Turkish pharma manufacturer scaling operations across Central Asia with SAP-driven efficiency
Nobel İlaç is a 60-year-old Turkish pharmaceutical manufacturer operating three regional production sites (Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan) with an ~100-product portfolio spanning generics, OTC, and contract manufacturing. The tech stack is SAP-centric (S/4HANA, MM, SD, EWM, ABAP) paired with security infrastructure (SIEM, DLP, Firewall) and analytics tools (Power BI, IQVIA, Python, R), indicating a maturing IT backbone supporting multi-country compliance and cost control. Active hiring across ops, sales, data, and engineering—with 12 roles posted in the last 30 days—suggests acceleration in supply-chain optimization and system integration, aligning with visible projects in S/4HANA module adaptation and network infrastructure standardization.
Nobel İlaç manufactures pharmaceuticals for the Turkish domestic market, regional (Central Asia) exports, and contract manufacturing clients. Production spans multiple sites: headquarters and R&D in Istanbul and Düzce, raw material and micro-pellet manufacturing through a subsidiary in Çerkezköy, plus GMP-certified facilities in Kazakhstan (the largest in Central Asia) and Uzbekistan. The company competes on cost-efficient generic production and regulatory compliance (GMP, ISO 45001). Core challenges center on supply-chain optimization, system uptime for SAP infrastructure, inventory planning accuracy, and maintaining profitability in regulated generics markets across geographies.
SAP S/4HANA (core ERP) with modules for materials management (MM), sales/distribution (SD), and warehouse management (EWM), plus ABAP custom development. Supporting tools: Power BI and IQVIA for analytics, Python and R for data science, SQL Server Integration Services for ETL, AutoCAD for manufacturing design. Security: SIEM, DLP, Firewall.
Three locations: Turkey (Istanbul headquarters, Düzce R&D center, Çerkezköy raw materials), Kazakhstan (largest GMP-certified facility in Central Asia), and Uzbekistan. All facilities produce world-standard pharmaceuticals for regional distribution.
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