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BATIHAN AYUZ

BATIHAN AYUZ

Area Sales Manager
Amsterdam

Summary

Accomplished Area Sales Manager at Bak Flexibles BV in Amsterdam, with a proven track record of successfully overseeing a €40M flexible packaging portfolio. Skillfully managing key client relationships and driving strategic growth since 2016. Consistently surpassing sales targets by 10-15% annually. Effectively managing key accounts across Benelux and Northern Europe. Spearheading sustainable packaging initiatives for global food producers. Fostering strong client relationships and delivering tailored solutions to expand the customer base and enhance overall retention.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Area Sales Manager

BAK FLEXIBLES BV
09.2019 - Current

Company Overview: Packaging Solutions & Producer

  • Managed 20+ projects and satisfied the requirements for KEY accounts
  • Led a team of 5+ professionals, driving performance, monitoring targets, and ensuring achievement of key objectives.
  • Visiting the existing and potential customers in the target sales regions periodically (Benelux and Northern Europe)
  • Understands the market, gives design guidelines, and provides sustainable and profitable solutions for customer’s packaging portfolios
  • In accordance with target market, researching foreign trade legislation and procedures
  • Improving costumer portfolio thanks to researching new potentials and markets
  • Outperformed my sales objective by 15-20% per year through establishing and building positive relationships with existing clients
  • Guiding global-size food producers’ packaging portfolio strategies in the long term
  • Organized 5+ detailed tender study with R&D and pricing teams
  • Managed 5+ projects to provide the calculation of CO2 usage for customer’s packaging portfolio
  • Guide customers in ways to decrease CO2 usage in their supply chain
  • Observing the problems of customers packaging line and giving them professional support to solve the problems

Sales Executive

BAK AMBALAJ
09.2016 - 08.2019

Company Overview: Packaging Solutions & Producer

  • Assisted 10+ projects in Bak Ambalaj and satisfied the requirements for KEY accounts
  • Working with R&D team to improve sustainable product portfolio
  • Taking the lead for VMI transition projects with 2 different clients
  • Developed a training programme for KEY account costumers
  • Giving trainings with technical and sales team to 10+ customer’s innovation and value engineering teams
  • Managing the Daily shipment and Logistics processes

Operation Supervisor

DS Integrated
06.2012 - 08.2015

Company Overview: Communication Solutions

  • Cooperate with clients to ascertain their precise event requirements
  • Researching and booking a suitable venue or location for events
  • Liaising with marketing and PR colleagues to promote the event
  • Coordinate the team members at the event
  • Communication Solutions
  • Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase revenue by 25%

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration

Yaşar University
09.2011 - 07.2014

Associate's Degree - Logistics

Yaşar University Vocational School
09.2008 - 07.2011

Skills

Project Management

Contract negotiations

Market and competitive analysis

Sales strategy

Client Relationship Management

Sales team supervision

Sales presentations

Carbon footprint analysis

Sustainability assessment

Environmental regulations

Packaging design

Certification

Embassy CES Language school, 06/01/09, Brighton / LONDON

Timeline

Area Sales Manager

BAK FLEXIBLES BV
09.2019 - Current

Sales Executive

BAK AMBALAJ
09.2016 - 08.2019

Operation Supervisor

DS Integrated
06.2012 - 08.2015

Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration

Yaşar University
09.2011 - 07.2014

Associate's Degree - Logistics

Yaşar University Vocational School
09.2008 - 07.2011
BATIHAN AYUZArea Sales Manager