Hayat

Responsible for E2E Supply Chain operations for Turkey, including demand planning, S&OP and IBP processes, supply and production planning, factory and market warehousing, technical maintenance of the warehousing equipment (i.e. forklift and reach truck), in-market distribution, e-commerce and co-packing/promotion, import and export transportation, customs clearance, logistics procurement, and customer services
- Leading a Team of 880 people (office and field employees)
- Managing an annual budget of 100+ mio USD

Supply Chain Director

Philip Morris International

- Responsible for all logistics operations, including management of import and export shipments via Logistics Control Tower (LCT)/4PL in place, as well as customs activities across Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Duty Free Regions
- Scope covers PMI manufacturing centers located in Jordan, Senegal, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine as well as third party manufacturers (TPMs) located in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Nigeria
- Acting as a subject matter expert (SME), validating all the warehousing sourcing activities, and leading/supporting the development and deployment of all global/Regional warehousing initiatives across the said Regions
- Managing a Team of 37 PMI HC along with several contracted employees
- Managing an annual budget of $100 mio (directly $75 mio, and influencing an additional of $25 mio)
- Leading/Supporting the development and deployment of all global/Regional Supply Chain cost optimization (productivity) programs, while developing/strengthening the productivity pipeline across the said Regions
- Developing and deploying the business contingency plans (BCPs) and resilience programs across the said Regions, based on the continuous risk assessments done within the managed scope to ensure the business sustainability

Head of Logistics Control Tower and Warehousing Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Duty Free

Responsible for logistics (import, export, and customs) operations across Middle East and Africa Region; warehousing of raw materials and finished goods, and internal logistics operations inside the factory (PHILSA); and primary distribution of the finished goods across Turkey

Logistics & Distribution Manager / PM Turkey

Responsible for the warehousing of raw materials and finished goods, and internal logistics operations inside the factory; and primary distribution of the finished goods across the country

Warehousing & Distribution Manager / PM Turkey

Responsible for purchasing of the indirect (including technical) materials & services for two Russian Philip Morris factories as well as for the Russian market

Purchasing Manager / PM Russia

Led the support provided to the Supply Chain organization (covering Purchasing, Logistics, Warehousing & Distribution) of the affiliates located within EEMA South Cluster of the company covering Turkey, Jordan, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, and South Africa; as well led the organization of the delivery of the raw materials to the third party manufacturers located within North Africa and delivery of the Cigarettes to the markets located within the same region

Supply Chain Services Manager / PM Turkey

Led the support provided to the Supply Chain organization (covering Purchasing, Logistics, Warehousing & Distribution) of the affiliates located within EEMA South Cluster of the company covering Turkey, Jordan, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, and South Africa

Supply Chain Integration Manager / PM Turkey

Led the Supply Chain Organization (including 17 individuals) while managing the Production & Operations Planning, Purchasing, Logistics (Import & Export), Warehousing processes; and supporting the distribution of Cigarettes in West & Central African region

Supply Chain Manager / PM Senegal

Led all the projects initiated under Supply Chain organization (Logistics, Procurement, and Warehousing) within EEMA South Cluster of the company covering the affiliates of Turkey, Greece, Romania, Senegal, and Serbia

Supply Chain Executive / PM Turkey

IBM Global Business Services

Worked on optimization, savings, and efficiency projects related to Supply Chain organization (Lean Manufacturing, Stock Planning, Logistics and Transportation, and Activity Analysis related subjects):

- Completed a project in both Eczacibasi Saglik Urunleri (the biggest plant operating in the pharma sector in Turkey) and Eczacibasi Karo Seramik (operating in the tile and ceramics sector in Turkey) to increase the efficiency of the manufacturing, logistics, and planning related processes with a savings potential of ~ 6,8 M$

Senior Business Consultant / IBM GBS Turkey

Kraft Foods International

- Responsible for demand planning of the products (~ 250 SKU s) for all plants (2 local, 19 European based; totally, 21 plants)
- Developed a chain blockage system in order to ensure chain orders to be delivered to the customers on time (as a result, Kraft Foods reached the highest shelf availability in the key accounts in FMCG sector in Turkey)
- Followed-up all import operations and ensured them to be completed on time
- Assisted Sales and Marketing departments in sales forecasting activities, organized and led weekly sales forecast meetings
- Received General Manager Reward for the timely launch of Cipso Akdeniz brand (in the Salted Snacks category)

Demand Planning and Replenishment Specialist / Kraft Foods Turkey

Procter & Gamble

- Managed the biggest distribution center of Turkey (50,000 m2 closed area) with a team of 120 people
- Responsible for logistics budget and cost results
- Reduced costs (~ 500,000 $/year savings achieved)
- Led Quality, Fire Protection, and Safety Systems in the distribution center
- Managed daily logistics operations in the distribution center
- Increased direct shipment from plant to customers from %3 to 
515 (~ 90,000 $/year savings achieved)
- Optimized the layout of the distribution center and increased its capacity by 2,900 pallet spots (~ 200,000 $/year savings achieved)
- Increased the cubic utilization ratio (average volume/truck) in the trucks for Istanbul customers (~ 50,000 $/year savings achieved)

Logistics Engineer /  P&G Turkey

Ekrem Okumus is a senior Logistics, Supply Chain, and Operations leader with 20+ years of experience in planning, procurement, logistics (transportation and customs), distribution, warehousing, and customer service areas across multiple regions and markets. He is currently heading the Supply Chain function at Hayat Kimya, where he is responsible for all demand/supply/production planning activities, S&OP and IBP processes, logistics operations (import and export transportation, and customs) and their procurement, in-market distribution and warehousing operations, E2E e-commerce and co-packing/promotion activities, and customer service activities for Turkey. 

His core competencies not only but also include end-to-end supply/value chain management, manufacturing process improvement, cost optimization, sustainability, and people management. He is passionate about driving organizational and digital transformation, enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness, and delivering customer satisfaction and value. He has a proven track record of leading and supporting global and regional initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners, and implementing best practices and standards in supply chain and operations domains.

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