KoçZer Business Connect 2026 connected our stakeholders in Romania

KoçZer Business Connect brought customers, suppliers and business partners together in Bucharest to share KoçZer Romania’s experience in the market and discuss how procurement and supply chains are evolving across different sectors.

At our KoçZer Business Connect event, held in Bucharest on 6 October 2026 we connected with our business ecosystem in Romania. The event brought participants together to share experiences, strengthen collaboration and explore new opportunities, while discussing KoçZer’s journey in Romania and the future of procurement and supply chain management.

One step closer to our goal

Opening the event, KoçZer CEO Serhan Turfan said: “Two years ago, we took an important new step, choosing Romania as the home of our first European operation and our regional hub.

Since then, we have significantly expanded the scope of our activities in the country. Today, we work with our customers across a wide range of needs, from logistics and scrap management to packaging, waste management, cleaning and security services. We also manage rail, road and sea transport operations along the Türkiye–Romania route.”

Emphasizing that behind KoçZer lies the deep-rooted and robust corporate heritage of the Koç Group, which has reached its 100th year, “When we chose Romania, we believed strongly in the potential of the market. The progress we have made since then has confirmed that confidence. When KoçZer Romania was established, I said that our target was to reach 100 million euros in turnover within three years. I am delighted to say that we have already reached 60 million euros in just two years. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all our suppliers and customers who have worked with us and contributed to this progress,” he said.

Sharing KoçZer’s experience in Romania

During the event, Erdinç Akbay, Country Director of KoçZer Romania, presented KoçZer Romania’s solutions and capabilities in the local market. Participants from a range of sectors also discussed how digitalisation and customer engagement are shaping procurement processes.

A panel moderated by Akbay brought together Viorel Nuta, Senior Procurement Manager at Ford Otosan Craiova; Özlem Çekiç, CFO of Beko Romania; and Name Surname, Title of Company.

Following the panel discussion on the future of procurement and supply chains, Radu Crăciun, Associate Professor at the Romanian-American Business School (ASEBUSS) and Vice-President of the Romanian Association of Independent Board Members, delivered a keynote entitled “Transformation in Global Supply Chains: Economy, Technology and Risk.”

Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in finance and economics, Crăciun examined geopolitical trends and growing economic fragmentation. He discussed the changing positions of the United States, China and the European Union in the global economy, as well as the impact of rising economic nationalism and artificial intelligence, and the risks and opportunities these developments present for global supply chains.