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Arzu Bahar

Arzu Bahar

Supply Chain Proffesion
Kocaeli

Summary

Dynamic Senior Project Purchasing Leader with a proven track record at TI Automotive, excelling in project management and team leadership. Adept at driving process improvements and fostering cross-functional collaboration, I successfully optimized budget management and enhanced team cooperation, achieving significant project milestones while maintaining high-quality standards.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Senior Project Purchasing Leader

TI Automotive
10.2016 - Current
  • Manage budgets and resources, ensuring optimal allocation towards achieving organizational objectives.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to achieve company-wide goals, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
  • Follow day to day topics and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
  • Overcome challenging deadlines and resource limitations by reallocating personnel and focusing on priority tasks.
  • Apply strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
  • Create and manage project plans, timelines and budgets.
  • Develop effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
  • Train new employees in team.

Production Planning/ Materials Specialist

Magna International Corporation
07.2014 - 10.2016

• Prepare master production schedule for short&long terms and delivery schedules, follow up JIS line
• Secure the availability of all requested materials according to master production schedule
• Setting of master data parameters of materials
• Creation of purchase orders for materials and weekly follow up
• Be a part of new launch process and ensure availability concerning new components for launches
• Manage inventory (product, raw materials and pack materials stock level)
• Avoiding / solving of out of stock issues, as well as over stocks
• Building Stock Projection and reporting weekly/monthly stock situation
• Obsoletes material management
• Strong Cooperation with Project, Quality and Finance Teams
• Close follow-up of production with production team
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers and Marketing teams

Planning/Logistics Specialist

Lear Corporation
09.2009 - 06.2014

• Responsible for Production Planning, receiving customer orders via EDI, analyzing the order changes in short and long terms, taking actions as Customer Representative.
• Report the analyses to the top management weekly by inserting these data to the production headcount needed table.
• Prepare long and short term production plans and lead the production of VW Eos, VW Polo, Renault Kangoo and, Fiat-Multipla, Punto&Croma automobile seat covers by analyzing customer orders, materials and production conditions.
• Owner of the after sales process ; receiving schedules to shipments of VW Eos, Renault Kangoo.
• Open purchase orders of pre-serial projects materials in coordination with central Purchasing Department
• Leading logistics contracts of the responsible projects for the best price, lead time and service quality.
• Responsible for inventory, improvement of stock levels and material flow for the responsible projects.
• Leading obsolete procedure run among all departments at the end of EOP of the projects.
• Reply the customer QNs-Quality Notices- related to the deliveries
• Developing cost saving projects to deliver significant results.

Seat Cover Supply Chain Responsible

Martur Automotive Seating and Interiors
12.2007 - 09.2009

• Responsible for production planning and logistics of seat covers ; leader of the process beginning of receiving the orders from customer to shipment to customer.
• Responsible for the material planning and Management of seat covers’ and related raw materials’ warehouse ; leader of the Procurement process
• Responsible for Purchasing of materials as production incomes by using existing contracts, search for new suppliers to obtain better cost, service and quality.

. Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.

Quality Control Specialist

Durak Textile
12.2004 - 12.2007
  • Responsible for the management of Quality Control System and Chief of the Physics and Chemical Laboratories
  • Leader of the process beginning from Technical acceptance to Final Good Controls, including research for quality process improvements, improve-prevent action plans, product developing, benchmarking, client complaint and product analysis.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent adherence to quality standards across all products.

Production Engineer

Uğurluoğlu Textile
08.2003 - 12.2004
  • Responsible for the production, R&D, product development and Design

Education

Bachelor of Science - Textile Engineering

Ege University
İzmir
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Yunus Emre Anatolian High School
Trabzon
04.2001 -

Skills

    Process improvement

    Team leadership

    Cross-functional collaboration

    Change management

    Goal oriented

    Project management

    Analytical thinking

    Problem-solving abilities

    Effective communication

    Team collaboration

    Multitasking Abilities

    Time management

Interests

Folklore , Trekking , Reading

Timeline

Senior Project Purchasing Leader

TI Automotive
10.2016 - Current

Production Planning/ Materials Specialist

Magna International Corporation
07.2014 - 10.2016

Planning/Logistics Specialist

Lear Corporation
09.2009 - 06.2014

Seat Cover Supply Chain Responsible

Martur Automotive Seating and Interiors
12.2007 - 09.2009

Quality Control Specialist

Durak Textile
12.2004 - 12.2007

Production Engineer

Uğurluoğlu Textile
08.2003 - 12.2004

Bachelor of Science - Textile Engineering

Ege University
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Yunus Emre Anatolian High School
04.2001 -
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