Orkun Özay

Full commercial and P&L responsibility for an international product portfolio, covering financial planning, margin management and portfolio performance. Drive cross-functional alignment across sales, sourcing, supply chain and operations to translate commercial strategy into measurable market outcomes. Steer demand forecasting and performance monitoring to support proactive, data-driven decision-making. Contribute to strategic analyses informing senior management decisions.

Led high-stakes investment programs across headquarter sites in a regulated environment, steering cross-functional teams from engineering, operations and business through planning, execution and delivery. Drove senior management reporting and stakeholder alignment across multiple concurrent projects, maintaining accountability and momentum under competing priorities. Initiated and developed the business case for Merck's first sustainability investment project at its Darmstadt headquarters.

Selected for Continental's DRIVE Graduate Program, a competitive high-potential initiative. Led global operations managing factory relocations, production transfers and ramp-ups across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Directed cross-cultural teams through a recession, global chip shortage and COVID-19. Deployed nine months on-site in Guadalajara, Mexico, entrusted with full operational accountability for a new product launch ramp-up.

MBA

2 Semesters abroad

Semester abroad