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Ilayda Gundogan

Ilayda Gundogan

Industrial Engineer
Istanbul

Summary

Industrial Engineer with two years of pharmaceutical IT experience supporting SAP S/4HANA QM, MM, PP and EWM processes. Skilled in SAP customizing, requirements analysis, system integration, testing and root cause analysis, with hands-on experience managing a regulated software implementation from planning through validation, UAT and go-live.

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years of professional experience

Work History

Software Management Assistant Specialist

World Medicine
09.2024 - Current
  • Support and improve SAP QM, MM and PP-related business processes across pharmaceutical quality, manufacturing, procurement and material management operations.
  • Gather requirements from business users, analyze end-to-end processes and translate operational needs into SAP configurations, functional requirements and process improvements.
  • Perform SAP customizing activities and investigate incidents involving configuration, master data, authorization, custom development, business process logic and system integrations.
  • Conduct root cause analysis using SAP debugging, SQL-based data review and end-to-end process analysis, providing structured findings and functional guidance to consultants and developers.
  • Coordinate change requests and additional developments from requirement clarification through development, technical testing, user acceptance testing, production deployment and post-go-live verification.
  • Plan and execute functional, integration, regression and negative tests before solutions are released to end users; document defects and verify corrections through structured retesting.
  • Support integrations between SAP, QMex Quality Management Tool and other internal or third-party applications by validating data flows, field mappings and system outputs.
  • Collaborate with Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Pharmacovigilance, IT teams and external vendors, while preparing requirements, test scenarios, process documentation and user guidance in a GMP/GxP-regulated environment.

Process Management Intern

World Medicine
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Supported the IT Process Management team in SAP-related user requests, process analysis and system testing activities.
  • Assisted with the documentation and follow-up of incidents, change requests and business requirements.
  • Gained practical experience in pharmaceutical IT processes, SAP applications and cross-functional collaboration in a GMP-regulated environment.

Continued with the company in a full-time IT Process Management role after the internship.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Üsküdar University
Istanbul
04.2001 -

Skills

SAP & Business Processes: SAP S/4HANA, SAP QM, MM and PP, SAP Customizing, Quality Management, Production Planning, Procurement and Material Management Processes

Business Analysis & Consulting: Requirements Gathering, Business Process Analysis, Functional Documentation, Process Improvement, Stakeholder and Vendor Coordination

Testing & Troubleshooting: Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, UAT, SAP Debugging, Root Cause Analysis, SQL-Based Data Validation

Project & Compliance: Software Implementation, Project Coordination, Go-Live Support, Computerized System Validation, GMP/GxP Compliance

Tools: SQL, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, QMex, XML

Certification

Supply Chain Excellence - Rutgers University via Coursera

Timeline

Software Management Assistant Specialist

World Medicine
09.2024 - Current

Process Management Intern

World Medicine
07.2023 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Üsküdar University
04.2001 -
Ilayda GundoganIndustrial Engineer