Mert Alp AYDIN

Directing team of 3 Procurement Category Leaders, managing source to contract process for Marketing & Sales, IT/IS, Professional Services, Logistics, Facilities Services and Fleet Categories. Managing approximately $ 50 mio budget annually. Established record of generating cost savings above 10% vs spend. Deployment of Global Category Strategy in Turkey and MEA Region. Category Strategy Development for PMI affiliates within MEA Region.

Responsible for deployment of Global Procurement Guidelines, initiated regional-wide procurement process standardization within MEA region, setting up and following regional KPI targets in line with global direction. Completed successful implementation of new Online Sourcing Platform and Spend Management platform in MEA Region. Developed power BI reports for regional KPI tracking.

Nominated to be a short-term assignee in Russia for 9 months. Experienced living and working in a foreign country.

Monitor Source to Contract process for Facility Management and Logistics categories ($20 mio annual budget) including review and/or definition of business needs with stakeholders, conducting market research and running RFQs as well as negotiations with suppliers, preparation of contracts; monitoring supplier performance.

Requirement planning and ordering of flexible packaging materials, flavours and semi-tobacco materials.