Burak Saka

Senior R&D Manager

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

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Experience

  • Senior R&D Manager at Sanipak
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Senior R&D Manager at Eczacıbaşı Tüketim Ürünleri
    Feb 2022 - Jan 2025 · 3 yrs

  • Evyap (15 yrs 8 mos)
    • R&D Category Manager
      Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Laboratory Manager
      Aug 2013 - Feb 2022 · 8 yrs 7 mos

      * Formula development& managing packaging alternatives, defining and following up the development tests for the area of resposibility * Coordination between R&D&purchasing&planning&production &marketing and sales for the assigned projects. * Process optimization and organizing production trials. * Contact with external institutes (claim support&defining new test procedures,legal obligations etc.) * Supporting purchasing via alternative and new chemical&packaging suppliers * Legal issues (regulatory work; application dossiers, product notifications, necessary tests, approval of artworks etc. ) *Supporting export sales for regulatory conformation and further product developments.

    • Senior R&D Specialist
      Jan 2013 - Aug 2013 · 8 mos

      * Formula Development for men care cosmetics, hair care, toothpaste, aerosols, fine fragrance. * Follow up for the assigned projects. * Scale up process before the first production runs. * Supporting R&D Regulatory Team for legal issues

  • R&D Engineer at Özak Tekstil
    Nov 2004 - Jul 2006 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Developing new season's portfolio for multinational customers. New chemical and fabric trials and purchase approvals Scale up batching for R&D samples

  • Chemical Engineer at Ufuk Kimya İlaç San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
    Apr 2002 - May 2003 · 1 yr 2 mos

    * Planning the production program on a daily basis according to customer orders * Formulating new batches for customer needs * Process engineering * Supporting logistic organisation to/from the warehouse