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Kemal Şimşek

Kemal Şimşek

eCommerce Lead, Product Owner & Sales Director

On-demand
Brussels-Capital Region, BE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Kemal

Spent 10+ years at market leading FMCG companies like AB-InBev, building and growing businesses in various markets through several senior roles. Expertise in Sales & Marketing, eCommerce, Business & new product development. Excellent at making big slow companies move fast and with purpose.

Now making my experience and expertise available to add exponential value where needed.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • Turkish

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

  • Arabic

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Brussels-Capital Region (up to 50km)

Experience

  • AB-InBev
    Product Owner Omnichannel - Perfect Draft
    E-COMMERCE
    September 2020 - February 2023 (2 years and 6 months)
    London, United Kingdom
    Use consumer research to drive and deliver PerfectDraft OmniChannel product strategy in order to change the way returnable kegs are bought and returned in Europe.

    PerfectDraft is the best way to enjoy beer at home. This elegant machine cools the six-litre kegs down to 3ºC, ready to be served. With PerfectDraft OmniChannel, we aim to own the off-line journey, to bridge it to our online value proposition, in order to offer a unified market approach and elevate the overall customer experience.
    Strategic planning product owner Product management Project Management Team management Agile method Agile Project Management
  • Zx-Ventures (AB-InBev)
    General Manager B2B eCommerce Europe
    E-COMMERCE
    June 2019 - August 2020 (1 year and 3 months)
    London, United Kingdom
    Corporate Start-up Founder.

    Restaurant, bar and shop managers lose valuable time curating and ordering their rotational craft beer range. At the same time, craft beer brewers are looking for client portfolio and distribution infrastructure to reach the vendors.

    Beer Hawk FRESH saves bar, restaurant and shop owners time by allowing them to order from all their trusted breweries in a single place. All delivered cold if needed, and in a single delivery. Beer Hawk FRESH drives efficiencies for both breweries and vendors while offering New Business to all parties involved.

    ► Responsible for Investment Rounds, Full Commercial Cycle, Product/Market Fit and Stakeholder Management.
    ► Responsible for driving sales and executing our ambitious growth strategy for the UK market.
    Driving exponential customer acquisition and profitable growth as Sales Manager.
    Working closely with the eCommerce Director and Vice President.

    ► Supporting a team of 2 front-end and back-end developers working at scrum as Product Manager while applying user-centric design. Managing a team of 4 sales representatives to drive brewery listings with vendors.

    ► In charge of the end-to-end digital experience for business owners (restaurants/bars/hotels/etc.) and Breweries.
    Collaboration with Product, IT, Operations, Legal and Finance as Project Manager.
    Lean startup Start-up Team management Corporate Finance Corporate strategy Chief commercial officer Sales Excellence Product management
  • Glocal Traders
    Founder
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    June 2017 - Today (9 years)
    Brussels, Belgium
    We provide consulting services to FMCG brands worldwide.
    product owner Project Management Start-up Lean startup Agile method

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