Istanbul, Türkiye
Experienced Purchasing and Procurement leadership with a demonstrated history in the Automotive, Packaging and FMCG industries. Skilled in Purchasing, Procurement, Project Management, 6 Sigma, ERP and Production Planning. Strong educational background in Business Administration and Engineer's Master Degree in Chemical Engineering from Istanbul University
*Purchasing of goods and services related to HR,IT,Finance and Logistic departments for Turkey Local team needs, *Purchasing of goods and services related to Marketing, Communication and Commercial areas in accordance with the needs of Balkan and Baltic Countries, *Developing supplier portfolio in Stan Countries to be used in the marketing and communication activities, *Building good relations with suppliers and evaluating them according to their performance, *Organizing tenders and evaluation of tender results, *Contract creation and management processes, *Negotiation on contract matters and better conditions, *Creation of Orders in SAP system, *Leading projects and report to top management.
*Leading purchasing and product development projects for automotive aftermarket business. *Developed more than 25 product groups and 2 thousand items with Product Development Department to add product range for 5 years. *Coordinated all procurement functions to control inventory levels without compromising timely delivery of product to customers. *Reduced supplier base for Tier 2 suppliers to use leverage tool. *Improved contractual agreements to cover current and future raw material pricing and currency fluctuation. *Decided to the bonus rates for total turnover agreements with suppliers. *Developed key relationships with foreign suppliers to deliver quality product in a timely manner. *Expedite or delay shipments as necessary to balance inventory. *Determined the credit note amounts for the damaged & wrong products which came from suppliers. *Worked closely with all departments on purchasing & procurement activities to ensure that business needs are satisfied including maximize of commercial and all other value levers. *Analyzed root causes of problems and developed action plan utilizing 6 Sigma problem solving.
*Coordinated all purchasing and logistic activities of international supplier base for automative aftermarket business, *Researched for new suppliers and markets for increasing the company's sales and turnover, *Organised product development activities in line with market needs in collaboration with Product development department, *Developed more than 80 supplier for the new product groups and competitive prices, *Maintained on time delivery rate and customer satisfaction while experiencing %10 annual growth, *Negotiated commodity pricing both domestically and internationally, *Making total turnover agreements with suppliers to get turnover bonus for yearly purchases. *Demanded credit notes from suppliers for wrong or damaged products, *Keeping the company prices up to date in the ERP system after getting discount.
*Planned and controlled stock levels of FMCG product groups,raw material and operating supplies,according to budget targets. *Purchased goods and materials with specified cost, quality and delivery targets. *Converted purchase requisitions of production,projects and warehouse requirements to purchase orders in systems, *Coordinated local and international transport, meeting the confirmed delivery dates of all purchase orders,and managed all operational phases of logistic process. *Ensured the materials on time, completed and in conformity with required conditions & specifications and to start return process of defective materials or the materials that are not in the required specifications. *Prepared order follow-up reports to distribute these reports periodically to all relevant Management team members. *Reported in a daily,weekly, monthly basis routine on logistic,supplier payment flow. Researched for new suppliers to ensure that the requested goods and services are procured under the most favorable conditions.
*Prepared production plans on monthly, weekly cycles and managed daily production scheduling activities,. *Developed production plan to meet customer requirements to identify potential throughput issues. *Analyzed capacity planning of production lines. *Ensured product and process quality meets specifications required . *Managed production planning parameters in parallel with the changing demand and process Dynamics. *Managed the process to define optimum finished goods and materials inventory levels . *Coordinated shipment plans daily according to production plan . *Prepared daily, weekly,monthly reports for the management. *Collaborated with supply planning, production and delivery to ensure right product and material are supplied at the right time.