Turgay Yilmaz

• Seek to find the best reliable price and managed purchasing operations for fixtures , electronic equipment’s and services & IT Licences, • Supported R&D faculties with machinery and equipment prototype purchases in global aspects, • Supervised funded purchases by TUBITAK, European Union and Ministry of Economy coordinated with account, finance and audit team, • Renegotiated contract & payment terms when necessary for existing & new suppliers, • Order tracking in SAP MM module.

-Conducted research to identify new suppliers for strategic sourcing, monitored the entire process, -Coordinated with project engineering team, customer and reported to Supply Chain Director in Turkey, -Run investigations i.e. ISO-14001 + ISO-9001 and ISO-16949 then reported to Head of Procurement based in Zurich, -Negotiated contract terms, -Presented periodical reports for cost analyses, status & profitability reports, -Coordinated with other global sourcing offices

•Managed orders by following up minimum stock levels from other Group Companies and managed local purchasing operations without interrupting production, •Managed export & import operations incl. custom, •Monitored offshore production facilities to ensure on time & complete delivery, •Oversaw Finance and Accounts to ensure implementation of Group standards, •Monitored cost of operations and explored ways to reduce cost, •Preparing periodical reports to the GM and Group Operations Manager in France

•Developed purchasing processes of the supply chain for the company’s local and foreign operations, •Worked closely with the planning, research & development teams and category unit managers to align sourcing strategy with updated market developments, •Supervised the entire purchasing & logistic process to prevent disruption at the factory, •Represented the company in a 35-day tour of the factory visits in China, negotiated 25% to 90% cost reduction.

•Managed equipment and service purchasing operations for 150 Retail Store in UK •Lead store based renewal projects from concepts to maintenance to improve visual and increase profitability, •Negotiated contract deals on Consulting and other obligatory maintenance services, •Established new outlets in attractive retail markets and managed the entire store opening process (in 7 different places in UK), •Negotiated 1 to 10 years lease agreements with landlords, shopping centres and 3rd party dealers,

•Managed London High Street accounts including Marks & Spencer, Next, Top Shop, Miss Selfridges, H&M etc, sourcing all trims & fabric and feedback to customers in all aspects •Achieved a consistently high standard of customer service and product delivery by initiating a critical path and customer management tool, •Facilitated effective communication between factory, head office and design & tailoring unit resulting for reduction in lead times and minimisation of production errors.

Management MBA (Executive)