Idil Alkan

Senior People Partner - Commercial at Coca-Cola CCI

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Brings 14 years of Human Resources experience spanning various functions and countries in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market. Vast experience in MENA, CA, South Asia zones besides Turkey’s domestic market. Driven and energetic HR professional with a record of successfully monitoring and executing critical HR initiatives. As HR Business Partner, skilled in Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Performance Management, Talent Management, Career Development, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement, HR Policies, Employee Relations, Workforce Planning, Offboarding and Expat Management. Builds Trust with partners for effective Stakeholder Management. Catalyst, problem solver, and coach for functional groups and senior management. Thrive in fast-paced, ever-changing work environments. Encourage a collaborative team and personal growth. Cookiestar 🍪👩🏻‍🍳 and Watercolorist 👩🏻‍🎨😍

Experience

  • Coca-Cola Icecek (Full-time · 4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior HR Business Partner - Commercial
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

      •Responsible for 3 Regional Field Sales Centers (Greater Istanbul, Black Sea, East Anatolia) •Monitoring employee life cycle in line with People Strategy for respective function with Commercial business stakeholders, •Acting as a counsellor and trusted advisor, providing best in-class HR business partner support and coaching on the HR implications of strategic and operational decisions and plans, •Maintain and improve all channels of employee relations, ensuring compliance with local legislation and ensuring that CCI is seen as an attractive place to work, •Review and analyze business unit data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, career management, retention, engagement and employee experience, •Partner with the business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment, •Liaise with the talent acquisition teams to attract, hire and retain the right candidates, and identify opportunities to promote or rotate and develop internal talent, •Lead internal promotion process in scope of Talent Fueling Strategy, •Coach Business Leaders in career development & management practices, •Currently, focusing on “Women in Sales” program to contribute Diversity & Inclusion. In order to discover AI applications in Supply Chain, I was nominated as SWAT Team Project Member, •Team management by sharing experience, showing motivational and inspirational approach and giving constructive feedback.

    • Senior HR Business Partner - Digital Technology
      Mar 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

      •Responsible for all Technology teams across Coca-Cola Icecek countries, (Turkey, MENA, CA, South Asia) •Monitoring employee life cycle in line with People Strategy for respective function with Technology business stakeholders, •Acting as a counsellor and trusted advisor, providing best in-class HR business partner support and coaching on the HR implications of strategic and operational decisions and plans, •Maintain and improve all channels of employee relations, ensuring compliance with local legislation and ensuring that CCI is seen as an attractive place to work, •Review and analyze business unit data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, career management, retention, engagement and employee experience, •Partner with the business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment, •Manage recruitment process to attract, hire and retain the right candidates, and identify opportunities to promote or rotate and develop internal talent, •Coach Business Leaders in career development & management practices, •Monitor Merit Increase Cycle and Bonus calculation process with Total Rewards Team; additionally making analyses about both market position and internal dynamics, •In scope of budget management, consolidate headcount plans for all functions and prepare HR OPEX.

    • Group Human Resources Executive (HRBP) - Digital Technology
      Mar 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      •Responsible for all Technology teams across Coca-Cola Icecek countries, (Turkey, MENA, CA, South Asia) • Monitoring employee life cycle for respective function with business stakeholders • Acting as a counsellor and trusted advisor, providing best in-class HR business partner support and coaching on the HR implications of strategic and operational decisions and plans • Maintain and improve all channels of employee relations, ensuring compliance with local legislation and ensuring that CCI is seen as an attractive place to work • Review and analyse business unit data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, career management, retention, and employee experience • Partner with the business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment • Liaise with the talent acquisition teams to attract, hire and retain the right candidates, and identify opportunities to rotate and develop internal talent • Coach Business Leaders in career development & management practices • Monitoring Merit Increase Cycle and Bonus calculation process with Total Rewards Team; additionally making analyses about both market position and internal dynamics. • Consolidating headcount plans for all functions and preparing HR OPEX

  • Talent Acquisition Executive at Getir
    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 · 9 mos

    * Built and structured new business units in the Category Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Excellence, GetirCar and GetirFood. Hired more than 60 Getirian in short time period. * Managing end-to-end internal and external recruitment processes for respective departments * Building relationship with business functions and HR to understand upcoming recruitment needs and gaps * Source and attract the best possible talent (both internally and externally); selecting the most appropriate sourcing channels * Assessing and selecting the best possible talent (both internally and externally) by utilizing innovative assessment and selection techniques used to maximize the right recruiting decisions. * Owning the end-to-end candidate management process to ensure a market leading candidate experience

  • Hayat Kimya (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Global Human Resources Executive - (South Asia, MENA, RU)
      Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 · 4 mos

