Arif Tayfun Bacaksız

Interim Manager at  Apple

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Experience

  • Apple (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Interim Manager
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • Lead
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      Lead, act as a role model, mentor, and encourage customer engagement. Use Apple product and services expertise & market knowledge to drive customer engagement and sales, while building customer loyalty. Organize people and the sales floor workflow, including managing relevant communication to team members to optimize the customer experience. Make sure that sales strategy is effectively communicated to the team in a timely manner and executed. Energize, inform, and align team members on store performance goals, priorities, and communication. Attend to time-sensitive team member feedback, questions, and concerns, and escalate issues to Store Leadership as appropriate. Handles opening and closing procedures, cash management, and overrides. Contribute to an inclusive environment by respecting each other’s differences and having the curiosity to learn. Demonstrate Apple’s values of inclusion and diversity in daily activities.

    • Pro
      Dec 2022 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Pro is the most knowledgeable salesperson in an Apple Store. Plays a key role in the development and knowledge of Apple retail employees. - Knowing how Apple products differ from its competitors. - Helping to grow Apple's business community and being highly skilled at presenting elegant solutions that simplify the complex. - Identifying emerging technology and consumer trends and how the team can leverage those insights to develop new sales opportunities. - Lead and assist with briefings. - Being an early adopter and also aware of competitor offerings, as well as new product from across the technology industry. - Contributing to success across all store areas and flex appropriately to meet business needs.

  • Regional Coordinator - Turkish Trade Center US at Turkish Exporters Assembly - Türkiye İhracatçılar Meclisi
    Jul 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Regional Coordinator of USA in Turkish Trade Centers Coordinator of Turkish Trade Center (TTC) project that aims the formation of "Turkish" brand by representing Turkey properly all over the world and providing Turkish export trading companies an opportunity for getting into the foreign markets, establishing direct interaction with local buyers in target countries. As Regional Coordinator what I handle is: - Providing coordination between Turkish Trade Center's participant firms and Republic of Turkey Ministry of Trade in order to carry out the application process to obtain government incentives - In accordance with request of sectors having market potential, leasing/purchasing properties at appropriate locations for setting up the "Turkish Trade Centers" in the target regions - Handling administrative tasks of Turkish Trade Centers in US - Organizing marketing events between Turkish manufacturers and potential buyers in US - Conducting market analyzing activities for future Turkish Trade Centers in the world. - Coordinating PR, marketing and promotion activities of Turkish Trade Centers all around the world - Consulting participant firms about US Market, marketing strategies and event management

  • Corporate Tax Intern at PwC Turkey
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2017 · 1 mo

    Handling tax auditing services of several companies.

  • Accounting & Financing Intern at IMMIB - Istanbul Minerals and Metals Exporters Association
    Aug 2016 - Sep 2016 · 2 mos

    Preparing journal entries according to daily transactions.