
Independent HR Professional
Turkey

Independent HR Professional
Turkey
Professional Experience:
-17 years of professional experience
- Experience in 2 different functions:Sales+Human Resources ( 7 years in Sales and 10 years in Human Resources function)
- Specialised in Talent Management & Talent Acquisition. Took full responsibility for developing and executing the strategic external recruitment plan for the company( Head of Recruitment in Unilever, MBA Recruitment INSEAD Project etc). High experience in Assessment Centres and Selection Methods + search firm management experience with strong internal customer management skills
-Experience in multinational and national companies( Unilever, Carrefour, Garanti Bank-a joint venture with General Electric)
-Experience in 3 different sectors : Fast Moving Consumer Goods + Retail + Banking
-International experience ( Global e-Recruitment Project in London-UK Unilever Global Head Office)
-Talent Acquisition and Talent Development
-Trainer on Competency Based Interview techniques+Assessment Centres
-Employer Brand Strategy projects
-High Performance Culture creation and development
-Career&Succession planning
- Turkish Labour law
- HR management in M&A Due Diligence period
- Organisational Development
- Hay Grading & Competency Models
(Privately Held; Capital Markets industry)
April 2009 — Present (11 months)
HR Consultancy services focused on
- Outplacement
-Talent Management Strategy ( Recruitment, University activities etc)
- Employer Brand Strategy
- HR Restructuring
- Employee Satisfaction
(Banking industry)
June 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 8 months)
-Garanti Bank is in joint venture with General Electric company GE Money .
-Was responsible for all HR tasks
Additional role as Project(Banking Academy) Leader - a joint project with General Electric
(Retail industry)
February 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 5 months)
HR Director in GİMA btw 2004-2005..Held responsibilities in all HR topics.
Carrefour Turkey acquired GIMA in 2005.
Worked in the Steering Committee directly reporting to Carrefour Turkey CEO. Supported CEO in transition phase in all HR topics.
Led the project for moving to new head office.
(Consumer Goods industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
-Worked in Head Office in London UK
Center of Expertise for Talent Management..
-Led Global e-recruitment Project and Open Job Posting projects
peoplesoft v8.1 expertise
-Led MBA Recruitment Project with INSEAD
-Trained more than 50+ Unilever Senior Managers to be Internal Assessors in NAMET region
(Consumer Goods industry)
December 1998 — July 2001 (2 years 8 months)
Unilever Turkey / Head of Recruitment for all Unilever group of companies
Developed Strategic External and Internal Recruitment Plan
(Consumer Goods industry)
June 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 7 months)
Unilever Turkey
(Consumer Goods industry)
1991 — 1996 (5 years )
Unilever Turkey/ Sales in all different categories Foods, Home Care, Personal Care and Ice Cream(Algida)
Masters , Human Resources&Organisational Development , 2009 — 2010 (expected)
BA , International Relations , 1986 — 1991
PERYON Board Member - Human Resources Management Association of Turkey
BUMED member- Bogazici University Graduates Association
TAC member- Tarsus American College Graduates Association
-Unilever Path to Growth Awards nominee in 2001 Project e-Recruitment
- Para Magazine's selection of " 10 Best HR Practise in M&A" by Carrefour-Gima acquisition in 2005
- PERYON National award of Best HR Practise in Garanti Bank in 2008