Ulas Özen , CMA, MBA, CSCP, CPEC

Experience

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  Vestel Electronic San and Tic A.S.

  Jun 2002 - Sept 2005

  Purchaser

  -Responsible purchasing activities for plastic, metal, electric, electronic and packaging materials (3 factories)-Global sourcing, selecting and evaluating suppliers-Cost down activities, cost and capacity analysis in suppliers -Establishing supplier portfolio and making ready supply chain in Russian project

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  BSH Home Appliances Group

  Sept 2005 - now

  - Defining and executing regional and/or local procurement long term strategies of relevant commodities such as plastic, metal, steel, resin, electronic, electro mechanics, wire harness, packaging, tools for T-MEA-CIS region covering 8 BSH factories - Managing ~ 760 Mio € yearly purchasing volume within matrix organization , handling purchasing activities for 8 factories - Leading and coaching 6 Regional Commodity Team (+34 Headcount)- Supporting and implementing cost cutting projects by close cross-functional cooperation (e.g. R&D, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, etc.)- Breaking down, deploying and monitoring of the tasks and targets for the related department from Corporate Supply Chain in line with purchasing strategy- Managing vendors in several different countries and relation with several nations- Coordination operation and escalation between sourcing, quality, logistic and development Show less - Purchasing volume: ~350 Mio. €, handling Purchasing activities for 2 factories and R&D Centers in one single location- Leading and coaching 6 Purchasing Team (+15 Headcount; 1 Project Manager, 1 Supplier Developer, 3 Category Manager, 1 Global Category Manager, 5 Senior Buyer, 3 Buyer) - B2B Supplier Management, pricing, value chain analysis, total value engineering- Managing yearly ~ -20 Million € cost cutting projects- Project leader of supply chain module for Product EBIT improvement, Benchmark studies and Sustainable process launch- Initiate, develop and retain strategic purchasing tools, method, process and KPIs Show less - Responsible for ~250 Mio. € yearly purchasing volume consisting of 5 factories- Leading and coaching 4 team (1 Supplier Development Specialist, 2 Material Group Coordinators, 1 Purchasing Controller, 1 Process Controller) - Management of purchasing category group coordination (i.e. plastic, metal, rubber, chemical, electronic, electric, aluminum and packaging)- Responsible for supplier management, development, value chain analysis, single source management and risk assessment at suppliers - Responsible for purchasing controlling, process management, contract management Show less - Coordinating 6 local plastics buyers within the matrix organization- Responsible for establishing and maintaining BSH Turkey plastics supplier portfolio - Convoy negotiations and overall one-face-to-the-supplier concept for all commercial topics- Establishing pricing based on cost analysis- Key account of Corporate Purchasing in BSH Turkey for Plastics and in Plastic Resins- Establishing BSH Turkey Supplier Development Methodology- Preparing and implementing supplier development master plan with yearly targets- Coordinating “Lean Production System Teams” to implement production system tools at selected suppliers Show less

  • Head of Global Commodity Management Metal / Senior Purchasing Director

    Jun 2020 - now

  • Regional Head of Purchasing / Region T-MEA-CIS / Purchasing Director

    Nov 2017 - Jun 2020

  • Regional Head of Commodity Management / T-MEA-CIS / Purchasing Director

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

  • Purchasing Manager in Cooling Division

    Jul 2011 - Dec 2014

  • Head of Section Purchasing Coordination and Controlling

    Sept 2009 - Jul 2011

  • Plastic Material Group Coordinator & Supplier Development Specialist

    Sept 2007 - Sept 2009

  • Senior Buyer

    Sept 2005 - Sept 2007