Sezgin Cekin
Greenbrae,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude with the experience in Marketing, Logistics, Project Management over years of working at the most successful companies in their markets. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Management Specialist
BIC Construction Inc
12.2023 - Current
- Construction project estimating by working on architectural and structural plans and identifying materials-labor-sub contractors needed for the projects in commercial and residential scopes
- Researching market for optimal procurements for the materials needed
- Communicating with sub-contractors, suppliers for the specific qualifications needed for the constructions
- Creating change orders and submittal documents for the related architectural needs during projects
- Placing orders of the supplies and materials accordingly at the beginning and during the projects per their milestones
- Managing social media accounts and increasing company visibility online accounts
- Oversaw budget allocation and financial tracking for accurate cost forecasting and timely reporting to stakeholders on expenditures against projections.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by delivering projects that exceeded expectations in terms of scope completion, timeline adherence, and quality benchmarks.
- Provided ongoing support to team members by offering guidance, resources, and mentorship to promote professional growth and development.
- Aligned project goals with organizational objectives for consistent strategic direction across all initiatives.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.
Air Freight Export Coordinator
Kuehne+Nagel
05.2023 - 12.2023
- Facilitated clear communication between suppliers, customers, and transportation providers, ensuring all parties were well-informed throughout the export process.
- Remotely working from San Francisco Office for Air Freight Export at Seattle Office
- Managing and coordinating export shipments processes for various customers located in Seattle (Main Account: Boeing)
- Enhanced customer satisfaction with timely shipments and accurate documentation through meticulous attention to detail
- Prepared and assembled documents to facilitate exports
- Contacting with the shippers and destination parties to collect necessary data
- Arranging shipment`s pick up and warehouse operations
- Controlling milestones of shipments along the export processes
- Followed up with customers to resolve inquiries.
- Reporting activities to the Air Logistics Manager
Sea Freight Import Coordinator
Kuehne & Nagel Logistics
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Responsible for coordinating sea import shipment processes for Key Accounts in SFO Branch
- Contacting with destination customers, export offices, steamship lines, freight stations, trucker companies about container movement along the delivery process
- Tracking FCL-LCL shipments, documents, statuses
- Controlling customs clearance of shipments
- Managing shipment costs and entering invoices
- Enhanced supply chain efficiency through continuous improvement initiatives focused on process optimization and cost reduction measures.
- Developed tracking reports, which alleviated customer calls and boosted time savings.
- Accurately input shipment details into company's system using Sealog
- Reporting activities to Sea Logistics Customer Care Supervisor
Regional Marketing Specialist
DYO
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Responsible to increase DYO Paints brand reputation and brand management in Aegean Region of Turkey, conducing market research among rival companies, organizing sponsorship applications and agreements with the private and government institutions for marketing campaigns
- Developing Page 2 of 4 the communication channels with local architects, construction companies to represent related products and features
- Controlling marketing operations; promotion deliveries to the retail stores, representing paint products and features, visiting in-house retailers, wholesalers and dealer retailers to control and evaluate regional business flows
- Report weekly to the Marketing Director.
Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing Specialist
Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals
08.2017 - 12.2020
- Increasing the product and brand reputation of defined products in Istanbul in brand management
- Managing monthly marketing budgets which are spent in hospitals and pharmacy stores for marketing campaigns
- Planning, organizing and conducting meetings and presentations about prescription products in hospitals’ units with health professionals
- Conducting market researches in the field regularly
- Visiting the pharmacy stores monthly according to determined route with company's strategies
- Reporting field activities to Regional Sales and Marketing Manager.
Wholesales Account Specialist
Luxottica
05.2015 - 04.2017
- Responsible for carrying out wholesales activities to domestic accounts in the
- Aegean region
- Controlling and realizing accounts' monthly open amount payments and controlling their financial status
- Expressing the company's key rules to the accounts
- Dealing with new commercial customers in the defined region
- Planning routes and conducting visits monthly, following order delivery statuses
- Conducting Market research by visiting stores
- Reporting the field sales and marketing activities to the regional wholesales manager.
Marketing and Sales Assistant
Özgörkey Otomotiv
06.2013 - 09.2014
- Supporting the sales and marketing operations of BMW, MINI and Land Rover automobiles on marketing campaigns
- Managing the new automobiles' order processes by using SAP
- Demonstrate marketing activities (special organizations, new product launches)
- Organizing product showroom
- Informing customers about features of automobiles
- Caring social media accounts
- Conducting test driving with customers
- Developing Social media marketing accounts for branch
- Reporting activities to the marketing manager.
Branch Intern
Garanti Bank, Alsancak
06.2011 - 07.2011
- Worked at operations department of Alsancak-Liman Branch
- Assisting the daily routine jobs of the branch
- Organizing the archieve room.
Education
Post-Degree Certificate - Strategic Project Management
Rice University
06-2024
Master's degree - Marketing and Logistics Management
Galatasaray University
07-2020
BBA - Business Administration
İzmir Ekonomi Niversitesi
06-2014
Skills
- Project Management
- Logistics
- Marketing Communications
- Sales
Certification
Strategic Project Management
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Interests
Ironman 70.3 Finisher Las Quintas 2024
Water Polo Player including Turkish National Team Player between 2005-2009 and National League Successes in different age groups
Masters Water Polo Player in Marco Polo Team in the Marin, CA
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Turkish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Project Management Specialist
BIC Construction Inc
12.2023 - Current
Air Freight Export Coordinator
Kuehne+Nagel
05.2023 - 12.2023
Sea Freight Import Coordinator
Kuehne & Nagel Logistics
12.2022 - 06.2023
Regional Marketing Specialist
DYO
02.2021 - 06.2022
Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing Specialist
Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals
08.2017 - 12.2020
Wholesales Account Specialist
Luxottica
05.2015 - 04.2017
Marketing and Sales Assistant
Özgörkey Otomotiv
06.2013 - 09.2014
Branch Intern
Garanti Bank, Alsancak
06.2011 - 07.2011
Post-Degree Certificate - Strategic Project Management
Rice University
Master's degree - Marketing and Logistics Management
Galatasaray University
BBA - Business Administration
İzmir Ekonomi Niversitesi
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