JAN. 2011 - Present
Position: Procurement Manager ad interim

AUG. 2010 – JAN 2011
Position: Senior Category Buyer ICT ad interim
Duties & Skills:
• Supported Central ICT in various ICT projects

NOV. 2008 – JUNE 2010
Entrepreneur in gastronomy

FEB. 2008 – OCT. 2008
Position: Global Purchaser ICT & Logistics
Duties & Skills:
• Implement/analyse synergy savings after Acquisition
• Worked on improvement TWC(DPO)
• Outsourcing ICT Projects
• Advanced international contract management experience in ICT/Logistics
• Implementation roll-out projects in Asia Pacific

JAN. 2007 – FEB. 2008
Position: Purchasing Manager Turkey
Duties & Skills:
• Structuring and creating cost-efficiencies in Indirect Spend
• Worked on improvement TWC(DPO)
• Managing 3rd Party relationships & contracts
• Buying Raw Materials, Packaging Materials & Dairy
• Core member of Local Innovation Project Team:
Worked in the area of: project definition phase with Marketing, product sourcing, tendering, analyzing suppliers & offers, negotiating and contracting.

DEC. 2005 – JAN 2007
Position: Purchasing Associate CAPEX
Duties & Skills:
• Enrolled in the OG&S (Other Goods & Services) Department (Indirect Spend)
• Member of the Capex team responsible for a portfolio of € 200 M Spend (2006)
• Worked in the area of: project definition phase, global product sourcing, tendering, analyzing suppliers & offers, managing good supplier relationships and delivering significant cost-savings in line with sensible investment decisions
• Core member of major Numico investment project groups and cross functional teams.
• Developed excellent negotiation skills and advanced contracting skills at a global level
• Developed the ability to work under pressure in a fast developing & demanding FMCG environment

NOV. 2003 – NOV. 2005
Position: Purchasing Officer > Account Manager
Duties & Skills:
• Responsible for active acquisition, purchasing, delivering & chasing payments: worked in a very flexible & all-round position
• Worked within a very tight budget & developed excellent financial skills: negotiated with local(Turkish)/international suppliers to obtain cost reductions
• Worked 6 months in Izmir(TR) supporting the local operations
• Significant record of experience in sourcing both food & non-food products
• Developed the ability to work under pressure in this busy and difficult remote sites supply environment

Aug. 2002 – Feb. 2003
Internship.
6 months internship, in the after-sales marketing and communication department.
Duties and skills:
• Was responsible for communications with all European dealers
• Improved my German language to a high professional level
• Worked on Marketing tools and other Promotional activitie

1999 – 2003
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA) IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & LANGUAGES.
• Gained international experience in USA & Germany
• Developed excellent research and marketing skills
• Gained a high standard of foreign language skills in: Dutch, English, German and French
• Developed advanced communication skills: role-plays & workshops in various languages
• Gained excellent cross-cultural management/business skills

SEPT 2001- FEB 2002
Attended courses and participated in exams in Business Administration classes:
International Marketing, Business Communication, Business Accounting, Cross Cultural Management and International Business.

1993 - 1999
Certificate for VWO (Atheneum): English, German, French, Economics, Marketing, Business Accounting and Maths.

LANGUAGE SKILLS (Verbal & Written)
• Dutch - Mother tongue
• Turkish - Mother tongue
• English - Fluent
• German - Fluent
• French - Fluent