Caner CETIN

Category Director @ Amazon | Member of Amazon Retail Leadership Team

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

With over 14 years of experience, I bring deep expertise in e-commerce and omni-channel strategies within the consumer goods industry. I am skilled in business planning, market research, strategy development, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel. As a strong sales and vendor management professional, I hold an MBA degree with a focus on Sales and Management.

Experience

  • Amazon (Istanbul, Türkiye)
    • Director Category Management
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Senior Vendor Manager
      May 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Groupe SEB (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Head of E-commerce (D2C, Pureplayers, Marketplaces)
      Jan 2020 - Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      • 5 direct reports & 3 subordinates • Leading omnichannel strategy by establishing new infrastructure system, increasing the contribution of Tefal own offline stores. • In charge of D2C and marketplaces including brand.com • Tripled the sales with +10 pts of improvement at bottom line vs LY

    • Modern Channel Sales Manager (TSS, Mass, Discounter)
      Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs

      • Team management with 3 direct reports • Became the #1 in the biggest player in Media Markt in H2’19. • Created new Commercial Policy with a new invoicing system which resulted doubling the EBITDA on P&L.

    • Modern Channel Sales Manager (TSS)
      Jun 2017 - Dec 2017 · 7 mos

      • 2 direct reports --> In charge of Media Markt, Teknosa, Vatan (TSS)

  • Key Account Sales Specialist at LG Hausys
    Sep 2012 - Oct 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Responsible of product category sales in Turkey with a Korean stakeholder, reported directly to expat GM

  • Sales Trainee at JJ Food Service Limited
    Sep 2010 - Sep 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Conducted customer surveys and managed the collected data to boost the sales and create loyal customer base using CRM tools such as Microsoft Dynamics Axapta