Supply Chain and Operations Director

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Istanbul, Türkiye

Skills: Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, EHS, Logistics, Import/Export, Contract Manufacturing, Forecasting, Material Availability, Inventory Management, Cycle Counting, Safety Culture, Quality Systems Compliance, Regulatory Requirements Compliance, S&OP; Process, Forecast Accuracy, Supply Reliability, Lean, TPM, Cost-to-Serve Optimization, Budget Management, KPI Development, Supplier Performance Management, Talent Development, Capability Building, Export Operations Management

Duties and Responsibilities
Lead all end-to-end Supply Chain functions (Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Logistics, Import/Export, Contract Manufacturing) to deliver Turkey business goals. Drive consistently high OTIF performance across all business units by strengthening forecasting, production planning, material availability, and logistics execution. Optimize inventory health through disciplined controls, accurate cycle counting, and proactive SMOG (slow-moving & obsolete goods) reduction and prevention. Build and sustain a strong safety-first culture across manufacturing and logistics operations. Ensure full compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements,



and corporate codes of conduct. Lead an effective and disciplined S&OP; process to improve forecast accuracy, supply reliability, and cross-functional decision making. Elevate manufacturing and contract manufacturing performance, ensuring asset efficiency, quality, adherence to standards, and service reliability. Deliver productivity savings through Lean/TPM, loss elimination, and process improvement initiatives to support gross margin expansion. Manage transport and warehouse expenses, driving logistics efficiency and optimizing distribution performance to ensure a highly competitive cost-to-serve. Develop and manage annual budgets, investment projects, and performance KPIs aligned with service, quality, safety, cost, and working capital targets. Strengthen supplier and logistics partner performance in collaboration with procurement and regional supply chain teams. Foster a high-engagement culture with solid emphasis on talent development, capability building, and employee growth. Lead and optimize export operations, recognizing Turkey’s role as a critical regional hub, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient export flows to sister companies and distributors.

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