      •Responsible for South Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia), Algeria and Russia as Regional HR Business Partner, •Worked closely with respective Country Heads and Local HR Teams and provide day-to-day guidance for all types of HR functions (Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, On-Off Boarding, Employee Engagement, L&D Activities, Budget Process of CAPEX, OPEX, Headcount), •Served as the first point of contact for business units in the countries while ensuring the execution and delivery of all HR practices (Expatriate management, annual merit reviews, monthly HR reports, Global HR projects, Employee Engagement), •Contributed to design and implementation of HR transformation projects carried out by Information Technology department, •Cascaded and integrated Global HR practices & implementations to the respective countries, •Supported the countries to identify mid and long-term capability and business needs, in order to implement a learning and development process and ensure a continuous learning environment, •Worked closely with local HR Team in respective countries to maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

    • Global Human Resources Executive
      Dec 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

      •Responsible for both Global functions; Supply Chain, Procurement, Investment, and Countries; Russia, Morocco. •Coordinated workforce planning and monitored activities for the partner departments in alignment with company strategy and targets, •Communicated and worked with business units proactively and in close contact to deliver value-added HR services and develop integrated solutions in line with business needs, •Executed the HR system, processes, policies and procedures created by Global Human Resources units to be carried out in the emerging countries which are in responsibility area, •Managed the recruitment, expatriate and compensation & benefits, budget process of responsible countries, •Established business partnerships on behalf of the Human Resources function throughout the company, conducted search & selection and training processes, •Supervised the respective partner countries, departments and the employees in all HR processes as included performance evaluation, recruitment, onboarding, talent management, salary increase and organizational change, •Followed up related Labor Law and other related legal regulations about HR issues, •Presented a strong HR expertise and coaching on people issues, in order to assist leaders whenever it is necessary.

    • HR Business Partner
      Mar 2017 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Responsible for different local departments; Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Purchasing, Sales, HR and Administration to proactively deliver HR strategies. • Participating in the budget (HC) planning period, working closely with senior leaders of related business units, afterwards following monthly and quarterly budget realization. • Recruitment (Identifying the workforce need and recruiting the right candidate who fits best into the team and corporate culture and coordinating headcount process of the related business unit). • Training and development (Execution of on boarding process for the new comer, identifying the training needs with the business). • Career and talent management (Identifying top-talented employees and build talent pools in order to help organization for key positions-using 9 box). • Performance management (Execute performance management process via Success Factors, guide managers to manage poor performers within their team, coach managers to solve complex employee relations issues). • Exit management (Consult managers in legal issues, reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance). • Organizational changes (Work closely with the business to execute the necessary organizational changes that supports the overall aims of the organization). • Working on HR&IT Projects as key user. (SAP HR Upgrade testing, improving budget & headcount reports on SAP BPC, defining HRBP processes for Personal Data Protection Project – SAP implementation, attending S4 HANA transition project team, redesigning e-mail groups etc.) • Prepared Job Descriptions’ review (work with line managers in each department in order to re-write job descriptions).

  • Human Resources Generalist at Yörsan (The Abraaj Group Company)
    Jan 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Responsible of Recruitment processes in various functions. • Prepared and improved new HR Policies, Processes and Forms in order to create organizational efficiency. • Designed Onboarding process, set new Buddy Program and Employee Orientation Program. • Participated career management (promotion, assignment and relocation) interviews and followed processes. • Designed new Target Management System for white collar employees. • Set and followed individual targets with Line Managers. • Set periodically adaptation interviews with employees, reported results and took actions if needed. • Improved employee engagement by new HR internal communication events and announcements. • Gathered and analyzed key data and trends, prepared HR reports to drive organizational effectiveness and made a new action plans. • Visited plant, area sales offices and warehouses; interviewed with employees, reported details and took new actions on demand. • Made exit interviews and shared details with HR Team and Line Managers. • Prepared new Job Descriptions for all departments, all positions. • Made employee survey results report and presentations. • Analyzed training needs for business and kept touch with training firms. • Worked with consulting company to build new HR System (Success Factors - Recruitment Module)

  • Danone (3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Human Resources Specialist
      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Responsible of training programs and followed monthly training budget. • Implemented and managed Reverse Mentoring Project, Intern Onboarding Program and Milkyway Orientation Program. • Organized different OD activities; Danone Ambassador Program, HR Chats, Health&Wellness in Danone Seminars. • Coordinated EXCO in Shadow Employee Representative Program. • Worked Group Danone's new Learning & Development Portal (LMS) project • Prepared HR feed plans for Facebook, Linkedin and followed with agents. • Kept in touch with university clubs and career centers for various Employer Branding Projects. • Updated and followed Onboarding program, revised all of the Orientation and Induction Kits. • Prepared periodically HR reports about Turnover, Career Movement - Mobility, Training, People Review and Internal Control. • Collaborated with Internal Communication Department for cross - functional projects and events.

    • Human Resources Assistant Specialist
      Nov 2011 - Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      • Worked in Recruitment and Onboarding processes for various functions. • Followed training programs. • Organized quarterly Employee Orientation Programs for new hires. • Coordinated Reverse Mentoring Project with Group Danone and implemented for Turkey. • Supported main Organizational Development Projects about Employer Branding and Digital HR. • Executed Internship Program, including Recruitment, Orientation and Training programs. • Prepared periodically HR reports about Turnover, Career Movement - Mobility, Training. • Being in touch with university clubs and career centers. • Took active role in internal communication magazine.