Mahmut is a PhD student in Management Science with specialization in Web-Based B2B Systems adoption and assimilation and Supplier Buyer Relationships. Prior to academia, he was ‘Global Commodity Lead Buyer’ with more than 28 Million € annual purchasing spends in Corporate Procurement for DaimlerChrysler. He has over 4 years of international work experience in an engineering environment in the United States, Germany, Singapore and Turkey. He has expertise in a variety of industries and areas including Operations Management, Strategic Procurement, Information Technology and Supply Chain Management.