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London, England, Gb

London, United Kingdom

- Ensure global alignment of business processes that will deliver a common language that can lead to faster time to market and fast cross border product moves - Identify opportunities for specifications improvement, efficiency, complexity reduction, security of supply and translate those into concrete harmonization projects across factories and suppliers- Manage specifications globally. Ensure full safety and regulatory compliance of ingredients worldwide to ensure highest standards of finished products for customers - Achieve first time right quality by design for any product or ingredient change introduced across the whole value chain by executing robust specification management processes - Lead the design and implementation phases of Global Specification Management System (Siemens R&D Suit/ Interspec/ PLM)

Istanbul, Turkey

Direct report to London based Vice president of Global Process DevelopmentResponsible for Pladis E2E Innovation (stage and gate), Global Specification Management Project and R&D sub processes projects (such as knowledge management, capability improvement etc.) - Develop and update project plans including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding and staffing. - Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of different departments/functions in the organization-Monitor and track project milestones and deliverables, initiate and review modifications to project plans.-Provide trainings and update sessions to different regions (US, Europe, UK/Ireland, Subsaharan Africa, Central Asia, South Asia)- Establish and execute a project communication plan. Schedule and facilitate meetings to capture progress and update stakeholders.- Business Lead for stage and gate model & governance plus the IT Tool- Program Manager of Global Specification Management Implementation Project- Manage digital project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, objectives and scope while ensuring quality at deliveries. - Identify, flag and, if possible prevent, otherwise, manage risks and complexities throughout the entire project.- Business functional SPOC to BS/IS/IT to turn the complex into the simple, prioritisation of development plans- Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).- Engage across the BT/IS/IT/solution provider team to identify innovative ideas and continuous improvement tasks to increase the benefit of the systems for the business functions- Continuously maintain existing functional systems

İstanbul, Türkiye

Direct report to Global Innovation President.Arrange, record and keep an overview, track, adjust and keep up-to-date Global LT’s calls and meetings’ schedules, agendas, rolling minutes, follow-ups.Build overview of Global Subject Matter Communities; obtain regular updates and consolidate progress reports on high priority topics and activities.Monitor progress on other LT-steered activities; ensure early on reporting of deviations, risks/threats, success and opportunities; trigger celebration /recognition or alert /correction or other appropriate top level intervention.Ensure new technology/science/new ideas and samples screening, assessment and horizon scanning on selected topics – own execution or through others; manage the relevant lists and tracking.Lead selected topics, activities and/or projects according to actual agendas and as per mutual agreement.Prepare ad-hoc and regular reports, analysis, internal newsletters, postings or bulletins from Innovation and R&D Community.

Bursa, Turkey

Responsible for Innovation and Renovation Project Management in Nestle Professional, Maggi Turkey and Nestle Middle East whole culinary range; managing more than 100 raw materials and 70 SKUs. Responsibilities;- Project management of new product development - Especially Nestle Middle East Projects- Nestle Turkey SIMPLEX(Simplicity) Project Management for flavors and other raw materials- New flavor and other new raw material compliance of Nestle Requirements- Developing new products basis project briefs, complying with quality / regulatory & costs requirements, and developing new / alternative raw materials and specifications- Specifying the product requirement for packaging and conducting industrial trials (at factory or co-manufacturer) and validating process parameters

Worked on new product development and product improvement projects of dairy products. Experiences cover ;Fresh cheese, processed cheese, Swiss type of yoghurt, quark, powdered desert mixes. Other resposibilities;- Supplier development, alternative raw material & food additive research- Performance of laboratory and production trials, performing taste panels- Benchmarking and reports

Worked as an intern in the processing departments of the Pastavilla Company. Pastavilla has been incorporated with the brands of Tat, Sek and Maret within Tat Konserve Sanayi A.Ş.

Worked as an intern in the quality control departments of The TA-ZE, Turkey.

Food Engineering

Activities and Societies: TennisGİGEM (The club of the engineering students)

Education record

Activities and Societies: Basketball, track and field eventsBasketball team leader for 4 years Folk dancer for 2 years