Zaventem, Flemish Region, Belgium
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE • Highly organized, creative, dynamic and motivated professional with experience in plastics, chassis, rubber vehicle components; injection and stamping mass production tools & dies; automated mass production equipments and logistics purchasing. • Heavy focus on people development, human management, coaching, supply base strategy building, cost standard building, supplier selection, negotiation, cost reduction, value analysis and value engineering. • Dedicated and hardworking self starter with high team bilding and leadership skills. • Exceptional versatility and adaptability. • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a pressured environment. • Highly competent with Windows, MS Office, MS Visio, Lotus Notes, SPSS. Specialties: Exceptional leadership, coaching, human management, purchasing, negotiation, cost reduction, commercial relationship management and communication skills.
JAN 2023 - PRESENT • Leading a purchasing team of 13 multi-national and diverse set of logistics purchasing specialists and managers • Managing €800+ million global annual parts and finished vehicle logistics turn over
JAN 2017 - JAN 2020 • Lead a Purchasing team of 5 people. • Managed €185+ million annual plastic injection supplier turnover in Turkey, Europe, UK and Russia. JAN 2020 - JAN 2023 • In January 2020, switched responsibility to Tool & Equipment Purchasing --> Managed a team responsible of: • buying plastic injection moulds and stamping dies from tool suppliers in Turkey, Europe, China and Japan for pan-EU part supplier base and Toyota inhouse production • buying production equipment (e.g. paint robots, welding robots, robot cells, conveyors, AGV's, jigs, checking fixtures) for pan-EU Toyota plants
• Managed €50+ million annual supplier turn over in five strategic pan-European plastic part suppliers with total 14 production plants in UK, France, Spain, Czech, Poland and Turkey. • Played key role in supply base building and supplier selection strategies for new model started in 2013. Assessed and introduced two new suppliers. • Participated in building supplier consolidation and exit strategies. • Worked with Toyota Motor Europe Turkey Senior Manager in injection mould localization project with collaboration of National Mould Producers Association and Automotive Manufacturers Association. • Generated 2.5%+ cost reduction annually in price review activities. • Leaded and managed cost improvement teamwork activity for uncompetitive supplier, collaborating with Supplier Production Management, Production Engineering, Production Control and Quality Assurance divisions. Achieved in average 13% annual cost reduction. Presented results to Purchasing Vice President and Production Engineering Vice President. Honored with outstanding performance score. • Reduced part costs with value engineering and value analysis studies in Japan with collaboration of Toyota Motor Corporation R&D. Average 35% cost reduction achieved in selected parts’ piece costs. • Participated in CKD parts’ localization studies for ongoing projects. Localized 8 plastic parts in 2011, 5 plastic parts in 2012. • Designed and developed plastic parts’ quotation data mining, updating and reporting program in MS Access. Enabled Purchasing specialists and managers to access effects of cost changes in raw material, energy, labor and SG&A to supplier turnover in seconds. Presented to Purchasing GM. Honored with outstanding performance score. • Trained and supervised university trainee within Toyota Undergraduate Development Program.
Business Administration Training: Analyzed corporate structure, management structure and authorization hierarchy.
Production Systems Training: Analyzed Renault production structure and application of Toyota Just In Time Production System in Renault press shop, plastic shop, engine shop and assembly shop.