Hakan Akay

Experience

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  Çalık Holding

  Dec 2002 - Jul 2005

  Commodity Trader

  Trading raw cotton, polypropylene and agricultural chemicals in domestic and international markets. Follow-up of daily business in a universe comprising of customers, suppliers, shipping and forwarding agencies, logistics companies, banks, inspection, insurance and customs brokerage firms. Responsible for day-to-day spot purchasing-sales activity as well as cotton futures trading on New York Board of Trade. Coordination of branch offices and warehouses in Turkey, UAE, Turkmenistan, Iran and Texas, USA. Working with agents in Far East, Europe and West Africa. Responsible for implementation of SAP poject for sales department as the key user. Show less

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  Anadolu Group

  Jul 2005 - Nov 2006

  Internal Auditor

  Member of the internal audit team responsible for auditing Anadolu Group’s beverage and food companies. Audited companies including Anadolu Efes Brewery Turkey, Coca Cola Bottling Company of Jordan, McDonald’s Turkey. Worked in department of financial coordination, in Holding headquarters.Worked as supporting finance specialist in Efes Serbia Brewery, Belgrade.

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  Vodafone

  Nov 2006 - now

  Managing a diverse and multi-location team of high caliber procurement professionals who do manage €900m+ annual spend in the following purchasing categories:- Business Consultancy,- Legal Services- HR Services (Permanent & temporary recruitment, Learning & Development, payroll and relocation services)- Mail & Courier- Financial Services- Travel- Fleet & responsible for setting-up a multi-category sourcing team consisting of 20+ skillful procurement specialists in Shared Service Center Show less Responsible for reporting, planning, compliance, finance decision support and business partnering activities of global procurement company of Vodafone in Luxembourg.Be part of the management team of Services procurement category, business partnering with director of category and his team of 53 category heads & managersProvide financial support to commercial teams in complex contract negotiations Liaise with Tax team to resolve VAT, withholding tax and transfer pricing issues Set up financial processes and charging models to support exponential growth in business volume Show less Member of the Financial Planning team. Main duties consist of preparation of Vodafone Turkey and Vodafone Cyprus budgets and forecasts, financial analysis and feasibility studies of new tariffs for VF Cyprus.Member of the Sarbanes Oxley s404 compliance team, responsible for compliance of financial accounting, planning, treasury, tax and fraud management processes with section s404 of Sarbanes Oxley Act. Successful implementation and maintenance of process controls, working in close contact with business teams, internal and external auditors, consultants and Vodafone Group Financial Compliance Team in UK. Show less

  • Head of Supply Chain Management, Vodafone Italy

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Head of Supply Chain, Property Management Services

    Apr 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Head of Supply Chain, Corporate Services

    Mar 2014 - Mar 2019

  • Principal Finance Manager

    Jul 2010 - Feb 2014

  • Finance Manager

    Jan 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Financial Planning Senior Analyst

    Nov 2006 - Dec 2008