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OĞUZHAN KUZU

OĞUZHAN KUZU

Trieste

Summary

Skilled in operations management and customer's demand. Proven track record in enhancing service delivery and optimizing costs through effective project planning and departments/partners collaboration. Adept at resolving complex issues and fostering strong relationships, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Intermodal and Terminals Manager

EKOL LOGISTICS / DFDS BU TES
02.2021 - Current


  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Responsible for set up of the new projects in Trieste
  • Responsible for Company A.B.A. parking area (Authorized and registered by Trieste Port Authority)
  • Development business with the agencies and partners to optimize operations and increasing the service level with a high level collaboration
  • Communication between terminals and Turkish/Italian agencies to avoid any problems for the documents process and customs formalities
  • Train operations management as a responsible on company & public trains, keeping communication with Railway & Railway undertaker to keep the trains running with better performances and being involved on all operations for train schedule and replanning to optimize the service
  • Wagon management responsible; companies own wagons with cost control on the train schedules and wagon's maintenance organization in order to provide the best efficiency and reducing the costs for company trains
  • Terminal operations management ; as a dedicated contact in Trieste for Intermodal planning,fleet and customs departments to assist for operational problems and to provide the possible solutions.
  • Implemented business models for efficient tracking and reduced operational errors
  • Cost control management; supporting invoice department in order to reduce problems with the partners

Customer Service Specialist

U.N. RO-R0 / DFDS BU MED
08.2017 - 01.2021
  • Handled escalated calls calmly, finding resolutions that satisfied both the company and the customer''s needs.
  • Managed high call volume while maintaining a courteous and professional demeanor.
  • Adapted quickly to changes in company policies or procedures ensuring consistency in delivering accurate information to customers.
  • Mersin and Patras route responsible
  • Responsible for arranging and completing all operations tracking
  • Strategizing, planning and enforcing the import activities as per the providers and requirements of the clients
  • Ensuring maximum profitability for organizations
  • Requires establishing contacts and relationships with customers to ensure efficient transfer of units through the legal process
  • Involves being able to manage deadlines and sometimes difficult situations
  • Inform customers of any delays and/or damages
  • Prepare reports about reduce the costs and increasing operation efficiency
  • Following daily problems and communicating with all parties and DFDS agencies
  • Daily reporting to my managers about the responsibilities on the operations, evaluating problems and providing possible solutions
  • Good communication skills with the teams and customers

Legal Representative

TOBB
08.2017 - 01.2021

I was legal representative of TOBB Trieste Dozvola Distribution Office who is providing the Austrian transit dozvola to Turkish transporter companies

Jr. Sales Operations Specialist

U.N. RO-RO
01.2017 - 07.2017
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for more effective communication and coordination of operation initiatives.
  • Collaborated with sales team to qualify potential leads through discussion of product and service needs, laying groundwork for selection of powerful combinations of product and service offerings.
  • Worked closely with terminal & agency management to inspect operation process quality and prioritize opportunities for improvement.
  • Communication with the customers, looking for solutions of their problems and requests
  • Managing the vessel planning with receiving Turkish and European customer's demand for Pendik/Mersin and Ambarlı routes
  • Communication between terminal and Turkish/Italian agencies to avoid any problems for the documents process, customs formalities

Education

MBA - Master of Business Administration

ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY
ISTANBUL
05-2020

BBA - International Trade And Finance - English

PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY
DENIZLI,TURKIYE
06-2017

BBA - International Trade And Marketing

Partiumi Kereszteny Egyetem University
ORADEA,ROMANIA
08-2015

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Process improvement
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Task delegation
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Relationship building
  • Operations management
  • Cost control

Additional Information

Erasmus + Internship Program in Trieste,Italy - Samer Seaports & Terminals (Trainee Program) - June 2016 - September 2016

  • Involved terminal operations in the yard, assisting vessel unloading and reloading operations
  • Assisting Turkish customers and drivers to proceed their operations smoother
  • Receiving customer's claims in order to optimize the operations


AIESEC Volunteering Program in Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk,Russia - June 2012 - August 2012

  • I joined to the children camp from 8 to 15 years old for global volunteering projects in order to contribute to the development of children
  • We organized concerts,entertainment shows,personal development activities and events


Languages

Turkish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Italian
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Intermodal and Terminals Manager

EKOL LOGISTICS / DFDS BU TES
02.2021 - Current

Customer Service Specialist

U.N. RO-R0 / DFDS BU MED
08.2017 - 01.2021

Legal Representative

TOBB
08.2017 - 01.2021

Jr. Sales Operations Specialist

U.N. RO-RO
01.2017 - 07.2017

MBA - Master of Business Administration

ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY

BBA - International Trade And Finance - English

PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY

BBA - International Trade And Marketing

Partiumi Kereszteny Egyetem University
OĞUZHAN KUZU