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Elif Yeşim Ay

Product Marketing & Project Management Professional
İstanbul,Turkey

Summary

A result oriented, customer-centric and innovative digital leader with 11+ years experience in telecommunication and ecommerce sectors. Built and led marketing strategies and projects for both consumer and business products to increase growth in terms of market share, sales unit, revenue, profit and brand perception & loyalty. Passionate about inspiring others and working with diverse teams to add the most highest value to the business

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Category Project Development Manager

Trendyol, Alibaba Group
04.2022 - Current

• Developed commercial and experience based projects and automated processes with deep understanding of nonfashion categories’ customers and sellers insights by leading a squad of 4

• Managed projects adoption and engagement strategies by also monitoring benchmarks, trends and analysing data

Key Accomplishments;

• Launched «Brand Center» panel to increase brands’marketing & commercial investment and content enrichment actions

• Launched Project Journey to create UX & DS focused iterations to improve customer front-end experience

• Built location based sales infrastructure to adopt new furniture sellers, resulted 150M TL+ incremental revenue last year

Category Manager

Trendyol, Alibaba Group
04.2021 - 04.2022

• Led IT Business Unit at Consumer Electronics by setting growth strategy and conducting all commercial operations including dynamic pricing, option & stock management with 3 direct reports

• Developed business relations, negotiations on trade-terms with main IT brands, local distributors and key account sellers

Key Accomplishments;

• Signed strategic partnership program with Intel to plan commercial & marketing campaigns quarterly

• Vatan Computer marketplace seller acquisition - 1st in the market

• Launched Livechat UX Project at website, got 15+ times uplift on conversion rate

• Launched Trendyol Gaming Project with 360 degree marketing plan

Mobile & Terminal Products Manager

Vodafone Turkey
12.2019 - 03.2021

• Developed digital & value added products and partnerships for the needs of SMB segment customers

• Defined customer needs through research, market tracking reports and built segment based strategies, action plans

• Led cross functional teams, vendors to deliver end to end product launches including marketing activities

Key Accomplishments;

• Launched «Technological Assistant» 1st in the market to support SMBs digitalization needs

• Launched new loyalty platform «Vodapara» to increase acquisition and decrease churn

Mobile Products Senior Ass. Manager

Vodafone Turkey
01.2018 - 11.2019

• Managed end to end lifecycle of enterprise mobile products (tariffs, addons, services) by aiming to provide best customer experience and create new revenue generation tools

Key Accomplishments;

• Launched Vodafone’s first enterprise digital product «Digital Assistant» to recommend products automatically

• Redesigned roaming infrastructure with decrease on defects and optimized roaming revenue with new products

Terminal Products Ass. Manager

Vodafone Turkey
06.2016 - 12.2017

• Set and executed pricing, tactical campaigns and communication strategy for enterprise smartphone and tablet offers

Key Accomplishments;

• Launched Samsung Multibuy Campaign, rewarded as hero project at Samsung Global

• Gained highest ever increase on monthly sales by «installment with retail price» campaign

Terminal Portfolio and Go to Market Specialist

Vodafone Turkey
02.2014 - 05.2016

• Apple, HTC and Vodafone branded smartphone portfolio and go to market plans management including ATL & BTL activities

• Played a mediator role between sales, marketing and Vodafone Group terminal teams to catch sales, profitability KPIs

Key Accomplishments;

• Launched 1st in the market smartphone buyback campaign with iPhone 6, gained highest mobile port-in

• Market leadership of HTC sales across all channels throughout one year with hero campaigns

Terminal & Vendor Mng. Ass. Specialist

Turkcell
06.2013 - 01.2014

• Responsible for Samsung, Nokia smartphone sales and customer penetrations with promotional strategies for targeted customer base

Key Accomplishments;

• Redesign of telesales channel and go to market plan, resulted with tripled sales

Finance Intern

Mercedes Benz
07.2012 - 05.2013

Education

BSc. Industrial Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
İstanbul
04.2001 -

Skills

    Product Lifecycle Management, Project Management, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Campaign Management, Competitive Analysis, Critical Decision Making, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team Management, Agile Methodology

Interests

Travelling, Dancing, Singing, Swimming

Timeline

Category Project Development Manager

Trendyol, Alibaba Group
04.2022 - Current

Category Manager

Trendyol, Alibaba Group
04.2021 - 04.2022

Mobile & Terminal Products Manager

Vodafone Turkey
12.2019 - 03.2021

Mobile Products Senior Ass. Manager

Vodafone Turkey
01.2018 - 11.2019

Terminal Products Ass. Manager

Vodafone Turkey
06.2016 - 12.2017

Terminal Portfolio and Go to Market Specialist

Vodafone Turkey
02.2014 - 05.2016

Terminal & Vendor Mng. Ass. Specialist

Turkcell
06.2013 - 01.2014

Finance Intern

Mercedes Benz
07.2012 - 05.2013

BSc. Industrial Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
04.2001 -
Elif Yeşim AyProduct Marketing & Project Management Professional