Deniz Rumet F.

Project Buyer @ Hutchinson PFW Aerospace, M. Sc.

İzmir, Türkiye

About

Strategic Procurement Specialist and Supplier Relationship Manager with an electronics and communication engineering background and an M.Sc. in Data Science. Lead global sourcing strategy, commercial decisions, and end-to-end performance for flight-critical aerospace components and precision fittings at Hutchinson, building on extensive experience managing electronic and electromechanical commodities with up to $70M in annual spend. Experienced in executing high-stakes international negotiations, managing Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), and deploying data-driven predictive models to optimize supplier performance, lower costs, and ensure strict OTD and PPM alignment.

Experience

  • Project Buyer at Hutchinson PFW Aerospace
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Fittings

  • Strategic Procurement Specialist at Vestel
    Feb 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Managed a $70M annual spend across 80+ international suppliers and 1,000+ SKUs in electronics and electromechanical components. • Delivered a xx% cumulative cost reduction by combining commodity and supplier market analysis with component level technical reviews, should-cost/VA-VE and BOM breakdowns, and by running structured RFQs to benchmark and negotiate; partnered with the component team, R&D and suppliers to optimize specs and qualify alternatives. • Developed and deployed a machine-learning supplier-selection model with commodity forecasting, integrated into sourcing workflows/QBR dashboards, improving procurement efficiency by xx%. • Managed sourcing and procurement for e-mobility/EV charging (AC & DC chargers), including plugs (CCS2, NACS, Type 2/Type 1, CHAdeMO), raw and high voltage cables, wire harnesses, cooling units, liquid cooled cable assemblies, power modules (30/40 kW) and fans; and for electronics and home appliances, including PCBs, transformers/coils, wire harnesses, power cords, flexible flat cables, speakers, remote controls and microphones; ran make or buy analyses using total cost of ownership, capacity, lead time and quality criteria to ensure on time, compliant supply. • Built supplier performance dashboards in Power BI/Excel (OTD, DPPM, PPV, cost vs forecast) and standardized RFQ/BOM cost-breakdown templates, cutting RFQ/decision cycle time by ~xx% and enabling monthly QBRs with key suppliers. • Implemented dual-sourcing and regionalization for critical components, reducing single-supplier risk and improving lead time while maintaining quality and compliance targets. • Improved commercial terms and logistics arrangements, lowering total landed cost and stabilizing inventory. • Conducted on-site supplier audits, negotiations and line qualifications across APAC, EU and Türkiye, coordinating with R&D/Quality for ramp-ups and approvals.

  • SCADA Engineer Intern at GDZ Elektrik Dağıtım
    Jul 2021 - Oct 2021 · 4 mos

    Energy Management Department • Reconfigured telemetry tags and alarm thresholds and rolled out PLC/HMI/RTU parameter updates, verifying data capture and event logs; worked with industrial protocols (e.g., Modbus/TCP). • Turned SCADA trends into KPI reports (availability, alarm floods, feeder load) that drove follow-ups with engineering and field crews; maintained change logs/SOPs and supported site commissioning for smoother handovers. • Built an Excel reporting toolkit with templates, pivot dashboards and simple macros that turned SCADA exports into weekly summaries, alarm rationalization lists and consolidated change logs, making follow ups easy to track and close.

  • Network Engineer Intern at Türk Telekom
    Sep 2020 - Nov 2020 · 3 mos

    Network Systems • Analyzed packet captures and NMS dashboards using SNMP, NetFlow and syslog to identify recurring congestion and incidents; documented clear notes for operations follow-ups. • Helped maintain the fiber-optic network by updating patch-panel labels and ODF records, running routine availability and latency checks, and supporting IP addressing, subnetting and basic VLAN configuration to streamline troubleshooting.

  • Electronic System Design Engineer Intern at Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii
    Jun 2019 - Jul 2019 · 2 mos

    Space Systems & AIT Center • Collaborated with design engineers to review schematics and BOMs; updated parts and alternates and prepared ECN/build documentation, plus fixtures, labels and checklists to support integration dry runs and smooth handovers. • Set up laboratory instrumentation and test benches; assembled and routed harnesses, performed continuity and functional checks, and logged oscilloscope/multimeter measurements to keep AIT tests reproducible. • Assisted environmental test preparation (thermal and vibration) by instrumenting units under test with thermocouples/accelerometers, verifying calibration and ESD controls, and compiling readiness checklists for test runs.