.
Retail
Manufacturing
%80 expansion
%200 growth
3PL implementation
Artificial intelligence integration on fuzzy logic forecast modelling for inventory optimization.
-Brand Management and Licencee operations of Slazenger brand from IBML - UK in footwear, apparel and bags categories.
-"Esem" brand re-launched with a licence-model in 2010.
-Licence agreement with KangaROOS brand from Pentland - UK, under footwear, apparel and accessories categories. Brand launch in 2010.
-New Retail Concept as "Esem Sport" sneaker shops. Launched in 2011.
-E-commerce website launched in 2013.
-Re-organization of the staff, new team building and re-structuring in operation.
-New ERP system implementation.
-Establishing the Marketing and Communication strategies, team and third parties.
Establishment and management of “Sourcing Department” in order to supply company’s seasonal footwear, bag, accessories and luggage collections with DESA brand.
-Product development in coordination with the Category & Design teams.
-Establishment, Management and Optimization of the Supplier Portfolio (majority from India and China).
-Supply chain management.
-What-to-buy and Where-to-buy decisions.
-Production Planning, Scheduling, Quality Control and Delivery Management.
-KPI monitoring and management of the suppliers.
-Business development management.
-Establishment of licensee operations of “Power” brand from Canada, “Planic” and “Kebo” brands from Italy.
-Generating and executing business plans.
-Brand management.
-Supply chain management.
-Establishment and management of company's own brand “Off Range”.
-Entry to footwear production by establishing a manufacturing facility with 7, 500 pairs/month production capacity.
-MRP, MRP II, Production Planning, Inventory Control.
-Total quality management.
-Demand-driven supply system has been executed.
-Outsourcing service methods and principles have been constructed in order to serve customers' demands from domestic and/or international (esp. from far-east).
-Measuring, monitoring and analysing the sales performance of the goods in the retailer customers. Providing strategies to increase stock turnover ratio and shelf efficiency.
-Strategical SWOT analysis during business modelling of upcoming projects.
-Establishment and management of “Outsourcing Department” in order to supply company's seasonal footwear and accessories collections for Slazenger, Fila, Le coq Sportif, Bata, Vero, Swagger and McCann brands.
-Product development in coordination with marketing department.
-Supply chain management.
-Optimization of demand-driven and trend-driven product development.
-Developing the supply chain standards, and establishing corporate purchasing policies.
-Production process and quality control methodology including quality standards and discipline of quality measures have been maintained.
-Delivery management and import processes.
-Coordination with the finance, sales, marketing and logistics departments.
-Measuring, monitoring and analysing the performance and efficiency of the suppliers worldwide (mostly in far-east such as China, Vietnam, India, etc.)
-Managing 8-10 million USD annual purchasing budget.
-Training and coaching department's employees for strong international business and communication skills focusing in the optimum care, respect, understanding and usage of national and/or local culture in the field.
-Product knowledge and development training programmes has been instructed to new marketing and sales employees.
-Production and process planning of the footwear factory producing shoes by Adidas, Fila and Slazenger brands.
-MRP, MRP II and Inventory control.
-Sample development, cost analysis, production and delivery scheduling in coordination with related brand managements.
-Procurement of raw materials for production.
-Integration of “production” and “planning” modules in implementing ERP system.
-Delivery management and export process of Fila productions in coordination with Fila Italy headquarters.