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Dilara Kaptan

Dilara Kaptan

Customer Success Manager

Summary

Customer-focused professional with successful 8 years career in technology start-ups and international trade sectors.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Customer Success Manager

Passgage (HR-Tech Start-Up In Turkey)
9 2023 - Current
  • Develop and nurture long-term relationships with clients, serving as their primary point of contact
  • Understand clients' HR challenges and objectives and find solutions to meet their needs
  • Provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure clients are proficient in using the product
  • Monitor clients' usage and engagement with the technology to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Proactively address client concerns and troubleshoot any issues they may encounter
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advocate for client needs and feedback
  • Conduct regular check-ins and product reviews with clients to measure satisfaction and identify upsell opportunities
  • Stay updated on industry trends and HR best practices to provide valuable insights to clients.
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy, and commitment to friendly service.
  • Established strong relationships with key customers, resulting in increased customer loyalty.

Strategy & Partnership Assistant Manager

Fazla (Technology Start-Up In Turkey)
05.2022 - 9 2023
  • Review sales and gross profit report to assess company efficiency.
  • Creating and developing strategic agendas with potential business partners
  • Analyzing the needs of companies in detail and establishing sustainable partnerships
  • Carrying out studies to increase work and process efficiency
  • Analyzing the processes of business partners, preparing short, medium and long-term roadmaps within a strategic planning and aiming to reduce the carbon footprint.
  • Finding new customers and establishing sustainable relationships
  • Management of the account from the first contact until the contract is signed
  • Analyzing and optimizing stakeholders' waste management processes by preparing alternative scenarios under win-win umbrella
  • Preparing sustainability & investment projects for long-lasting business partnerships
  • Managing more than 30 companies in a daily routine.


Partner Development Senior Specialist

Fazla Gıda A.Ş
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Building up new business relationships with potential clients
  • Analyzing and optimizing stakeholders' waste management processes.
  • Negotiated contracts with partners to give equitable terms to all parties.
  • Achieved successful client outcomes by identifying and addressing their unique needs and goals.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to enhance partner relations.

Senior Business Development Specialist

Sumitomo Corporation Turkey
04.2018 - 05.2021
  • Identified gaps in existing product portfolio by analyzing competitor offerings and consumer demands, guiding development of new solutions that resonated with target audience segments.
  • Reviewed client concerns and recommended appropriate changes to supervisors.
  • Analyzed market trends and competitors'' offerings to refine and improve company products or services.
  • Developed knowledge of company products and services to make suggestions according to customer needs.

Business Development Specialist

Sumitomo Corporation Turkey
05.2016 - 04.2018

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  • Established long-term partnerships with key stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration for mutual success.
  • Conducted thorough competitor analysis to identify gaps in the market and capitalize on unique selling points.
  • Developed new opportunities by effectively communicating product lines to leading international corporations.
  • Consulted with businesses to supply accurate product and service information.
  • Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
  • Reviewed client concerns and recommended appropriate changes to supervisors.
  • Developed knowledge of company products and services to make suggestions according to customer needs.

Education

Master Degree - Management Information Systems

Sakarya University
Turkey
01.2023 - Current

Bachelor's Degree - Economics

Istanbul University
Turkey
01.2012 - 2016.04

High School Diploma -

Çemberlitaş Anatolian High School
Turkey
04.2008 - 2012.04

Skills

  • Scheduling and Coordinating
  • Pipeline Development
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Customer Retention
  • Project Planning
  • Problem-Solving
  • Professionalism
  • Excellent Communication
  • Staff mentoring & leadership
  • Report Analysis

References

Rüya Özdemir, Passgage, Customer Success Director 

Merve Arıcan, Fazla, Strategy & Partnership Manager

Dinçer Koçer, Fazla, Waste Management Manager

Hideo Onishi, Sumitomo Corporation Turkey, Food Department General Manager

Deniz İncesu, Sumitomo Corporation Turkey, Senior Accounting Manager


Foreign Languages

  • English: Upper Intermediate
  • Japanese: Beginner

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 02/01/94

Driving License: B Class 

Software

SAP

Hubspot

SalesForce

Jira

MS Office

Certification

How to Build Customer Loyalty

Timeline

How to Build Customer Loyalty

12-2023

Customer Success: How to Reduce Churn and Increase Retention

08-2023

Sustainability Communication

08-2023

Become a Master of Client and Account Management

07-2023

Master Degree - Management Information Systems

Sakarya University
01.2023 - Current

Strategy & Partnership Assistant Manager

Fazla (Technology Start-Up In Turkey)
05.2022 - 9 2023

Partner Development Senior Specialist

Fazla Gıda A.Ş
05.2021 - 05.2022

Strategy Foundations

03-2021

Negotiation for Business Success

06-2020

Marketing Foundations

06-2019

Senior Business Development Specialist

Sumitomo Corporation Turkey
04.2018 - 05.2021

Business Development Specialist

Sumitomo Corporation Turkey
05.2016 - 04.2018

Bachelor's Degree - Economics

Istanbul University
01.2012 - 2016.04

High School Diploma -

Çemberlitaş Anatolian High School
04.2008 - 2012.04

Customer Success Manager

Passgage (HR-Tech Start-Up In Turkey)
9 2023 - Current
Dilara KaptanCustomer Success Manager