Melina Yakimova

Melina Yakimova is an experienced procurement professional with a diverse background in mentoring, procurement operations, and vendor management. Recent experience includes a mentoring role at Mentor the Young and serving as Associate Director of Global Procurement Learning & Development Leader at Kyndryl, responsible for designing impactful training programs for a large procurement organization. Former roles at IBM Bulgaria involved procurement specialization across multiple regions, managing requests, vendor administration, and leading end-to-end procurement operations in the EMEA region. Melina’s educational foundation includes a degree from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.