I am a Sales Account Manager for the EMEA region at Advanced Navigation, complemented by a background in Mechanical Engineering. With extensive international experience across Türkiye, the Middle East & Africa, Europe, and the UK.
I specialize in developing effective company strategies and cultivating strong customer relationships at all levels, including C-suite executives. I excel at bridging customer-facing roles with internal collaboration, ensuring alignment with technical teams to drive the company toward its objectives.
In addition to my professional achievements, I serve as a STEM Ambassador in the UK, passionately advocating for women's empowerment in business, particularly within engineering. Throughout my career in the Middle East and Europe, I have actively contributed to initiatives supporting women in business.
Dynamic executive with a proven track record in leveraging a consultative approach to cultivate and maintain high-level relationships with key strategic accounts nationwide. Expert in driving profitable growth through the development of strategic business plans and tailored marketing campaigns, while ensuring alignment with core leadership agreements and performance metrics. Adept at identifying cross-divisional opportunities and enhancing account status communication through the global CAT relationship to support seamless, integrated solutions.
Sales Manager responsible for Jaguar Land Rover's new electric car projects with Plastic Omnium's MLA-Mid platform in the UK. Focused on managing key account relationships, cash-flow forecasting, and invoice management, while negotiating commodity pricing and contracts. Skilled in addressing client and project issues to ensure smooth operations and project success.
As a Key Account Manager, I managed the European Nissan account for ITW, reporting to the Global Sales & Engineering Director in France. My role involved handling both the commercial and technical aspects, collaborating with designers and project managers to create solutions while negotiating agreements that aligned with company guidelines. I successfully designed and implemented strategies that increased car penetration and margin by analyzing customer requirements, offering new solutions, and fostering strong relationships through 'win-win' deals. Additionally, I traveled extensively to connect teams in Japan, France, the UK, and Spain, enhancing sales and building long-term partnerships.
In this role, I collaborated closely with Sales Managers across 29 countries in the Middle East and Africa to develop country-specific strategies and connect with headquarters. I was responsible for managing sales and marketing activities, planning campaigns, and organizing regular customer meetings in key locations like Dubai and Johannesburg. Additionally, I tracked the sales development budget and monthly revenue figures, identified market trends, and benchmarked against competitors' pricing and marketing strategies to ensure effective sales initiatives.
In this role, I was responsible for all marketing campaigns, pricing, and costing of service packages while building strong relationships with key accounts and large fleets to create tailored contracts. I managed military tenders with the technical team and led the After-Sales strategy and strategic marketing for the Truck business unit. Selected and trained by Daimler AG for the Aftersales 2020 Strategy Project in Turkey, I also managed the İ-con Contract Management Project and initiated various projects, including the Mercedes-Benz Night Shift Concept, which was recognized as a Best Practice across all Daimler locations.