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Experience the leading a cross-functional team in global environment, responsible for different OEMs (Ford, Stellantis, Renault, TOGG National EV) seat programs managing all aspects from quote to SOP, development, testing and launch and program scope changes. Responsible for ensuring that the new seat projects are developed and implemented aligned with OEMs' global product development standards. Working closely with program managers to ensure seamless project delivery and checking the… Show more Experience the leading a cross-functional team in global environment, responsible for different OEMs (Ford, Stellantis, Renault, TOGG National EV) seat programs managing all aspects from quote to SOP, development, testing and launch and program scope changes. Responsible for ensuring that the new seat projects are developed and implemented aligned with OEMs' global product development standards. Working closely with program managers to ensure seamless project delivery and checking the project status regularly to make sure each activity is on track and completed in defined time in defined budget.• 97M Euro investment budget management• Direct 11 of employee management (4 PM - 7 project engineers)• Customer location: Turkey / Germany / England / Romania• Production location: Turkey / Romania Show less

Leading the new products program in all aspects, from program award to start of serial production. Program manager ensures customer satisfaction in conjunction with the achievement of program quality, cost and delivery objectives while securing profitability throughout the entire program lifecycle.Engineering Program Management - Customer-voice and key interface to OEM representing company for program execution. Manage the core program team and ensure cooperation with the functions and… Show more Leading the new products program in all aspects, from program award to start of serial production. Program manager ensures customer satisfaction in conjunction with the achievement of program quality, cost and delivery objectives while securing profitability throughout the entire program lifecycle.Engineering Program Management - Customer-voice and key interface to OEM representing company for program execution. Manage the core program team and ensure cooperation with the functions and plant(s); througout the program lifecyle from Nomination-to-SoP (+3 months) with a target to complete on-time, within budget and required quality standards ensuring 100% customer-satisfaction.Program Budget Management - Lead and manage the development of program budget. Approve/Reject any budget change request. Ensure costing alternatives, cost trade-offs, and risks are considered as part of the development of cost estimates and change requests.Program Risk Management - Monitor, identify and manage cross-project dependencies, providing insight on the conflicts, risks, issues, requirements, constraints. Escalation to the appropriate organisational level in a timely manner.Program Schedule Management - Develop program Master Plan and provide the project manager guidance and direction on how the project schedule will be developed and managed throughout the project. Validate projects' deliverable timelines based on customer milestones.Program Stakeholder Management - Obtain and maintain the support and engagement of senior management and key stakeholders. Facilitate senior/executive level effective dialogue.Program Communication Management - Maintain proactive, punctual, clear and regular communication/report to key stakeholders of program status to the Customer, strategic Suppliers/Partners, Program Team and Steering Committee.Program Change Management - Lead and manage review and evaluation of all program change requests in accordance with organizational standards. Show less

Started PM position for Ford Transit Seat ProgramResponsible for ensuring that the new vehicle seat project is developed and implemented aligned with FORD GPDS ( Global Product Development Standards)Work closely with project team to ensure seamless project delivery, follow up critical steps and progress in the projectIdentify open issues and conflicts, providing directions, introducing corrective actions and support to the project team on strong relationship basis.

Started Project leader position for Ford Courier Seat Program

Make literature and patent survey Follow technological and scientific developments in the literature and prepare detail feasibility report for the possible applications of new processes in company (such as laser welding, hot forming)

I was part of the research project ''Experimental Analysis of Electrical Heating Technique on Hot Forming of High Strength Steel for Automotive Industry” funded by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)