Gulcan AKCAY

Delray Beach, FL *****

ad3ol8@r.postjobfree.com

+1-561-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Logistics Manager

Tiger Packaging Corp - Boca Raton, FL

November 2023 to January 2024

Foreign Trade Manager

Kudret Metal / Vailant Enterprise LLC - Mulberry, FL April 2015 to November 2023

1. Business Development- adding new foreign customers to the company portfolio for exportation operations of material manufactured in-house,

2. Foreign Trade Operations coordination and management; Import, Export, Logistic, Foreign Exchange Operations, Supporting Customs Clearance Operations, 3. Sourcing all type of commodities regarding needed raw material, auxiliary raw material from abroad, 4. Coordination of import operations,

5. Preparation of export documents, organizing logistic for incoming commodity from abroad- either from export destination or from the location customs clearance operations have been made, 6. Preparation of sales or purchasing contracts for new customers, 7. Applying for governmental incentives,

8. Budget Planning,

9. Reporting to the top management.

10. To ensure that the trade carried out with the partners abroad, with which the company has made an agreement, is regulated in accordance with national and international legislation and that the operation continues in accordance with the rules,

11. To determine the targets related to the sale of the product, to reveal the promotional and marketing inventories to be used in order to reach these targets, to plan and manage the marketing and promotional activities and processes related to such operations, 12. Organizing, evaluating and drawing conclusions about the sales reports related to the events, 13. To determine the rules of marketing together with the conditions of entry to the market, 14. To research the conditions in foreign markets, to analyze the situations and to identify new reliable markets,

15. Continuing and managing all commercial activities of existing customers and potential customers, 16. To make detailed plans related to the fair participation activities organized abroad and to manage the operation of the plans & organizing international fair participation, 17. To analyse competitor services and important companies that hold respective share in the market, 18. Monitoring and managing advertising, PR and branding activities for overseas sales. Import & Logistic Manager

Sarar Giyim - Eskisehir

2011 to 2015

1. Coordinating procurement from abroad suppliers, 2. Handling Foreign Exchange operations,

3. Organizing logistic for importations, seaway or land 4. Applying for governmental incentives

5. Organizing customs clearance operations for the customs broker, 6. Meeting production planning deadlines,

7. Searching suppliers to expand the supply chain and suppliers. Foreign Trade Manager

Terraco Turkey - Eskisehir

2008 to 2011

1. Coordinating the development of the foreign trade policies and procedures. 2. Ensuring that the processes related to the import and export of the products comply with the legislation.

3. Supervising all employees involved in the export and import of goods, 4. Making sales analysis and reporting,

5. Arranging meetings for potential business partners and planning research trips abroad, 6. Studying the latest information about foreign market trends, 7. Organizing international fairs and marketing processes, 8. Carrying out customs clearance operations,

Foreign Trade Coordinator

Aker Ltd - Eskişehir

1998 to 2007

Education

High school diploma

GED - New Jersey

Skills

• Business Development

• Logistics

• CRM Software

• Account Management

• Salesforce

• Negotiation

• Sales Management

• B2B Sales

• Strategic Planning

• Product Development

• Outside Sales

• Project Management

• Cold Calling

• Supply Chain

• Relationship Management

• Research

• Market Analysis

• Forecasting

• Purchasing

• E-Commerce

• SAP

• Process Improvement

• Profit & Loss

• Customer Relationship Management

• Management

• Document management systems

• Quality management

• Team management

• Transportation management systems

• Supply chain

• Procurement

• Leadership

• Analysis skills

• Sourcing

• Market research

• Pricing

• Purchasing

• Negotiation

• Relationship management

• Customer relationship management

• Research

• Sales

• Sales management

• Customer service

• ERP systems

• Hospitality

• Retail sales

• Grocery store

• Windows

• Data entry

• Microsoft Office

• QuickBooks

• Warehouse management

• Marketing

Certifications and Licenses

Inward Processing Regime Expertise

April 2014 to Present

Authorized Obligation, 2013 To Be Enforced Import Notifications February 2013 to Present

Import Communiqués, Product Safety Communiqués and Notified Person Status Certificate

February 2012 to Present

Export Operations Expertise and Letter of Credit Transactions December 2010 to Present

Letter of Credit Transactions according to the new UCP 600 Present

Documents Used in Foreign Trade

2008 to Present

Foreign Trade Practices

2007 to Present

Foreign Trade Legislation

Present

Foreign Relations and Communication Methods

2007 to Present

Advanced Excel

2023 to Present

Driver's License

April 1996 to Present

PMP

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