Semih Erdal
Product Manager
Milton,DE
Summary
Goal-oriented marketing expert with natural talents in developing and implementing successful strategies, driving profits, increasing market shares and strengthening customer dominance. Hardworking, performance-oriented leader offering proven expertise in project development, team supervision and campaign enhancement. Prepared to bring 6+ years of progressive experience and take on challenging position with opportunity to make lasting impact on company and customer success.
Overview
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Languages
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Certifications
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years of post-secondary education
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years of professional experience
Work History
PRODUCT MANAGER
Standard Motor Products, Inc
Long Island City, NY
07.2018 - Current
- Monitored market trends and competitor performance and analyzed gaps to update promotional strategies and maximize sales.
- Managed benchmarks, product demonstrations and testimonials for performance evaluation.
- Managed aftermarket product development cycle, including prototyping designs and coordinating mass production.
- Attained margins of more than 25% while leading fuel related product development.
- Consulted with product development teams to enhance products based on customer data.
- Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions across 30 internal departments and teams.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Collected customer requirements, directed testing and conducted continuous evaluations to make proactive adjustments to marketing approaches.
- Reduced project downtime by inspecting manufactured products for quality and adherence to client requirements.
- Compiled product, market and customer data to forecast accurate sales and profit projections.
- Developed product documentation to communicate and align key components of upcoming features and products to internal teams.
- Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Helped incorporate product changes to drive customer engagement and firm profits.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Championed customer experience through expert analyzation and communication.
- Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
- Spearheaded collaborative efforts between director of marketing and VP to bring products to market.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
PRODUCT MANAGER
ISC Industries Inc
Carlstadt, NJ
08.2016 - 07.2018
- Spend a significant amount of time production (Suspenisa and Tuff Support Brand) and maintaining both internal and client-facing reports.
- Collect the source for the data and analyze: facts, figures and number crunching.
- Using algorithms to mine targeted data and clean the duplications.
- Determinate the correct data sets and variables to look into.
- Separation of unstructured data, validating it to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Analyzing the information and identify patterns and trends with an inquisitive mind.
- Communicating in clear language with the leadership team so that everyone can understand the implications easily.
- Interpreting the data to see factual finding, creating hypothesis and trends, proving it with findings.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Peace Island Institute
New York, NY
06.2012 - 07.2016
- Spearheaded implementation of program rules, frameworks and toolkits to facilitate smooth change management process.
- Maintained tight production timetables and quality standards to give audiences exceptional offerings.
- Coordinated communication among associations, allies, stakeholders and members to foster sales and connections between departments.
- Planned and executed meetings to connect organizational representatives, community members and clients.
- Devised and managed accounting best practices to mitigate risk and meet financial targets.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Soriano Group
New York, NY
03.2012 - 08.2012
- Compiled product, market and customer data to forecast accurate sales and profit projections.
- Worked with marketing teams to create, deploy and optimize effective campaigns for aftermarket clients.
- Addressed and resolved business strategy obstacles to inform stakeholders.
- Developed and implemented favorable pricing structures balancing firm objectives against customer targets.
- Developed business pipeline using cold and warm techniques.
- Decreased financial discrepancies by performing accurate forecasting and budget monitoring.
Education
MBA - International Business Management
Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington, DE 05.2014 - 05.2016
MBA - Finance
Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington, DE 05.2012 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Sakarya University
Turkey 09.2007 - 05.2011
Skills
Business Planning
Marketing and Advertising
P&L ManagementProduct Development
Project ManagementMarket PositioningMarket AnalysisFinancial ManagementKey Performance Indicator (KPI)
AgileBrand developmentBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ManagementMarketing Strategies
Risk ManagementWork Availability
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Certification
Agile Certified Practitioner) Certification Training (ACP)
Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Agile Certified Practitioner) Certification Training (ACP)
11-2020
MIT Data Science and Big Data Analytics
09-2020
Financial Risk Management & Project Management, NYU 2020
09-2019
PRODUCT MANAGER
Standard Motor Products, Inc
07.2018 - Current
PRODUCT MANAGER
ISC Industries Inc
08.2016 - 07.2018
MBA - International Business Management
Goldey-Beacom College
05.2014 - 05.2016
Finance and Accounting, Hunter College
05-2013
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Peace Island Institute
06.2012 - 07.2016
MBA - Finance
Goldey-Beacom College
05.2012 - 05.2014
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Soriano Group
03.2012 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Sakarya University
09.2007 - 05.2011