Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Ultra running, football, tennis
Timeline
OperationsManager
Serdivan SAKARYA

Serdivan SAKARYA

Assistant Manager @People, Service & Innovation Division
Sakarya,04

Summary

M.Sc. Industrial Engineer, 13 years Human Resources Compensation and Benefits, International Mobility and Administraion Management Experience, 7 years Cost&Accounting, Budgeting experience, 4 years Production and Production Control experience, 4 years Purchasing experience, 2 years Import&Export experience, high level analytical and computer skill

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Int. Mobility&Administration Dept. Ast. Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Türkiye
Sakarya
1 2024 - Current
  • Expatriates & Inpatriates Management (Relocation, Compensation, Repatriation)

-Expats from Türkiye to Japan, Belgium, France, UK, Czechia, Poland, Russia, Thailand, USA etc (Scope: 2 m.€ )

-Inpatriates from Japan, Belgium, France, UK, Russia, USA to Turkey (Scope: 8 m.€)

Management of;

-7/24 meal service (7000 employees)

-Social facilities; Social restaurant (Corolla Club), Japanese Restaurants, Sport Center, Riverside Hotel, Canteens

Import&Export Ast.Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Türkiye
10.2021 - 12.2023
  • IPR (Inward Process Regime) Management (DİİB-Dahilde İşleme İzin Belgesi Yönetimi): 25 m.€ tax avoidance succeeded
  • IPR to IPR Incentive Management (Belgeden Belgeye Teşvik Yönetimi) Compulsory Levy Tax Management (Telafi Edici Vergi Yönetimi): 1 m.€ tax avoidance per year succeeded.

Purchasing Project Manager

Toyota Motor Europe
11.2019 - 10.2021
  • Indirect purchasing centralization of all European plants located in Türkiye, France, UK, Czechia, Poland and Russia

-Safety materials (Gloves, shoes, etc)

-Returnable packaging (Metal, plastic, etc.): 5 m.€ cost reduction achieved

-Spare parts (Press machines, robots, etc.)

Indirect Purchasing Ast. Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
07.2018 - 11.2019

General Part Store purchasing management;

- Machine spare parts (robot parts from Japan&EU)

- Safety materials (gloves, shoes, helmets etc.): 40% cost reduction achieved

- Textile (work wear)

- Chemicals (oils, cleaners, etc)

Compensation and Benefits Section Leader

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
9 2007 - 07.2018
  • Total Reward Design Total Cash Design Base Salary Review for Executives, White collar and Blue collars (~5000 employees) Merit calculation Bonus / Variable Pay Design for Executives, White collar and Blue collars Salary Surveys (Korn Ferry HAY, Hewitt, Mercer) Benefits Design (Private pension, company car, mobile phone, health insurance, life insurance etc.) Market research (Unionized-Non-unionized) / Benchmark (European and Turkey markets) Following current wage ranges Company Labor Cost Budget/Forecast preparation and follow-up Participation to workforce with foreign branch companies (France, UK, Czechia, Russia, South Africa, Japan, Thailand) International Cost Reporting Long Term Labor Cost Forecasts and Strategy Design Re-evaluation of job positions Expatriates Management

Senior Specialist

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
04.2006 - 09.2007
  • Master Trainer and Training Designer

Designed trainings (Trainer certificated by Toyota Institute);

- Toyota Production System

- Toyota Business Practices

- Toyota Job Instructions

- A3&PDCA

- Cost&Budgeting

Almost 5000 TMMT employees are trained for TPS, TBP, TJI and A3&PDCA.

Specialist

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
02.2003 - 04.2006
  • Management and Reporting to Executive Committee;

- Company Budget Preparation and presentation (Labor, Material, Administration, Energy, and all others)

- Budget control and follow-up

- Monthly, quarterly and annual cost&profit forecast reports and presentations

- Daily Control System creation and management and reporting

- Monthly and annual international standard reports preparation

- Plan vs Actual comparisons and variance analysis

- Oracle Finance user and reports preparation

- Stock reports preparation Goods on the way reports

- Preparation Critical make or buy decision calculations and reporting (Eg: Blanking line project and transportation service, etc.)

Education

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi
Istanbul, 34
01.1998 - 01.2000

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi
İstanbul
10.1993 - 07.1997

High School Diploma -

Bağcılar Lisesi
İstanbul
09.1987 - 06.1993

Skills

Compensation&Benefits

Ultra running, football, tennis

I am an ultra runner (every month I attend a running race).

Once in a week I play football with my friends.

Rarely I play tennis.

Timeline

Import&Export Ast.Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Türkiye
10.2021 - 12.2023

Purchasing Project Manager

Toyota Motor Europe
11.2019 - 10.2021

Indirect Purchasing Ast. Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
07.2018 - 11.2019

Senior Specialist

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
04.2006 - 09.2007

Specialist

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
02.2003 - 04.2006

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi
01.1998 - 01.2000

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi
10.1993 - 07.1997

High School Diploma -

Bağcılar Lisesi
09.1987 - 06.1993

Int. Mobility&Administration Dept. Ast. Manager

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Türkiye
1 2024 - Current

Compensation and Benefits Section Leader

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
9 2007 - 07.2018
Serdivan SAKARYAAssistant Manager @People, Service & Innovation Division