Mel Yildirim
Greystanes,Australia
Summary
More than 10 years in procurement, logistics and buying with tertiary qualification. Experience in large number of categories such as; Indirect, Consumables, Electrical Components, Electrical Equipment, Heavy Machinery, Quarry related purchasing, Engineering services etc. Expert user in SAP ERP Platforms. I am interested in a new challenge and a career progression where I can develop my existing skills, continue learning and share my skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Procurement Category Specialist
Catholic Schools of Parramatta Diocese
02.2024 - Current
- Developing and managing relationships with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and ensuring category management solutions are appropriate for current and future business needs.
- Identifying opportunities to deliver value in strategic and significant procurement through spend analytics, gathering category/market intelligence and communicating with CSPD community.
- Defining and delivering Category Management Plans and allocating spend categories amongst the Procurement team.
- Conducting end-to-end sourcing and significant procurement processes.
- Conducting formal supplier reviews to ensure that all contracts are providing the highest level of service delivery and return on investment, collaborating with stakeholders to manage supplier relationships.
- Assessing purchasing data and exploring opportunities to reduce costs through consolidating vendors.
- Formulated business recommendations and alternative solutions based on statistical data.
- Streamlined procurement processes by implementing efficient category management strategies.
Procurement Analyst - Senior
CommBank
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Prepare & manage Sourcing Projects and engage with stakeholders to assist them with preparation of tender documents and guidance on processes
- Gap Analysis of contracts and policies between supplier and business documents
- Direct Negotiation where supplier contract has been provided and clauses to be amended
- Sourcing hub process improvements, SAP Ariba testing and development, template creations & improvement
- Acting Sourcing Hub AU Manager when required
- CommBank is Australia's leading provider of integrated financial services, including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, superannuation, insurance and share-broking products and services
Procurement Manager - Corp Services
Stockland
08.2021 - 08.2023
- It has business in shopping centres, housing estates, industrial estates and manufactured housing
- Process, Sourcing and Contract Management for Corporate Categories of the business
- Management of Contracts, Supplier performance management and improvements
- Assistance for SAP Ariba sourcing, contracting and supplier management activities
- Stockland Corporation Limited is a property development company
- It has business in shopping centres, housing estates, industrial estates and manufactured housing
- Member of project team for Procure 2 Pay upgrade project
- Data analysis for Corporate spend and identify strategic opportunities
- Preparation and completion of an Indigenous and Sustainable Office Supplies tender
- 2023 preferred Hotels tender for the company
- Preparation of Travel Management Company tender
Indirect Category Manager
Alstom Transport Australia
05.2019 - 08.2021
- Alstom offers a complete range of equipment and services, from high-speed trains, metros, trams and e-buses to integrated systems, customized services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility solutions
- Sourcing and Contract Management for Indirect portfolio with a spend of €30 million
- Management of contracts, tenders, negotiation and supplier consolidation on a national level
- Supplier performance management and improvements
- Alstom develops and markets integrated systems that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation
- Alstom offers a complete range of equipment and services, from high-speed trains, metros, trams and e-buses to integrated systems, customized services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility solutions
- National Office Equipment tender resulting more than 30% reduction
- Implementation of new eCatalogue system for the business and ongoing management
- Successful catalogues; PPE, Safety Products, Consumables, Electrical Components, IT Products
- Consolidation of calibration supplies across Australia from 10+ suppliers to 1 supplier and reduction of overall cost by 60%
- Successful PPE tender with 20% savings, catalogue development and consolidation of suppliers from 5+ suppliers to 1 supplier
- National Mobile Phone tender with baseline savings of 30%
- Build good relationship with stakeholders at different divisions of the business and build awareness of the procurement system and processes
Operational Buyer
GFG Alliance
04.2017 - 05.2019
- Manage P2P process of the site with a spend of $7 million
- Management of contracts and negotiation on a site level
- Supplier performance management and improvements
- ERP system (SAP) process improvements
- Liberty Steel is a fully-integrated steel manufacturer and distributor with capabilities ranging from liquid steel production through to high value precision-engineered products, sold around the globe
- Managed a vending machine tender for consumables and safety equipment with a spend of $218 thousand
- Savings through discounted items were calculated at $21 thousand and savings through man hours were estimated at $173 thousand
- A new Blanket Order Process was presented to the business by review of the current process and suggested improvements
- The goal of the project was to reduce administrative work involved in processes and estimated savings were calculated at $184 thousand for 10 selected vendors
Category Buyer & Expeditor
UGL Unipart
12.2016 - 05.2017
- Management of TTU Project P2P process for responsible categories with a total spend of $14 million
