Volkan Deveci

Passionate about outstanding Customer experiences and Technology | People, Growth and Innovation Leader | GM | COO | CQO | Top 40u40 | Executive PM | Keynote Speaker

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

About

Working in world's #1 B2B business partners and suppliers ... in executive and operative functions: General Management, Business Unit Head, R&D, Manufacturing, Program Management, Quality, Supply Chain ... in different countries: Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Japan, Turkey, Mexico, China, South Africa, Switzerland... ... in different industries: Automobile | Aerospace and Defence | Renewable Energy | Electric-Electronic Components | Cyber Security and Diagnostics Software and Systems ++ Passionate about technology: 18 Patents on Automotive, Automation, Production and R&D areas... ++ Passionate about Customer Happiness: +10 customer awards, Total Customer Satisfaction global corporate ambassador ++ Passionate about his team: Employee development and growth, Mentorship, employee Engagement Surveys record improvements Full P&L, Business Planning, Business Development, Product management, Project & Resource Management, Costing, Risk Analysis, Budgeting, Leadership, Manufacturing, R&D, Analytical Thinking & Creative Problem Solving, Total Quality and Total Customer Satisfaction Management

Experience

  • General Manager and Division Vice-President at AMETEK CTS
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Delivering exceptional value to my customers, enhancing customer loyalty Growing in new industrial markets, Empowering and developing team, Sustainable double digit growing in all markets, High quality, high tech products into market

  • Garrett - Advancing Motion (Full-time · 4 yrs 9 mos)
    • General Manager & Vice President Cyber Security and Diagnostics
      Dec 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs

    • Vice President - Global Integrated Program Management
      Mar 2020 - Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Global Quality Operations Director at Faurecia
    Oct 2018 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Vice President - Quality and Executive Board Member at Standard Profil Group
    Mar 2014 - Oct 2018 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Board Member of Standard Profil A.Ş. Global responsibility for Quality (Supplier Q, Operational Q, System Q and Projects Q) 1) VP-Operation-East (acting) 4 locations, 4640 empl.: in 2014 & 2015 to increase turnover by 38% ,Ebitda by 55% 2) VP-Quality 12 Plants, 365empl.: to revitalize the product & process Quality strategy, to lead the changes and to execute the quality operations and position the SP "in terms of Quality" for long-term, sustainable, reliable partner of all OEMs. Waste minimization thru operational excellence and Lean Manufacturing - Scrap reduction in extrusion from 15% to 11%, in finishing 4% to 0.7% in 7 plants - 15-20% lay-out optimization via supply chain strategies - 4 mio€ saving via inventory management Quality strategy from scratch to re-position company in the eyes of OEMs as reliable partner - Created a data collection and analysis system for Quality KPIs, - Ebitda saving: non-conformity cost from 4.41 to 1.08 % in sales - PPM: reduced by 98% (5 digits to 3 digits); Customer complaints: reduced by 80% in 4 years - Initiated 5S and visual management methodologies for the first time to inject operational efficiencies into the organization - In all customers from business-on-hold position to preferred supplier level

  • Regional Quality Director - Europe & S. Africa - Automotive Division at Robert Bosch GmbH
    Feb 2012 - Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    -Lean manufacturing and “Toyota way” implementation in EU and African plants. -Plants Quality organization and targets alignment for efficiency (28 plants, 910 employees) Increased Quality approach in plants via Toyota way - 3Gen principals’ implementation. - Leading strategy for warranty cases. Finalized to be paid back 9.0 mio€ (6.0mio€ only from leading japanese OEM). - 76 ppm EU wide to 8 ppm via new audit concepts and production problems solving methodology. - 1.1% in sales Non-conformity cost to 0.65%in sales. - Europe wide customer plant Q responsibility for Bosch deliveries - Direct reporting to Bosch Management Board - Customer and Bosch plant Line-walks with "Q-missionary" activities