Deniz Sensoy

General Manager Herbs&Spices / Global Business Development

Belgium

About

Deniz Sensoy is currently the General Manager - Herbs and Spices at European Spice Services NV. With his expertise in business development, budgeting, close monitoring of the operating and financial results against plans and budgets, maintaining ongoing dialogues with clients and vendors, strategic marketing, growth planning, long term relationship management, representing its company to major customers and professional associations, tender management, service delivery, sales management, sales operations, forecasting, flexibility and adaptability to manage business, contract negotiations and brand development along with his years of experience and extensive network, Deniz Sensoy is aiming to bring value to its clients and business partners. Mr Sensoy is also giving seminars and educational sessions in international platforms. His strong understanding of commercial, technical and organizational factors combined with strong communication and interpersonal skills enables Deniz Sensoy to effectively lead and manage complex projects. Deniz has graduated in Economics and has a degree in Sales & Marketing from UCLA (University of California Los Angeles).

Experience

  • General Manager Herbs&Spices / Global Business Development at Spice Services NV
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    As a General Manager, in the herbs and spices industry, Deniz Sensoy typically oversees operations, manages staff, ensures quality control, and also involved in sourcing raw materials. Deniz also focuses on market trends, distribution, and maintaining compliance with regulations. On the other hand Deniz Sensoy, Global Business Development Manager, is responsible for expanding the company's market presence globally. This involves identifying new business opportunities, developing strategies for market entry, building and maintaining international partnerships, and ensuring the company's products or services meet global market demands. They often collaborate with cross-functional teams and play a key role in achieving the company's growth objectives on a global scale.

  • Owner and Managing Director at EGEON Impex, GLG Council Member at Egeon Impex
    Jan 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 6 mos

    EGEON is your partner in sourcing food by providing variety of services for you to purchase the right material from the right source. Our activities at EGEON fall in to three main categories; -Export and import dried and dyhdrated food as well as vegetable oils. Falling in to this category; we give services to our clients such as providing harvest and crop information, auditing sites, inspecting storage conditions and monitoring production, make sure that the lots meet the specifications of our customers. -Sell products globally under our own brand, NEOSnatural. -Represent reputable brands in Turkey and outside of Turkey. For further information please visit our website at www.egeonimpex.com

  • Director of Sales at Kutas Food Group
    2004 - 2015 · 11 yrs

    Kutas/Safe Spice have been a market leader in introducing quality standards for food ingredients. Kutas production facilities comprise the latest technology to supply ready to use finished products with full specification guarantees. The organization puts an emphasis on sourcing and cultivation, as well as processing, sterilization, warehousing and distribution. This enables us to provide our customers with sustainability and full traceability for our products. Role: My role involves business development, budgeting, closely monitoring the operating and financial results against plans and budgets, maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the chairman of the board, strategic marketing, growth planning, long term relationship management, representing the company to major customers and professional associations, tender management, service delivery, sales management, sales operations, forecasting, flexibility and adaptability to manage business, contract negotiations and brand development. Managing a sales team of Reginal Managers. Developing and maintaining the customer base. With significant experience at structuring (or restructuring) sales force and sales organization, driving and controlling commercial performance. A successful track record of developing relationships with large international corporate accounts and strategic partnerships. Developing business strategies on how to expand the customer base, how to be different from competition, how to prove the difference from the competition, how to be unique in certain aspects so that can be indispensable. Executing marketing activities. Exhibiting in Food related Conventions all around the world. Procurement of key products. Giving internal and external educational sessions ad trainings. Member of Progrgram Comittiee at ASTA in 2010-2011. Chairing the American Spice Trade Association program commitee 2011-2012. Member of Education Committee at ASTA 2013 and 2014. Member of European Spice Association.

  • Sales Manager- Greater Los Angeles Area at Dent Wizard International
    2000 - 2004 · 4 yrs

    Dent Wizard International has been an innovative leader in the Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) industry since 1983. From the beginning, Dent Wizard has been able to supply dealers with reconditioning services that helped them reduce the time and money they spent on getting vehicles ready for sale. In 1998, Dent Wizard was acquired by Manheim, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. This support helped make Dent Wizard the world’s largest PDR company, with operations throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In November 2010, Dent Wizard's United States and Canada markets were acquired by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm. • Started working as a Sales Representative. In my team I initially had three technicians servivcing the territory. • With good team work, I was promoted and became Sales Manager after 1 year. • My core responsibility was to continuously provide business to my technicians and to maintain those businesses in my territory. Participating to related exhibitions, becoming members to related Clubs, such as Miata Club, Mustang Club, Porsche were some of the effective means to grow in the market. • In second half of 2003, I became responsible for the greater Los Angeles area. • When I left the company, I was managing 2 Sales Representatives and over 10 technicians. Achievements; • We grew new customer base while simultaneously developing loyalty and dealer commitment. • I was awarded with the Sales Associate of the Year in 2002. This was a Nation wide award.

  • Corporate Banking at HSBC
    1997 - 1999 · 2 yrs

    • The bank trained this group as MT (Management Trainee) for nearly 4 months at the headquarters. Then we were assigned to our corporate branches. • Our main responsibilities were to maintain and grow the relationship between the bank and the corporate clients. • I monitored the financial documents such as the cash flows, balance sheets, investment charts of the customers and reporting them to the related departments at the head quarters.