Can Altay is seeking an entry-level position in fields such as supply chain, operations, marketing or sales. He has a MSc in Marketing Research from Tilburg University and a MBA from Bilkent University. His work experience includes market research, inventory planning, sales and logistics internships. He is proficient in English, Dutch and Turkish and has strong computer skills.

1. CAN ALTAY
canaltay35@gmail.com
+31655523184
+905055112532
Adriaen van Ostadelaan 126-II, 3583AM, Utrecht, The Netherlands
http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/can-altay/3/7b1/a94
CAREER OBJECTIVES
Department: Production, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Business
Development.
Position: Analyst, Planner, Specialist, Consultant, Associate, Junior Product Manager, Assistant Brand
Manager, Junior Account Manager, Management Trainee.
As a stress-resistant, result-oriented individual who is analytical, a team player and has great communication
skills, I am looking to work in a sector and a company where I can learn something new and be challenged every
day. With my proactive and initiative taker approach, I am looking to take on increasing responsibilities as I
progress through my career and hope to develop my career continuously.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Strategic Market Researcher 12/2008 – 03/2009
AMS Sourcing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Coordinated a market research project of 50 A-brand manufacturers from the perspective of eight
retailers that are members of the company, in an attempt to discover opportunities for the company in
the market place.
• The project consisted of comprehensive reports for each manufacturer that included SWOT analyses.
• Project-based employment (40 hours/week).
Inventory Planner 09/2006 – 05/2007
Doğadan, Ankara, Turkey
• Coordinated the project of deciding on the optimum delivery quantities that Doğadan (Turkish Herbal
Tea Company – Leader of the herbal tea segment) should send to its retailers and hence determining the
optimum monthly stock levels of the retailers.
• Developed a software using SQL Server to help Doğadan better communicate with their retailers and
replenish their inventory levels automatically using customized models for each SKU (Completed-
Senior project).
• Project-based employment (40 hours/week)
Intern Sales/Logistics 06/2006 - 07/2006
Egepen Deceuninck A.S, Izmir, Turkey
• Coordinated a production planning project for the profiles by performing the Silver Meal Heuristic on
the 2006 sales data in a PVC window/profile manufacturer (40 hours/week).
• Also developed forecasting methods and presented the work as a summer internship report.
Intern Production Planning 06/2005 - 07/2005
Pinar Yem ve Sanayi A.Ş., Izmir, Turkey
• Studied production planning, quality management and operations analysis (40 hours/week) in a
company producing animal feed.
• Led a project on quality assurance of the animal feed. Presented the work as a summer internship report.
EDUCATION
Masters in Science (MSc): Marketing Research 2008-2009
Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Thesis: Measuring the Effect of Retailer Price Promotions on Retail Store Performance
• Measured the effectiveness of retail price promotions on store performance (store traffic and store sales)
by analyzing weekly store-level data from one of the leading Dutch retailers.
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Masters in Business Administration (MBA) 2007-2008
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey CGPA: 3.64/4.00
• Achieved 640/800 on GMAT CAT on 30/01/2007
• Awarded full scholarship to the Bilkent MBA program (2007) and awarded a scholarship to attend the
Dual Degree Program between Bilkent FBA and Tilburg FEB (MBA and MSc in Marketing Research).
B.S. in Industrial Engineering 2003-2007
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey CGPA: 2.83/4.00
High School
American Collegiate Institute, Izmir, Turkey 1996-2003
• Led the team to write the report “Air Pollution in İzmir” which won the first place in European Junior
Achievement (2003). CGPA: 4.45/5.00
IMPORTANT PROJECTS
Company Analysis (Carlsberg): Coordinated the analysis of forming the business strategy of a department of
Carlsberg by performing internal and external analysis (Senior year, Bilkent University).
Capsim Business Simulation Game: Achieved third place out of six teams in a dynamic simulation game
where several categories of decisions about a company is taken with regard to given data. (Senior year, Bilkent
University)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming: Matlab, Java, XPress, SQL
Operating Systems: MS-Dos, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista/7
Other: AutoCad, Minitab, Microsoft Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), SPSS, ERP (SAP)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Turkish - Native
English - Advanced (Achieved 287/300 on TOEFL CBT on 26/09/2006)
Dutch – Intermediate (willing to proceed further)
Italian – Basic
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
2008-2009 Member of Student Association Piri Network, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2008-2009 Member of Student Association Asset Marketing, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2007-2008 Member of Bilkent MBA Club, Ankara, Turkey
2007-2008 Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at Bilkent School of Management, Ankara, Turkey
08/2005- 09/2005 UNIVERSIADE 2005, Izmir, Turkey
Basketball Volunteer in Ege University and Halkapinar Halls.
Other: Basic Tango Dancer, Certified Basketball Table Referee, Certified First Aid Personnel
Interests: Sports, Music, Tango, Paintball, Literature, Photography, History, Cinema
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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