Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Multilingual procurement and sourcing professional with 20+ years of experience in procurement, sales, and international business. When COVID reshaped the business landscape, I transitioned to Bayer, leading successful projects to centralize procurement from Turkey, Greece, and Israel to Barcelona. I then advanced into digital content management for procurement systems (SAP Ariba) and global process governance for sourcing, gaining deep expertise in Source-to-Pay processes. Skilled in strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiation, with a strong ability to open new markets and build lasting stakeholder relationships. Fluent in German, English, Turkish, with strong Spanish and Italian skills. Passionate about leveraging global experience and cultural adaptability to deliver value and innovation in sourcing roles.
• Led end-to-end product lifecycle: development, sourcing, manufacturing, supplier negotiation, and contracting. • Transitioned all suppliers to BSCI-certified vendors, ensuring global compliance and sustainability. • Built strong stakeholder partnerships to achieve optimal commercial outcomes. • Delivered cost-effective sourcing solutions for raw materials and contract manufacturing. • Managed new product launches on time and within budget, optimizing pricing, lead times, and logistics. • Established a customer-centric culture, securing partnerships with global brands like Inditex (Zara Home) and local Spanish leaders such as El Corte Inglés.
I worked for STEPEVI (Luxury Carpets) as an Sales Manager for German speaking countries, Spain, Benelux and Scandinavia with the main responsibility to create new markets and achieve sales growth. In my first half year I achieved +1 Million € sales growth through identifying and obtaining new clients and distributors as well as major chains and groups in Europe and convinced the company to participate international events / trade shows and built our sales teams for the related countries. • Built and led diverse sales teams up to 20 people in different countries with excellent results. • Achieve or surpass sales forecasts and sales growth through new clients and distributors. • Establish and maintain professional relationship with key accounts and distributors. • Analysed relevant market information and increased business opportunities in Spain, DACH & Benelux. • Monitored progress of goods to ensure delivery within agreed timescales and compliance with the contracts. • Identify new business opportunities or new products according to market studies and to assure that the company continues to be competitive within the market. • Increase efficiency within the Export teams and delivered required legal paperwork.
A German consultancy company that specializes in providing business development advisory to European and American companies intending to enter the Turkish market, helping the international clients start up and successfully expand their business into the Turkish market in a cost effective and timely manner. Conducting primary and secondary market researches, partner searches and business development. Creating leads, making sales plans, closing sales, delivering projects. Responsible for sales in German speaking countries.
ALKOR VENILIA GmbH designs, produces and markets commercial and decorative products for home decoration (previously SOLVAY group). Belonging to the German parent company Alkor Deco Turkey was formed and build up in Istanbul and I was involved from the scratch, up to the market leader positioning of the company in Turkey. Procurement Manager (2000-2006) • Direct and indirect Procurement activities, including sourcing, negotiating terms, purchasing goods and services, receiving and inspecting goods and inventory management processes. • Reduced inventory levels by buying needs not potentials and balancing sales planning • Effective supplier management; communicating often, sharing our strategy having regular business reviews helped me to get our great suppliers to feel part of our team • With buying production residues we generated a new product line for supermarkets which increased 10% business profitibility
Office Manager (1997-2000) • Managing the whole Istanbul office, providing business control and administrative support to departments across the organisation, including sales efficiencies, recruiting and engagement of new staff and their orientation. • Key contact person for Stakeholders in parent company Germany