Supply Chain and Operations Director - Turkey

Solenis

Greater Istanbul

Description

  • Lead all end-to-end Supply Chain functions (Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Logistics, Import/Export, Contract Manufacturing) to deliver Turkey business goals.
  • Drive consistently high OTIF performance across all business units by strengthening forecasting, production planning, material availability, and logistics execution.
  • Optimize inventory health through disciplined controls, accurate cycle counting, and proactive SMOG (slow-moving & obsolete goods) reduction and prevention.
  • Build and sustain a strong safety-first culture across manufacturing and logistics operations.
  • Ensure full compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and corporate codes of conduct.
  • Lead an effective and disciplined S&OP process to improve forecast accuracy, supply reliability, and cross-functional decision making.
  • Elevate manufacturing and contract manufacturing performance, ensuring asset efficiency, quality, adherence to standards, and service reliability.
  • Deliver productivity savings through Lean/TPM, loss elimination, and process improvement initiatives to support gross margin expansion.
  • Manage transport and warehouse expenses, driving logistics efficiency and optimizing distribution performance to ensure a highly competitive cost-to-serve.
  • Develop and manage annual budgets, investment projects, and performance KPIs aligned with service, quality, safety, cost, and working capital targets.
  • Strengthen supplier and logistics partner performance in collaboration with procurement and regional supply chain teams.
  • Foster a high-engagement culture with strong emphasis on talent development, capability building, and employee growth.
  • Lead and optimize export operations, recognizing Turkey’s role as a critical regional hub, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient export flows to sister companies and distributors.