Ekrem Suad Sadak

Improve overall organisational profitability by designing new operating models and initiating tactical management decisions. Prepare and manage profit centre budget to support operational activities, while monitoring expenditures and minimising budget variances. Develop innovative pipelines by designing, developing, and implementing business strategies. Orchestrate and implement business development strategies, achieve and exceed sales targets, generate new sales leads, and drive business growth.

Led market operations, analysed market trends, assessed customers’ behaviours, and directed market campaigns across EMEA and South American region. Implemented and executed business plans and performance management, including development of joint sales and local area marketing plans.

Designed business development strategies for a Brazilian company and initiated growth strategies from scratch, resulted in growing the entity from zero income and employees to €1 million turnover and 27 staff within three months.

Identified and improved low performing business areas by integrating suppliers and product assortments, streamlining logistics, supply chain, and procurement, innovating business structure in Spain, and taking cost reduction initiatives. Directed the whole operations of the company with €30 million turnover, 500 employees, 320 sales vehicles, and 33 sales depots.

Designed and led all strategic sales, marketing, and business development plans for start-up region. Coordinated cross-functional teams. Managed all P&L. Defined and oversaw all logistics, assortment, pricing, accounting, and reporting functions.

Recruited as young pioneer to champion market studies, market tests, and country development throughout Turkey and Eastern Europe including Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary.