Bertan Gökdemir

Current

• Market Development Manager at Sony Ericsson

Past

• Financing Specialist at Otokoc
• Corporate Banking at Oyak Bank

Education

• Middle East Technical University

Connections

15 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website

Bertan Gökdemir’s Summary

A highly motivated individual keen to learn and progress his career within Marketing and Field Sales, Marketing and Finance arena in Turkey. With 3 years experience working in corporate banking and financing positions for leading corporate brands such as Oyak Bank and Otokoç Otomotiv. A market development role in the field working for a leading telecommunications brand Sony Ericsson in Turkey.

Key strength areas include the ability to identify and drive business objectives through conversion of opportunities into practical solutions individually or as part of a team.

Key Skills
• Client focused with emphasis placed upon delivering service excellence
• Proven abilities within client relationship development
• Strong communication and influencing skills, ensuring understanding and controlling effective negotiations
• Self motivated and able to work individually or as part of a team
• Ambitious and self determined to achieve ones best at all times
• Practised with qualifying priorities within demanding schedules
• Team player with the ability to utilise own initiative
• Confident and self assured
• PC literate: Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet
• Language: Turkish (native), English (advanced), German (pre-intermediate)

Bertan Gökdemir’s Specialties:

Marketing, product management, brand management, sales, media, advertising

Bertan Gökdemir’s Experience

• Market Development Manager

  Sony Ericsson

  (Public Company; ERICY; Telecommunications industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Responsible for calling on independent and chain dealers.
  
  • Responsible for the complete operational set up of Sony Ericsson in my area in Istanbul.
  • Training and managing all retailers and Consumer Electronic Stores, on-going development of all sales representatives
  • Management of implementing field activities, creating a demand for Sony Ericsson products in the stores
  • Budget Management
  • Reporting the stocks and sales of the key accounts both weekly and monthly

• Financing Specialist

  Otokoc

  (Privately Held; Automotive industry)

  November 2006 — October 2007 (1 year)

  Responsible for 4 automotive companies such as Otokoç (Ford), Birmot (Fiat, AlfaRomeo and Lancia), AVIS (rent-a-car) and Budget (rent-a-car) in Turkey
  
  • Responsible for managing the all cash flow of Otokoç
  • Reporting sales and stock conditions of the firm to the Finance Manager and General Manager
  • Lead effective meetings with the bankers
  • To interpret dormant capital in a most profitable way.
  • Responsible for the budget

• Corporate Banking

  Oyak Bank

  (Privately Held; Banking industry)

  February 2006 — November 2006 (10 months)

  Responsible for the accounts of the corporate companies in the portfolio of Yıldız Posta Branch
  
  • Responsible for management of banking accounts of corporate companies
  • Maintaining customer accounts
  • Negotiating about all the products of the bank with the customers
  • To help the customers about their investments
  • Ensure credits to the customers according to their needs
  • New business development calls in Istanbul
  • Offering a high standard of customer service to all companies managing our time to call on certain high priority calls more frequently or within a certain time frame
  • Arranging appointment diary to ensure effective journey plan
  • Recording and administrating all information as captured onto manual files and online system

Bertan Gökdemir’s Education

• Middle East Technical University

  International Relations 1998 — 2005

  Numerous papers and project I have prepared during my education and internships have enabled me to further improve my conversation and discourse skills. In addition to my internships, during 2004 and 2005, I have undertaken the organization of two major touristic visits for the University students to Antalya Kremlin Palace and Bodrum Magic Life. Moreover, in 2007, I was the official for both native and foreign press in Golden Orange and Eurasia Film Festival in Antalya.

Additional Information

Bertan Gökdemir’s Websites:

• My Website

Bertan Gökdemir’s Interests:

I’ve a personal interest in the domains of travelling along with football, snowboard, internet, music and cinema.

Bertan Gökdemir’s Honors:

Effective Sales Skills / Management Centre Turkey 2008
Marketing and Product Management / Eğitişim Kariyer Enstitüsü 2007
Marketing and Sales Specialization / ITEC Eğitim Danışmanlık 2007

Bertan Gökdemir’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch