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Utku Temel

Utku Temel

E-Commerce
Istanbul

Summary

Dynamic E-commerce enthusiast with multi-domain experience. Highly organized professional establishes relationships with customers. Stays calm under pressure, loves to learn and grow.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Seller Growth Analyst

Trendyol Group
01.2024 - Current
  • Centralized KPI&target tracking for the marketplace teams, acting as the chief of staff office for all 3P business.
  • Strategic planning and project management (finance, planning, marketing, category) to make sure customers grow healthily.
  • Performance monitoring on key projects and actions, debriefing leadership and paving way for on-point and simplified discussions.
  • Developed customized solutions and incentives for sellers' unique needs, resulting in improved satisfaction and continuous growth.

International Operations Specialist

Trendyol Group
06.2022 - 12.2023
  • Working on the returns operations planning and customer experience (CX) management of Trendyol Europe.
  • Cargo partner alignment in Germany to optimize operations in a market with 50% return rate.
  • Increased customer NPS by defining pain points that cause poor CX and bring solutions while reducing operational cost .
  • Developing queries to create projects, business reports and discussions.
  • Increased operational capacity with optimized investment mindset.

Catalog Associate

Amazon
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • PoC of Retail Vendor Marketing Team which helps vendors to run marketing campaigns and design their brand stores.
  • Collaborated with on-site marketing teams to ensure promotional materials were aligned with online catalog offerings for seamless customer experiences.
  • Brought insights from traffic data to measure campaign performance, working alongside brand managers.
  • Worked on automation projects to improve catalog quality for vendors in Turkey, Poland, Sweden and the Netherlands marketplaces.

Associate Analyst

Startupfon BV
08.2020 - 08.2021
  • Established a micro venture capital fund in the Netherlands with a team of three and took active part in fundraising and start-up investment.
  • Orchestrated information flow to investors on the fund's terms and investment deal pipeline.
  • Acted as a mentor and first point of contact from the fund for start-ups that seek for investment.

Graduate Management Trainee

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Worked as a management trainee of the CERTA (Central Europe, Russia, Turkey and Africa) chief of staff and SMB (Small Medium Businesses) sales leader.
  • Acted as the source of truth&alignment while adjusting sales data for utilization by finance, sales strategy&planning and sales departments.
  • Brought insights about company's performance in various product groups and countries from external sources on market share
  • Created business reports and dashboards for SMB performance measurement.

Education

B.A. in Business Administration and Management -

Koç University
09.2015 - 05.2019

Exchange Student - undefined

Kedge Business School
08.2018 - 05.2019

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Robert College, American High School
09.2010 - 05.2015

Skills

Detail-oriented

Extracurricular Activities

Musical Director, RKANEP (Robert College Alternative Education Program), Adana, Summer 2011

  • Instructed children in the areas of music, visual arts, theater and sports., Prepared music part of the curriculum and end-show for the education program which accepts economically disadvantaged children.


Musical Instructor, RKANEP (Robert College Alternative Education Program), Izmir, Summer 2012, 

  • Instructed children of seasonal worker and immigrant families on music.


Member, Robert College Business Club, Istanbul


Member, Robert College History Alive Club, Istanbul

Timeline

Seller Growth Analyst

Trendyol Group
01.2024 - Current

International Operations Specialist

Trendyol Group
06.2022 - 12.2023

Catalog Associate

Amazon
08.2021 - 06.2022

Associate Analyst

Startupfon BV
08.2020 - 08.2021

Graduate Management Trainee

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08.2019 - 08.2020

Exchange Student - undefined

Kedge Business School
08.2018 - 05.2019

B.A. in Business Administration and Management -

Koç University
09.2015 - 05.2019

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Robert College, American High School
09.2010 - 05.2015
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