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Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Blue Ash, Ohio, Us

We create SIMPLE solutions with ADVANCED technology. APSX designs and manufactures advanced production solutions such as plastic injection machines (APSX-PIM) and CNC machines (APSX-CNC SPYDER).

WIDE-BAND.com's objective is to provide cost effective automotive solutions to the customers who are interested in automotive performance parts that are easy to install, maintain and use.

East Liberty, Oh, Us

2013 Jun-Present, Financial Planning & Analysis / Systems ManagerResponsible for all aspects of the administrative, financial and technical performance of the organization in North America - Set up and manage the labor and equipment vendor contract details and service quality performance to ensure cost and service performance levels are met against expectations- Manage the Billing, Accounts Payable and Payroll teams to achieve zero error standards - Administer business plan activities including target setting, initiatives and team member’s affiliations to exceed project goals- Build and maintain systems (TMW, Qualcomm, EDI etc.) and structure for technical reporting needs to improve the level of business intelligence power- Administer the company budget process and provide tools for budget vs. actual gap explanations- Be accountable for pricing the new business opportunities and periodical contract cost analysis- Manage to standard procedures for safety, quality, cost, delivery, morale and environment2008 Sep-2013 Jun, Asst. Manager/ Transportation OperationsPerformed pricing function and managed the Transportation Division budget for the services provided- Created and maintained reporting for revenue/expense vs. budget- Reported and presented monthly on budget variances and countermeasures - Managed cross-functional team in divisional budget process- Provided financial analysis on factors affecting divisional operating income and suggested countermeasures (ie. ROI, payback, exchange rate effect, resource optimization/ allocation)- Maintained and analysed divisional KPIs to improve the operational quality and financial results- Designed and maintained Operational Performance Tracking Tool based on Activity Based Costing (ABC)

East Liberty, Oh, Us

2007 Jun-2008 Sep, Asst. Manager/ Sales & PlanningDevelop and build business opportunities and also maintain and grow existing business contracts by;- Qualified new business opportunities and performed pricing- Created Sales & Planning Division budget and tracked the results monthly- Performed network design studies, forecasting and cost analyses- Provided periodical reports and scorecards to reflect the current status- Managed Sales & Planning Divisional Quality Management System (QMS)- Acted as a liaison to divisions and manage the Transportation Solutions Team (two reports)- Annually reconciled the information regarding to headcount, fixed and variable equipment cost, labor cost, and operational facts for annual pricing negotiations. Constructed the negotiation strategy by legitimate reasoning and facts. - Developed a model to monitor the profitability of existing contracts and made strategic suggestions2007 Feb-2007 Jun, Solutions AnalystHelp developing and building business opportunities and also maintaining and growing existing business contracts by;- Providing “pricing” for RFQ requests- Applying resource based pricing- Collaborating with other divisions to build solution for customer needs- Organizing and developing data and contract files

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Main task is to reduce transportation network cost while meeting the service levels. - Gathered, cleaned, and analyzed data from disparate systems in order to identify trends and evaluated supply chain performance from historical data - Summarized and presented analysis and findings in reports and briefings- Selected carriers. Performed variance analysis on carrier transportation rates - Completed feasibility studies on SCM network design, pool distribution, consolidation, and milk run analysis- Process improvement on WMS and transportation management system (TMS)- Processed and maintained transportation databases.- Developed and maintained KPI Dashboard to monitor KPI levels based on Balanced Scorecard

Istanbul, Uskudar, Tr

Provided “Process Improvement” services (lean, six sigma) to automotive, tire, consumer products and finance industries by working with American, Japanese and Italian partners.Main tasks: Collect requirements - Analyze data - Identify opportunities to maximize customer satisfaction & minimize cost- Generate reports - Present findings

Mba, Scm

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Diploma, Biology