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Selen Ozkan

Luxembourg

Summary

Senior Program Manager with 6+ years at Amazon, leading strategic procurement initiatives in supply chain. Proven ability to drive large, cross-functional teams and lead organizational change. Recognized for building trust with suppliers and stakeholders in ambiguous, high-complexity projects. Seeking to apply expertise in a new industry to drive transformation through high-impact programs.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Program Manager at Global Procurement Org.

Amazon
Luxembourg
06.2024 - Current
  • Developed a Supplier Development Program (SDP) to structurally identify, assess and onboard new logistics partners to Amazon’s portfolio in North America (NA), growing NA portfolio from 4 to 8 qualified partners in 2025
  • Expanded the NA SDP program globally (to the EU, the Middle East, South Africa, APAC, and LATAM regions), ensuring that cross-regional differences are taken into account to support the portfolio's growth of 104% in three years.

Senior Program Manager at EU External Fulfillment

Amazon
Luxembourg
10.2022 - 06.2024
  • Led a strategic program to enable the deployment of Amazon's proprietary warehousing technologies (AFTX) to third-party logistics providers, developing comprehensive commercial and operational frameworks.
  • Spearheaded the MVP development of a new Amazon-branded warehousing service, securing buy-in from over 20 stakeholder teams across more than 6 organizations, and identifying the initial customer pipeline.

Procurement Specialist (L4) to Senior Category Manager (L6)

Amazon
05.2019 - 10.2022
  • Executed over 30 complex sourcing projects across the EU, totaling $1.5 billion in negotiated spend, including flagship contracts valued at up to $230 million.
  • Spearheaded contract negotiations for emerging markets and non-standard logistics, developing the relevant commercial and contractual frameworks.
  • Engineered a standardized RFQ process and documentation, reducing cycle time by 60% while significantly enhancing data quality and stakeholder alignment.
  • Developed two major BI tools: a comprehensive supplier intelligence tool, and an organizational spend tracker that compiles spend across 10+ countries and 30+ suppliers.
  • Created standardized onboarding materials, facilitating efficient knowledge transfer, and rapid integration of new members to the team that grew from 2 to 11 members in 3 years.

Indirect Procurement Junior Buyer

Colgate-Palmolive
Paris
06.2018 - 12.2018
  • Supported 10+ projects in collaboration with Retail and Consumer Marketing teams, driving savings and process simplification.
  • Introduced and implemented a digital sourcing tool aiming to simplify procurement processes for ad hoc purchases to one week from four months.

Education

MSc Global Supply Chain Management -

Kedge Business School
Bordeaux, France
01.2018

Bachelors in Management Sciences -

IAE Graduate School of Management
Nice, France
01.2017

Erasmus Exchange Year -

IAE Graduate School of Management
Nice, France
01.2016

High School Exchange Year - Social Sciences

Schleswig, Germany
01.2013

Skills

  • Project and program management (PMI)
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Supplier portfolio development
  • Process development
  • Cost Negotiation
  • Contract negotiation

Languages

Turkish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
French
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
German
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Luxembourgish
Elementary (A2)
A2

Affiliations

  • Volunteer at Youth For Understanding (YFU) - Turkiye
  • Project Management Institute - Luxembourg Chapter
  • Member of Women at External Fulfillment Affinity Group
  • Member of Amazon Staff Delegation (Luxembourg)

Timeline

Senior Program Manager at Global Procurement Org.

Amazon
06.2024 - Current

Senior Program Manager at EU External Fulfillment

Amazon
10.2022 - 06.2024

Procurement Specialist (L4) to Senior Category Manager (L6)

Amazon
05.2019 - 10.2022

Indirect Procurement Junior Buyer

Colgate-Palmolive
06.2018 - 12.2018

MSc Global Supply Chain Management -

Kedge Business School

Bachelors in Management Sciences -

IAE Graduate School of Management

Erasmus Exchange Year -

IAE Graduate School of Management

High School Exchange Year - Social Sciences

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