Sancaktepe, Istanbul, Türkiye
Operations and Supply Chain Executive with 20+ years of leadership experience across global organizations including Amazon, Unilever, Nestlé, Danone and IFF. Extensive experience in leading large-scale manufacturing and fulfillment operations, driving operational excellence initiatives and delivering measurable business impact through productivity improvements, cost optimization and capacity expansion. Currently serving as Operations Manager at Amazon, leading outbound operations in a 65,000 m² fulfillment center processing up to 230,000 units daily. Responsible for a large operational structure including Area Managers, Team Leads and more than 500 associates. Through layout redesign, operational improvements and process optimization, successfully increased operational capacity from 120K to 230K units while significantly improving key performance metrics including on-time departure, productivity and operational quality. Throughout my career I have led large-scale operational transformation programs across manufacturing and supply chain environments. Key achievements include delivering €3.7M savings through TPM programs at Unilever, tripling production capacity at IFF and managing €20M CAPEX investment programs across multiple manufacturing facilities at Döhler. My expertise includes operations leadership, supply chain management, manufacturing operations, fulfillment operations, operational excellence, Lean transformation, continuous improvement and large-scale team leadership.
Lead outbound operations in a 65,000 m² Amazon fulfillment center processing up to 230,000 units daily while managing a leadership structure of Area Managers, Team Leads and more than 500 associates. • Increased daily operational capacity from 120K to 230K units through warehouse layout redesign and operational flow optimization • Improved truck on-time departure from 95% to 99.2% through process improvements and operational planning • Reduced Late Slam orders from 4,000 to 50, significantly improving delivery performance • Reduced packaging error rate from 0.5% to 0.1%, improving shipment accuracy and customer satisfaction • Increased pack productivity from 180 to 225 units per hour through workstation redesign and process improvements • Delivered $1.3M annual cost savings through operational efficiency initiatives
Provided Lean, TPM and operational excellence consulting to manufacturing companies across food, packaging, metal and service industries. • Delivered 50+ Kaizen improvement projects across multiple production environments • Reduced changeover times from 20 minutes to 8 minutes using SMED methodology • Increased machine performance from 22 cycles/min to 30 cycles/min through process optimization • Implemented TPM systems and autonomous maintenance programs across multiple factories • Generated approximately $10M operational savings through Lean transformation initiatives
Led operational excellence initiatives and capital investment projects across five manufacturing sites while managing cross-functional engineering teams and €20M CAPEX investment programs. • Delivered €3.6M powder mixing plant investment project from design to commissioning • Executed €5M spray dryer investment project including engineering design and supplier coordination • Delivered €10M belt dryer production line investment enabling new product category production • Enabled new powder flavor products generating approximately €35M annual revenue
Managed production operations for adhesive tape and abrasive manufacturing plant while leading engineering and operational teams. • Increased production OEE from 52% to 70% through operational improvement initiatives • Implemented KPI-driven production management system and performance tracking processes • Reduced cutting press cycle time from 60 sec to 45 sec, increasing machine capacity by 25% • Reduced operational waste and delivered approximately $150K cost savings
Directed end-to-end manufacturing operations including production, warehouse, maintenance and laboratory functions. • Tripled production capacity through operational improvement initiatives • Increased spray dryer capacity by 30% through process optimization • Reduced filling cycle time by 20% through equipment redesign • Reduced manufacturing expense ratio from 18% to 10.5%, delivering $1.5M cost savings • Introduced consolidated P&L reporting and cost center analysis