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İstanbul, İstanbul, TR

Istanbul, Turkey

• Providing cost advantages by playing an active role in the supply of services and materials required by local offices and Koton stores in Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Ukraine.
• Authored and implemented the International Central Procurement Procedure in order to ensure that purchases in the countries are made within certain rules and limits. Monitoring the operability of the system by taking.
• Detecting the cost deviations by cross comparing the spending on the same expense codes per store among different countries. Searching for the root causes for the discrepancies and creating cost savings by introducing.
• Expanding the international supplier portfolio and reducing costs by finding new suppliers and alternative purchasing items.
• Collaborating with Turkey central purchasing department and deciding whether to export required materials from Turkey or to purchase locally in the countries by assessing the cost savings.
• Facilitating the contract evaluation and sign off processes in Turkey for Russian speaking countries.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Running all aspects of procurement for 23 Carl’s Jr. fast casual restaurants including food and packaging, construction materials and equipment for new restaurants and leasing of new restaurant locations.
• Achieved 3% of cost cutting on the total food cost by negotiating on purchase prices, delivery, and payment terms.
• Accomplished special projects such as integrating with a third-party logistics center, incorporating multiple online food order & delivery platforms, motorbike courier companies, and a call center.
• Creating a product-based price advantage of more than 50% and facilitating the operation by getting brand-specific food products produced in Turkey by local producers with high-quality standards while adhering to the.
• Facilitated the contracts preparation, negotiation and management processes of more than 50 lease, purchasing and service agreements by interacting with the company attorney and various other departments.
• Successfully managed more than 200 SKU’s with over 40 different vendors. Advanced the customer satisfaction by sustaining the quality and consistency in the end products.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Optimized supply chain functioning by implementing more suitable delivery timetables for vendors.
• Maintained smooth business execution by coordinating deliveries and fixing problems on the spot.
• Contributed to cost cuttings by constant market monitoring, vendor research and price negotiations.
• Operated Micros-My inventory purchasing program and stimulated centralizing the order processes.
• Ensured timely delivery of opening inventories and equipment for new restaurants and hit planned opening dates.
• Managed the stock levels and placed orders for the restaurant small ware, furniture and equipment in the warehouse.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

• Supported the successful openings of first ZARA store and consecutively over 20 famous brands such as GAP, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Monsoon, Aldo and etc. with over 50 stores in Kazakhstan.
• Attended to over 40 lease negotiations and contributed in getting better lease terms. Facilitated 54 long-term lease contracts preparation and sign off processes by working with foreign partner’s legal team and local.
• Managed a team of over 30 people in the head office and oversaw more than 300 people in the stores together with the country director.
• Led the communication with the state institutions and resolved conflicts by teaming with company’s human resources, customs, and accounting departments.
• Helped to build a better company image by collaborating with legal advisors and maintaining the conformity of company’s acts with the local laws and legislation.
• Raised effectiveness by communicating values, strategies and objectives of the company with local managers and by mentoring foreign employees for their adaptation to local customs.

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

• Performed the purchasing of very specific pipes, metal plates, rod and argon welding equipment and consumables for the only NCCER accredited construction and craftsman training center in Kazakhstan. The total of annual.
• Decreased the costs of equipment, consumables and all other purchasing items and services by more than 30% by locating alternative vendors with better terms.
• Strengthened the loss prevention by coming up with idea of the recycled use of beveled pipes for welding training which constitutes more than 25% of all consumables, and by introducing an equipment repair and exchange.
• Improved the efficiency of the warehouse by categorizing the inventory and labeling all the racks and shelves for better location identification.
• Ensured error-free business execution by properly understanding and accurately communicating the very detailed technical specifications of the purchase items with the vendors.
• Managed a team of 9 people.

Astana, Kazakhstan

• Created and launched a plastic profile workshop from scratch. Hired specialized workers for the workshop and the office. Reached to around 1 million dollars of turnover by the end of the year.
• Imported plastic profiles and fittings for door & window manufacturing from Turkey to Kazakhstan. Organized the shipment, delivery and customs clearance.
• Increased sales by providing plastic profiles to more than ten new workshops and re-sellers.
• Contributed to the turnover by getting the dealership of equipment for plastic and aluminum door & window manufacturing systems.
• Managed a team of 20 people.

Astana, Kazakhstan

• Expanded sales by adding more than 20 re-sellers to company’s portfolio in plastic and aluminum profile and plastic water supply and sewage pipes categories.
• Collaborated with the rest of the sales team for big wholesale tasks for construction projects. Succeeded in 2 such wholesale tasks.
• Increased sales by persuading the management to open 3 small sale units in local construction materials marketplaces in particular areas of the city.
• Eased the exhibition appearances by locating, supervising the construction and decoration processes and hitting the planned opening dates.
• Engaged in the preparation and overseeing of newspaper advertisements.
• Managed a sales team of 5 people.

Astana, Kazakhstan

• Carried out the purchasing supervisor role in a purchasing team of a company which had governmental and private construction projects under its commitment with a total worth of 250 million dollars.
• Achieved cost savings on construction materials by price negotiations and improved purchasing processes due to my enhanced knowledge of the city, vendors, local culture, and foreign language.
• Effectively coordinated a network of trucks and maintained the timely delivery of main construction materials such as rebars and concrete to different construction sites.
• Organized and monitored tenders for diverse construction material categories. Assisted the team during the assessment and comparison of the proposals.

Ankara, Turkey

• Worked part-time in a construction company while studying at the university.
• Actively participated in the preparation and submission of tender documents, and followed up the progress with related state institutes.
• Purchased office supplies and assisted various office and paper work such as notarization of documents, requesting bank statements, hotel, airline tickets, and car arrangements.
• Participated in the purchasing of particular construction materials.
• Traveled on the weekends to assist in the mobilization of the construction site.

Bachelor'S Degree, Faculty Of Economics, Administrative And Social Sciences, Cumulative Gpa 3.01

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Graduate, Turkish-Mathematics