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Chicago, Il, Us

Istanbul, Istanbul, Tr

Vienna, At

• Manage assigned packaging projects, working with customers and project teams, to meet customer objectives and project ship dates• Provide packaging options. Develop, engineer and test packaging components and modify as necessary to meet customer requirements, functional parameters, cost targets, manufacturing, and shipping requirements• Provide technical input to package design process and assure package designed for manufacturing acceptability• Execute new package designs and perform package component testing and qualification, working with suppliers, from engineering prints to making models/prototypes, through to unit and production tooling• Develop strong relationships and communicate effectively to manage projects with customer and project teams(Sales, Quality, Investment)• Keep update project list and monitor all projects according to project milestones• Report all sustainability project to Central R&D team with category based project management reports• Manage R&D centre installation project according to project milestones

Eskişehir , İstanbul, Tr

• Manager the agreed packaging projects which will devise and deliver the three to five-year packaging road map• Responsible to manage projects that will driving margin improvement whilst ensuring the ongoing compliance of the packaging portfolio globally• Manage the packaging team (4 permanent engineer)• Work in partnership with a wide range of internal partners; Marketing, Supply, Procurement, R&D and Quality along with key external partners globally, to effectively drive the packaging projects• Support the company to identify trends and insights, source technology innovations, as well as maintain benchmarks versus industry peers, ensuring packaging outperformance in our respective categories• Support the company to drive new packaging platforms and packaging projects as an integral part of respective category/brand pipelines• Support the company to elevate the role of the packaging within the overall innovation agenda, putting it at the heart of all discussions.ACHIEVEMENTS9.300.000 € saving via 136 cost-saving projects2014 – 2018 4 innovative packaging design for new and existing products2014 – 2018 Turkey first unpreserved cake project with Oxygen Absorber)2017

Eskişehir , İstanbul, Tr

• Work with clients and the product R&D team in the development of new products• Develop Packaging Concepts that fit the project's brief in coordination with the finalized products or materials so that the product is compatible • Work closely with the operations team during all developmental phases, making sure the packaging is as efficient and functional and fits the manufacturing process • Conduct packaging research for new/innovative packaging solutions • Conduct packaging studies concerning packaging sustainability and work on the company's program for packaging sustainability • Create and manage packaging specification and ensure are compliant with manufacturing requirements • Interface with suppliers of packaging • Propose new solutions to reduce the cost of products • Balance multiple project priorities, apply practicality and assure flexibilityACHIEVEMENTS2.900.000 € saving via 63 cost-saving projects2013 – 2014 7 innovative packaging design for new and existing products2013 – 2014 Decreasing machine investment amount via shelf-ready packaging solution for ETİ Bollos (cracker)2014Increasing sales amount (%15) via self-displayable box solution for ETİ Bollos (cracker)2014

Eskişehir , İstanbul, Tr

• Develop and apply alternative buying methods,• Increase productivity, to ensure optimization and standardization of purchasing processes,• Define and implement alternative suppliers by carrying out market research,• Carry out negotiations with the suppliers and manage the tender process according to the needs of the company.• Produce and implement savings projects in purchasing processes,• Ensure sustainability of the supply of the products within the budget, scope, and time by Supplier Relationship Management.• Make analyses to eliminate supplier problems, define solutions and ensure that the solutions are applied in the most effective manner,• Closely follow the developments in the world regarding packages and packaging technologies.• Organise TPM activities with suppliers under Kobetsu-Kaizen systematicACHIEVEMENTS1.600.000 € saving via flexible packaging optimization project2013

Eskişehir , İstanbul, Tr

• Work with clients and the product R&D team in the development of new products• Develop Packaging Concepts that fit the project's brief in coordination with the finalized products or materials so that the product is compatible • Work closely with the operations team during all developmental phases, making sure the packaging is as efficient and functional and fits the manufacturing process • Conduct packaging research for new/innovative packaging solutions • Conduct packaging studies concerning packaging sustainability and work on the company's program for packaging sustainability • Create and manage packaging specification and ensure are compliant with manufacturing requirements • Interface with suppliers of packaging • Propose new solutions to reduce the cost of products • Balance multiple project priorities, apply practicality and assure flexibilityACHIEVEMENTS2.800.000 € saving via 41 cost-saving projects2011 – 2013 4 innovative packaging design for new and existing products2011 – 2013 Increasing sales amount (%50) via self-separable displaybox solution for ETİ Petito (chocolate)2014

Brugherio, Lombardia, It

- Measuring components are produced in the Turkey plants - Designing new operation plans for improving daily production quantity at assembly line - Calculating potential investments work hour improvement cost reports- Calculating new designed products estimated costs.

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Associate Degree, Foreign Trade

Subspecialty Certificate, Economics

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