POWERFUL PROCUREMENT
“ We closed our last fiscal year with a 23.4 % increase in local currency revenues , thanks to our 4.5G investments and successful digitalisation model ,” he adds .
With a footprint across Turkey , Ukraine , Belarus , Northern Cyprus , Germany , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , and Moldova , Turkcell has evolved to become an international technologydriven and customer-centric company .
POWERFUL PROCUREMENT
Procurement has played a pivotal role in this shift and , as a result , the chief of procurement has gained a welldeserved place at the company ’ s executive board level .
In his role , Türk is responsible for the procurement of approximately $ 1.1bn in annual capital expenditure ( 2017 ). With 300 people in the supply chain management team , Türk says that procurement is contributing to the company ’ s finances and enhancing its sales activities .
“ Buying decisions have a direct effect on company ’ s ’ earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation , and amortisation ( EBITDA ),” explains Türk . “ This is one of the most important reasons why we are in close cooperation with our finance people .
“ It ’ s helping us streamline processes , better serve our internal customers ’ needs and identify better sources of
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