Levent Gursoy Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Istanbul, Turkey

• Monitoring regional and store-based targets and KPIs and managing action plans to achieve them.• Determining seasonal/annual sales targets and sharing them with the team.• To follow and analyze category and general growth rates and ensure that necessary actions are taken.• Ensuring that competitor campaigns, sales, square meters, rentals and new locations are tracked, and informing store and head office units on relevant issues.• To determine square meter growth needs, to evaluate store rental or new store opportunities.• To monitor category-based targets, stocks, sales and growth rates and to ensure that necessary actions are taken.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Modatimkar Group is a leading high-fashion Sourcing Agency working with UK & European major retailers.-Developing and implementing commercial strategies in line with company goals.-Effectively coordinating sales and design teams, managing respective budget and pricing strategies.

Istanbul, Turkey

In charge of delivering the yearly sales and P&L targets of New Balance and Sportsoul brands in both offline and online as well as wholesale accounts in Turkey and the regional markets. Managing a team of 22 in HQ and 280 at field.-Increased store count from 3 in 2008 to 51 as of 2019.-Increased wholesale account from 10 in 2008 to 103 as of 2019.-Increased the footwear sales from 50k pairs in 2008 to 1.2m pairs in 2019.-Built a team from 2 in 2008 to 22 in 2019. -Added Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, North Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan under distributor agreement.-Apparel licensee has been acquired from New Balance including design and production. A team of 4 has been created. Apparel revenue increased from 10% in overall business in 2010 to 30% in 2019.-Footwear licensee has been acquired and lead the project to start the local production.-Vepa has been awarded as "Distributor of the year" in 2011.

Turkey

Responsible for all sales, operations and marketing of the brand in both 41 retail stores across Turkey and 98 wholesale accounts. Managing all brand operations.

Istanbul, Turkey

Responsible for acquiring new suppliers to Tesco stores in UK and CE countries. Finding new suppliers based on Tesco requirements and target prices. Organizing all operations between suppliers and Tesco

Responsible for all sales and marketing

Responsible for all sales and marketing activities of the assigned areas (South America, Eastern Europe, Africa). Responsible for increasing sales of the existing customers and creating new customers within the areas. Having periodic visits to customers. Attending the fairs to introduce the company and having new sales channels. Creating new marketing ideas and promotions.

Bachelor Of Science

Activities and Societies: President of BIL-TED

Education record