Julia Gorchakova

Julia Gorchakova has extensive experience in procurement and strategic leadership across multiple industries. From November 2021 to March 2024, Julia served as Vice President of Indirect Procurement Europe at Mars, where responsibilities included leading the European Indirect Procurement team and managing global procurement initiatives. Prior to this, Julia held the position of Global Commercial Director for Mars Food & Nutrition, overseeing a team of 60 in global procurement operations. Julia's earlier roles at Danone involved leading specialized ingredients procurement and developing category strategies. At Johnson & Johnson, Julia transformed procurement practices in the Russia & CIS region and managed EMEA procurement for travel and meetings. Experience at JTI included heading indirect procurement and managing general administrative purchases. Julia began a career in event management with Boheme Music, securing international acts for performances in Russia. Academic qualifications include an MBA in Operational Management from Open University of Britain and a Master's degree in International Communication from Moscow Pedagogical State University, both with honors.