Didem Kaya

· Managed a diverse team of 28 located in Dubai and Tehran at 4 different locations and 3 different entities
· Direct report to CFO, and Procurement Director in Aujan Coca-Cola Ltd (ACCBC)
· Member of Country Leadership Team
· Responsible for aligning Iran supply chain & procurement operations with Central Procurement
· Managed USD 200M cost, covering all direct, indirect & logistics, customs and spare parts spend
· Achieved USD 15M (7.5%) saving annually;
o Consolidated freight providers achieving 58% saving
o Lead transit freight cost project
o Lead all localization projects for raw & pack materials
o Simplified customs process achieving 50% saving
· Established central procurement for indirect spend for both factories in line with ACCBC procedures
· Contracted 80% of indirect business
· Negotiated with top suppliers in line with procurement strategies such as coils, cans, bottles and labels
· Managed and coached the diverse team members with close contact

· Managed a team of four, reporting to VP Global Procurement Services
· Managed USD 25M cost, covering Admin & Facilities, HR and IT services
· Achieved USD 2M savings including major projects like medical insurance, travel, communication, printers, refurbishment, and global hardware
· Initiated and implemented simplification projects for day to day admin spends like sanitary, provisions and IT consumables
· Responsible for tender process for high-value spends for remaining categories like bunker, fleet and container purchasing

Member of EMEA Global Procurement responsible from Contract Manufacturing management.

Managed 5 contract manufacturers (3 in Turkey and 2 in Russia) and 2 co-packers with 25M USD
conversion cost spend.

Achieved 2.2M USD saving for FY13/14

Initiated & successfully completed localization, transition projects such as Leading Product
Localization, Full Service Fee Reduction, Supplier Footprint Optimization, Supplier Finance Removal
etc

Usage of strategic procurement tools and cost models including cleansheet, total cost of ownership
(TCO), sourcing strategy, negotiation plans.

Handling Supply, Quality and Contract Manufacturing commercial issues

Key contact between business and contract manufacturers.

Been granted with "Now Thanks" award in last FY.

Initiated and lead the transition of VAS, chep pallets, customs broker, LSP projects and POP Logistics with 2M+ USD saving in FY12/13

Increased savings of up to 10% YoY

Responsible for all direct & indirect procurement activities

Supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, sourcing studies, sourcing strategy creation, supplier selection and contract negotiation

Costing and forecasting for current and new product launches (local and imported)

Implemented health & life insurance, transportation & car leasing projects

Lead both direct and indirect purchasing modules during SAP transition

Member of 6-people SAP transition team

Trained ~30 end-users to support go live operation

Managed purchasing info records, source lists and cost mapping of

Region lead for whole indirect spend

Achieved 1.8M USD savings in 2009
Lead the implementation of eBuy for 2 subsidiaries

First implementation of Ariba in the country, initially with 40% of all procurement deals.

Selected as Chairwoman of Colgate Women's Network on behalf of Turkey and CACE Region

Responsible for the supply management of Personal Care SKUs

Purchase order analysis based on forecasts and lead times

Close follow up of the new launches with Division, and informing the Marketing team.

Controlling the stock of the company to prevent possible OOS and/or SLOB issues.

Providing smooth transition during changes in sourcing countries.

Controlling I/CO invoice prices.

Monthly reporting of the availability for the SKUs.

Awarded for outstanding performance by VP CS&L Colgate - Greater Asia, on global "You Can Make A
Difference" project for cost savings of 400M USD annually on direct shipments

Successfully completed European Trucking Bid Project on behalf of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine
Operations, a first for the country to complete a project for the greater region

Coordination of the freight, customs broker, B/WH, and public quality, safety & health organizations

Clearance of the whole aged & aging export incentives for the company

Completed MSc in International Trade, sponsored by the company

Import & export to/from 75 countries including EU, Asia & MENA.

Sole responsible for the transit trade operation for the whole region

Sole responsible for all import & export operations directly reporting the GM & coordinating with sales& finance directors

Import of all machinery used to build the Dortek factory from ground up, which later became the leading door manufacturer in the regio

Initiated and reached up to 5 million USD export sales volume annually in the first 2 years