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Burcu AK

Burcu AK

Head of Business Administration
München,NW

Summary

Experienced in setting, monitoring and managing strategic business plans focused on enabling sustained growth, improving operations and maximizing profits. Big-picture thinker with a good eye for overhauling processes and program operations.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head of Business Administration GNS & DA

TDK Europe GmbH
2023.05 - Current

Highly experienced Business Administration Manager with over 7 years of expertise in budgeting, reporting, controlling, customer master data management, and auditing. Proven track record in optimizing processes, reducing costs. Strong analytical and leadership skills with a passion for ensuring operational efficiency and excellence.

  • Manage annual expense budget for GNS and DA regions
  • Led the financial reporting and controlling processes
  • Coordinate customer master data management, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and compliance with company standards.
  • Coordinate the gathering and preparation of relevant information and documentation for internal and external audits. Collaborate with various departments to ensure timely and accurate data collection and facilitating smooth audit processes.
  • Implement new procedures that reduces administrative workload
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive guidelines for internal processes.


HEAD OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND HR

TDK Europe GmbH Liaison Office Turkey
2 2017 - Current
  • Manage Business, HR and administrative functions
  • Coordinate marketing and sales promotions with sales director Liaise between TR office and HQ to coordinate the new implementations related to BA & HR & IT
  • Coordinate SAP Key User Activities and arrange relevant training
  • Support GHR for Global Engagement Project - Data&IT responsible
  • Set and monitored annual budgets for departments and entire business.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction with timely response to issues and proactive problem-solving measures.

LOGISTIC RESPONSIBLE IN IMPORT OPERATIONS

Siemens/Epcos Turkey
2005.06 - 2017.01

MARKETING ANALYST

Incitas AS. (Automotive Sector)
2004.10 - 2005.06
  • Marketing Analyst (marketing activities & price analysis)

FREELANCE TRANSLATOR

Locasis Information Services
2002.02 - 2004.10
  • Localizing and Translation of SAP Modules (from German to Turkish)

Education

MBA - Micro MBA (Master of Business Administration)

Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul, Turkey
2021.04 -

BUSINESS INFORMATICS - Business Informatics (in German Language)

Marmara University
Istanbul, Turkey
1998.01 - 2004.04

Skills

Operations Management

Project Management

Corporate Communications

Client relationships management

Organizational Development

Problem-solving abilities

Decision-Making

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Analytical Skills

Multitasking

Business Planning

Teamwork and Collaboration

Accomplishments

  • CS of the year - Bronze Award, Team leader (4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018)
  • TCDP Program - One TDK Project 2018

Skillsexpertise

  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Handling conflict
  • Office administration
  • Management analysis
  • Strong understanding of software development
  • Data mining & analytics
  • Risk management
  • Project management
  • Expertise in SAP and MS Office
  • Manage Business, HR and administrative functions
  • Coordinate marketing and sales promotions with sales director
  • Liaise between TR office and HQ to coordinate the new implementations related to BA & HR & IT
  • Coordinate SAP Key User Activities and arrange relevant training
  • Support GHR for Global Engagement Project - Data&IT responsible
  • Coordinated of all logistic process between key customers and factories (Order fulfillments, transport process, troubleshooting)
  • Full responsibility of all SAP Key User activities between headquarters and Epcos Turkey (Implementation of changes, troubleshooting)

Certificationscourses

Big Data Analytics - Istanbul Technical University, 2021

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 10/04/80
  • Nationality: TR & BGR

Software

MS365

SAP (Key User)

Data mining & Python

Strong understanding of software development

Tableau

Languages

English
German

Interests

Technical developments

Cultural events

Timeline

Head of Business Administration GNS & DA

TDK Europe GmbH
2023.05 - Current

MBA - Micro MBA (Master of Business Administration)

Istanbul Technical University
2021.04 -

LOGISTIC RESPONSIBLE IN IMPORT OPERATIONS

Siemens/Epcos Turkey
2005.06 - 2017.01

MARKETING ANALYST

Incitas AS. (Automotive Sector)
2004.10 - 2005.06

FREELANCE TRANSLATOR

Locasis Information Services
2002.02 - 2004.10

BUSINESS INFORMATICS - Business Informatics (in German Language)

Marmara University
1998.01 - 2004.04

HEAD OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND HR

TDK Europe GmbH Liaison Office Turkey
2 2017 - Current
Burcu AKHead of Business Administration