Responsible for the global raw material high level strategy for 8 facilities and cross-functional project teams in 17 different countries.
· A market analysis expert; defining market conditions with political, economical, monetaral and industry-specific data; drawing conclusions for commercial and supply chain teams.
· Responsible for developing short, mid and long term strategies for raw materials in two stages: global strategy for common spends and region-based strategy for country and product specific situations.
· Work closely with sales, product management and supply chain to have stake-holders collaboration to implement the strategy and assist commercial teams in strategic projects to mitigate the risk of volitile market conditions.
· Work as an entrepreneur within the company, take actions independently and create small project groups for new business ideas.

Managed a commodity sales (trade) business of 25 million EUR annually; while connecting clients with the right suppliers and partners regarding their needs.
· Monitored and analyzed the economic and political dynamics, future markets, and raw material commercial conditions to provide projections to clients for the best timing of purchase.
· By analyzing business trends & understanding customer needs; created resources and new markets for sales and for supply chain to achieve growth targets of the company.
· Created a compatible customer and supplier portfolio aligned with the back-to-back trade strategy of the company.

Led the global purchasing of raw materials for Holding’s group companies operating in different industries (construction, metal, packaging and trading).
· Built a new strategic purchasing process and led the system improvement for commodity management.
· Followed and stayed up-to-date with market trends; managed the risk mitigation to steer the facilities and sales teams for having correct positions commercially.
· Worked closely with stakeholders from financial, logistics, legal and technical teams to achieve tactical goals (cost stability, effective contract terms, financial targets).

Managed a commodity purchasing operation >120 mio EUR (13% of total purchasing budget) of six different production plants of the second biggest home appliance producer in Europe.
· Created a new supplier portfolio with alternative material availability, and alternative logistic solutions to improve efficiency for a cost effective production.
· Developed new projects together with suppliers and stakeholders within the company to define innovative solutions by forming interdepartmental relationships.
· Min %10 positive effect on commodity purchasing budget annually with the results of value added projects, alternative resources and the right time negotiations.