Elif Saglam

• Managing Contract Manufacturing Organizations and API suppliers for new pharmaceutical development projects; sourcing CDMOs, CMOs and API manufacturers, and negotiating the supply and cooperation contracts • Managing and improving the COGs (cost of goods) for the new projects • Collaboration in product development teams

Managing strategic procurement activities for direct materials & contract manufacturer organizations for Turkey & Israel Region; contract management, cost improvement, implementing sourcing strategies, supplier & CMOs management

• Managing procurement processes and strategies for all direct materials (packaging materials, APIs and excipients), and production equipments and services for contract manufacturer organizations • Contract management for direct material suppliers & contract manufacturer organizations • Leading cost improvement projects

• Managing direct category; packaging category and all indirect categories for the manufacturing site • Developing sourcing strategy • Managing the projects for strategic developments and cost improvements • Contract, vendor and demand management, market and cost analysis and negotiation, budget support for business owners. • Leading risk management practice for 6 sites; leading the building and enhancement of proactive and reactive capabilities within direct materials procurement

• Releasing packaging materials by managing material control and approval process. • Preparing the primary and the secondary packaging material specifications • Managing all the changes and deviations related with packaging materials • Managing incompliances of any packaging materials identified in incoming inspection or production • Conducting quality audits of the packaging material suppliers • Finalizing the design of new packaging materials

Erasmus Programm