- Categories managed were, consumables, electrical components, fasteners and miscellaneous items; total SKU count of 1316
- Supplier performance management and improvements
- Identify areas requiring improvement related to procurement. Eg, Processes, procedures, auditing
- UGL Unipart Joint Venture provides heavy maintenance and supply chain services for over 1,050 passenger cars in Sydney's metropolitan rail fleet
- The categories I had taken over were behind in ordering and not in line with schedule of work
- Have brought the procurement of the categories up to date, in a time line of 1 month and resolved issues related to orders with specialized requirement
- Implementation of a step to be taken out of the goods receipting process through demonstration
- This process was later communicated to all the business divisions for implementation
- Built a Project Progress Report to summarize progress of categories, project status, etc
- The report is built with 9 different data reports combined in 1
Operational Buyer
Lafarge Holcim Australia & NZ
10.2014 - 12.2016
- Lafarge Holcim has been delivering construction materials since 1901, located in over 300 sites across the country and 70 countries on all continents
- P2P process of all of QLD Aggregates sites and NZ sites
- Maintain procurement policies and practices
- Training of internal stakeholders for the SAP system and Procurement process & procedures
- Lead the purchasing team during absence of team leader
- Lafarge Holcim is a leading supplier of aggregates, concrete (readymix) and concrete pipe and products
- Lafarge Holcim has been delivering construction materials since 1901, located in over 300 sites across the country and 70 countries on all continents
- In 2015 I was responsible of P2P process of 14 QLD with an annual spend of $50 million
- I reached a savings of $555K
- First half of 2016 I was responsible of P2P for QLD and second half for sites in NZ
- I reached a savings of $354K
- I was the only team member who scored the highest in the performance review for year 2015
- Procurement Processes trainer for the integration of Holcim New Zealand to the Centralized Procurement
Project Officer/Purchasing Officer
Lafarge Holcim Australia & NZ
12.2012 - 10.2014
- All duties required to support Lynwood Quarry & Rooty Hill Distribution Centre Project and team members
- Purchasing processes, invoicing, document control, meetings, contract payment schedules, variations
- Point of contact for clients, suppliers and team members
- Lafarge Holcim is a leading supplier of aggregates, concrete (readymix) and concrete pipe and products
- Lafarge Holcim has been delivering construction materials since 1901, located in over 300 sites across the country and 70 countries on all continents
Project Assistant/Document Controller
Alstom Grid
07.2011 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids, providing products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chain - from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user
- Barrow Island - Gorgon Project administrative work and document control
- Point of contact for clients
- Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids, providing products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chain - from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user
PA/Administrative Assistant
AES-IC Ictas Energy
05.2009 - 04.2011
- Company Overview: AES-IC is an Energy Generation company who develops, owns, and operates hydro-power plant
- The company is based in Ankara, Turkey and operates as a subsidiary of the AES Corp
- Personal Assistance for our Expats (Operations Director and Project Manager) and Constructions Director
- Administrative support to the Shared Services, Compliance, IT and HR Department
- Diary Management
- Document control and correspondences
- AES-IC is an Energy Generation company who develops, owns, and operates hydro-power plant
- The company is based in Ankara, Turkey and operates as a subsidiary of the AES Corp
Education
Cert IV in Leadership & Management -
12.2024
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain & Logistics Management -
RMIT
12.2020
Certificate IV in Procurement and Contracting -
TAFE Sydney
12.2018
Certificate III in Business Administration -
Wise Education Group
12.2012
100 Hour online TEFL -
i-to-i Online TEFL
12.2009
Hospitality Operations Food and Beverage Certificate III -
TAFE
12.2004
Tourism Sector Services -
TAFE
12.2000
HSC Certificate -
Mitchell High School
12.2000
Skills
- Procurement processes
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Strategic Sourcing
- E-procurement Systems
- Sustainability practices
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Global Procurement
- Professionalism
- Procurement Management
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Senior Procurement Category Specialist
Catholic Schools of Parramatta Diocese
02.2024 - Current
Procurement Analyst - Senior
CommBank
08.2023 - 02.2024
Procurement Manager - Corp Services
Stockland
08.2021 - 08.2023
Indirect Category Manager
Alstom Transport Australia
05.2019 - 08.2021
Operational Buyer
GFG Alliance
04.2017 - 05.2019
Category Buyer & Expeditor
UGL Unipart
12.2016 - 05.2017
Operational Buyer
Lafarge Holcim Australia & NZ
10.2014 - 12.2016
Project Officer/Purchasing Officer
Lafarge Holcim Australia & NZ
12.2012 - 10.2014
Project Assistant/Document Controller
Alstom Grid
07.2011 - 12.2012
PA/Administrative Assistant
AES-IC Ictas Energy
05.2009 - 04.2011
Cert IV in Leadership & Management -
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain & Logistics Management -
RMIT
Certificate IV in Procurement and Contracting -
TAFE Sydney
Certificate III in Business Administration -
Wise Education Group
100 Hour online TEFL -
i-to-i Online TEFL
Hospitality Operations Food and Beverage Certificate III -
TAFE
Tourism Sector Services -
TAFE
HSC Certificate -
Mitchell High School
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