Eren Bektas

Strategy, Market Segmentation for Contract Logistics

• Leading process improvement initiatives • Supporting on Process Improvement & Performance Management

• Implementing business development strategies for Starbucks’ distribution centre. • Process improvements were realized by lean methodology (DMAIC), € 220 K savings achieved • Leading OMM (Operations Maturity Model) to drive standardization for operation excellence • Implementing of Performance Dialogues that is enabler of continuous improvement and lean culture • Reducing costs, improving profits and increasing operational efficiency and optimising the processes

• Supplier negotiations on international sourcing projects for vans, heavy vehicles and fleet service • € 7,9 M (EUR) in 2011 and €12,1 M (EUR) in 2012 savings achieved • Analysis of automotive suppliers offers and total cost of ownership (TCO) calculation • Standardization of processes, sustainable cost reduction, cost avoidance, quality improvement • Compiling of data from SAP and procurement tools in order to make savings and spends report

• Planning and coordinating of injection boxes, plastic bottles • Implementation of lean manufacturing and process management methodology in the operation • 920,7K products were shipped just in one facility and production volume rose by 22,8% in 2011 • Creating value stream mapping to determine flow of tin cans and analyzing lead time of cycles • Using SMED to reduce waste time • Continuously improvement process of plastic bottles quality under the Kaizen and 5S umbrella

• Worked in the strategic sales and marketing department with Korean engineers at LG Mobile • Participated 'live or die project' which is related to expand of the mobile phone market in Istanbul • Data results of mobile shops surveys entered into the database in order to make market research • Observed the rate of price increase for price adjustment in the shops • Collected the data systematically from different retailers • Share of sales were increased from 10 % to 30 % at the end of the project

• Monitoring and reporting entire sales price for UK and France retailers in order to make a comparison among Carrefour, Darty, Conforama, Auchan, Comet and Curry • Compiling data which was collected from internet pages of retailers. • Preparing reports and tables to indicate seasonal price increase • Gained ability of pricing strategies, therefore I well know Europe market • Observed all production lines in the factories to understand manufacturing systems

Master of Sciences in Material Engineering; Thermodynamics of Materials, Mechanical Properties of Materials, Failure Analysis, Phase Transformation, Electrolytic Coatings and Surface Modification Techniques.

Gained scholarship from Istanbul Commerce University 2005 -2006 / Algorithms and Programming, Modeling and Optimization, Manufacturing Processes , Operational Research, Engineering Economy & Cost Analysis, Financial Accounting