İlker Damar

Angestellt, Senior Director-Head of Division, Heating&Refrigeration and Food&Healthcare Tech, GEA Group

Istanbul, Türkei

Über mich

A result-driven senior executive offering over 25 years’ experience and success in driving operational growth, leading start-up and turnaround efforts, and maximizing business opportunities. Having experience in different fields including Sales, Service, Business Development, Marketing, Logistics and Procurement at both local and international companies have enabled him to evaluate and be involved in the business and operational processes in a healthier and professional manner. Building a comprehensive operational & management experience coupled with his strong educational background including MSc. Mechanical Engineering, Contemporary Management Techniques Program, Leadership Edge Program and Sales Management Discipline Program helped him to increase his perception of the business processes and enable application of his knowledge on other management areas.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Leadership
Leading Change & Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement
Business Development
Employee Engagement
Procurement
Mentoring
Coaching
Sales
Marketing
P&L
Business Strategy Development
Industrial Refrigeration
Compressors
Chillers
Heat Pumps
HVAC
Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Energy
Warehousing
Transportation
Distribution
Saving Initiatives

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von İlker Damar

  • Bis heute 4 Jahre und 9 Monate, seit Okt. 2019

    Senior Director-Head of Division, Heating&Refrigeration and Food&Healthcare Tech

    GEA Group

    - Piston & Screw Compressors, Chillers, Heat Pumps, Condensing Units, Dryers, Sustainable energy solutions, Marine, refrigeration, Service - Pasta (Milling, Mixing, Extrusion, Drying & packaging ), Bakery (Tunnel ovens, Depositors, Pie making systems, Filling injectors), Slicing & Packaging (Slicing & loading , Sugar & vertical packaging , Thermoformers), Food Solutions (Processing), Frozen Food (Spiral-, Tunnel- & Carton- Freezers), Pharma & Healthcare (Granulation, Tablet presses, Lyophilization), Service

  • 4 Jahre und 4 Monate, Juli 2015 - Okt. 2019

    Industrial Applications Manager

    GEA Group

    - Industrial Refrigeration, Commercial Refrigeration - Chemical processing: Centrifugal Separation, Membrane Filtration, Evaporation, Distillation, Melt Crystallization, Solution Crystallization, Vacuum Systems, Ejectors, Chilling & Refrigeration. - Chemical drying: Spray Drying, Fluid Bed Drying, Solid Feed Drying, Small Scale Plants, Powder Handling, Particle Forming , Cooling. - Emission control - Pharma solid and liquid dose technologies

  • 3 Jahre und 2 Monate, Juni 2012 - Juli 2015

    Area Manager Energy Engineering - Turkey, Near East & Middle East

    GEA Group

    - Sales and business development of Industrial Refrigeration for all market sectors in Turkey and Near East (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical markets in the Middle East. - Intensive market research and capturing business opportunities. - Developing, implementing and maintaining business development projects, sales, marketing and P/L plans in line with HQ’s strategies. - Sales Channel Management. - Key Account Management.

  • 1 Jahr und 7 Monate, Dez. 2010 - Juni 2012

    Country Manager

    Johnson Controls

    - Responsible for the sales, business development and profitable growth and executing business development strategies, and full P&L responsibility at regional level. - Work closely with and support country sales managers to maximize revenues and profitability. - Identify and follow opportunities for standard business (distribution) and project sales opportunities. - Analyze sales, monitor progress and evaluate marketing/sales activities. - Effective budget and operational management of the region.

  • 4 Jahre und 9 Monate, Apr. 2006 - Dez. 2010

    Regional Supply Chain & Logistics Manager, Turkey & Caspian Region

    Johnson Controls

    Leadership & efficient operation of supply chain activities in Turkey & Caspian Area through the shared services support group, Customer Service Group / Materials & Logistics; -Sales and procurement contracts reviews, overall responsibility of L/C for all customer orders secured, -Complete responsibility for revenue, secured volume and billings tracking for all LOBs.

  • 1996 - 2006

    LOGISTICS & TECHNICAL MANAGER

    SADAL A.S. (Excl. Distr. of STIHL GmbH, Germany)

    Efficient operation of order handling & logistics activities in Turkey; including order processing cycle mainly from inter-companies in Germany, Austria, USA, Mexico and China, overall logistics and supply chain management, being actively involved in stock management and warehousing, and responsibility for SAP-MM module. Leadership of service team and almost 130 3rd party services throughout Turkey, and responsibility for technical training, seminars, product launch & warranty claims.

  • 1996 - 1997

    CONTROL ENGINEER

    KAZAN & BASINCLI KAP SANAYICILERI DERNEGI

    Controlling the implementation of TSE standards at boilers and pressured tanks by checking estimations and drawings, applying both material tests on production band and efficiency tests in laboratory. Close coordination with TSE and manufacturers.

  • 1993 - 1995

    PROJECT & SITE ENGINEER

    YEDA & TERMOTES

    Special assignment for estimating, drawing and designing air conditioning, heating and cooling systems for ready-made clothes center, factories, banks, government offices and sport complexes.

Ausbildung von İlker Damar

  • 7 Monate, Apr. 2008 - Okt. 2008

    Leadership Edge Program

    Johnson Controls - inhouse training

    (Cologne, Krakow, Budapest, Paris, Brussels) JCLE is an intensive 6-month development program incorporating accelerated learning, leadership skills development and providing experiences such as individual and team assessments, coaching, challenging business impact project & networking opportunities

  • 10 Monate, Sep. 1996 - Juni 1997

    Contemporary Management Techniques

    The Marmara University Foundation and University of Maine

  • 2 Jahre und 10 Monate, Sep. 1995 - Juni 1998

    Mechanical Engineering- Heat and Process

    Yıldız Technical University

  • 3 Jahre und 10 Monate, Sep. 1990 - Juni 1994

    Mechanical Engineering- Heat and Process

    Yıldız Technical University

Sprachen

  • Türkisch

    Muttersprache

  • Englisch

    Fließend

Interessen

• Photography (Member of IFSAK-Photography & Cinema Amateurs Club) • Tennis
swimming
windsurfing • 15 km run • Reading
theatre
jazz • TEMA membership • AAO – Step-by-Step Organization (www.adimadim.org)

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