Commercial Strategy & Retail Transformation

Board-level retail expertise, at your side.

TempusRetail advises international retailers, investors and consultancies on commercial strategy, market entry and turnaround — drawing on 25+ years leading retail, FMCG and travel-retail businesses across the UK, Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.

A career measured in results

25+years in retail & commercial leadership
£7Bannual procurement spend led at Tesco PLC
€1Btravel-retail P&L across 8 countries
13countries led across UK & international teams

A career built across global blue-chip retail & FMCG

Tesco PLCUnileverGebr. HeinemannFord / Otosan

How we help

Senior advisory, drawn from running the business.

Every engagement is led personally — by someone who has owned the P&L, sat on the board, and delivered the results being advised on.

01

Commercial & Growth Strategy

Top-line growth and margin expansion through category, pricing and merchandising strategy — proven across multi-country retail and FMCG businesses.

02

Market Entry & Go-to-Market

UK and cross-border expansion with first-hand knowledge of European, Turkish and Middle Eastern markets — from operating model to launch.

03

Turnaround & Transformation

Target operating model redesign, procurement build-out and business turnaround — moving organisations from supply-driven to customer-centric.

04

Own Brand & Product Development

End-to-end own-brand transformation and range redesign, including award-winning own-label development at scale.

05

Procurement & GNFR

Building and scaling procurement organisations and delivering significant savings on goods & services not for resale, at £B scale.

06

Board & Advisory Roles

Non-executive and board advisory across retail-technology and supplier businesses, driving international business development and key-account strategy.

About

Murat Saglik

A commercial leader with 25+ years building and growing retail, FMCG and travel-retail businesses across the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.

His career combines deep UK board-level experience at Tesco PLC with first-hand knowledge of the Turkish market, having led commercial, merchandising and procurement organisations at scale for global blue-chip companies including Unilever, Tesco and Gebr. Heinemann.

He is recognised for turning strategy into sustained commercial results — top-line growth, margin expansion and operating-model redesign across multi-country businesses. Through TempusRetail, he now advises international retailers, investors and consultancies, with particular focus on UK and cross-border retail operations.

Education & Background

  • ECR Progressive Management Programme — London Business School / INSEAD / Wharton
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering — Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
  • Tesco Advanced Management / Leadership Development Programme
  • Lean Six Sigma — Project Management
  • Member of Congress, Galatasaray SK (since 2018)

Our approach

From strategy to sustained results.

A disciplined path that doesn't stop at the recommendation — it stays until the results are real.

PHASE 01

Diagnose

Deep analysis of the business, market and commercials to find the real opportunity.

PHASE 02

Design

A practical, evidence-based strategy and operating model built around the customer.

PHASE 03

Deliver

Hands-on execution alongside your team — not advice from the sidelines.

PHASE 04

Sustain

Capability and talent handed over so results outlast the engagement.

Selected experience

A track record across global retail.

2020 – Present
Founder & Managing Director
TempusRetail Management Consulting · London & Istanbul
Advising retailers, FMCG and industrial organisations, investment banks and major consultancies on commercial strategy, operating-model design and large-scale transformation across international markets — including own-brand transformation, discount-format launch and procurement build-out.
2025 – Present
Board & Senior Advisory Roles
Hanshow · KARDAG · MT Displays · Ordipack
Driving global business development in Electronic Shelf Labels and digital in-store solutions, and advising on international expansion, new-customer development and key-account strategy across multiple retail-supplier businesses.
2015 – 2020
Chief Commercial, Merchandising, Supply Chain & Operating Officer
Gebr. Heinemann – TAV (ATU) Travel Retail & Duty Free JV · Istanbul
Full P&L for €1B travel-retail operations across 8 countries and 100+ stores, ~2,500 staff serving 100M+ customers a year. Launched a new customer-centric target operating model and the company's first own-brand portfolio.
2012 – 2015
Group Procurement Director (UK & International)
Tesco PLC · London · Member, Group Commercial Board
Led £7B annual GNFR spend across 13 countries with ~500 professionals. Delivered £400M in savings and £150M in working-capital improvement, and founded the Tesco Procurement Academy.
2006 – 2012
Commercial & Merchandising Director + MD, Bakery
Tesco (Kipa) Turkey · Executive & Management Board
Full commercial and merchandising responsibility across Food, Fresh, General Merchandise and Clothing. Launched 5,000+ own-brand lines, opened ~200 stores, and was awarded by Group CEO for Best Own Label development in Tesco International.
1995 – 2005
National Commercial Sales Director
Unilever · Turkey
Progressed from Key Account Executive to National Sales Director in ten years, with ten consecutive years of sales overachievement across national accounts including Carrefour, Metro and BIM.

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Whether it's growth strategy, market entry or a turnaround, the first conversation is about understanding your most pressing challenge.

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