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Ozan Guven, NPD (New Product Development) Sr. Project Manager

Ozan Guven

NPD (New Product Development) Sr. Project Manager·Japan Tobacco International

Türkiye

Master's degree, Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 1 months

NPD (New Product Development) Sr. Project Manager

June 2012 - Present

Japan Tobacco International

Izmir, Türkiye

June 2012 - Present

Provide leadership for the team (of 4 people) by;
• Ensure that supply chain capability & change management are developed in line with engineering, market or R&D project requirements and sustaining robust production and supply chain readiness.
• Application of State-Gate Project management in setting Supply Chain readiness for planning, procurement, distribution and production of new products.
• Leading large scale commercialization programs end to end of the new product development process in regional scope. Head of Regional PLM (Product life cycle) team of MENEA.
• Lead and manage cross-functional teams including Engineering, Research & Development, Marketing, Sales, Package Engineering, Operations, Purchasing, Regulatory, Finance, Planning, Sales and Logistics.
• Outline all risk areas and create mitigation plans to ensure commitments are met.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Other

Production Planning & Customer Services (Export) Manager

February 2010 - June 2012

Japan Tobacco International

Izmir, Türkiye

February 2010 - June 2012

Provide leadership for the Planning & CS team (of 7 people) by;
• Development and implementation of strategies to keep inventory at optimum level without compromising customer requirements in FMCG environment while working towards cost reduction
• Ensure customer requirements are materialized. Compilation of plans by using forecasts & orders supplied by export & domestic markets with high utilization of SAP R/3 & APO.
• Management of Capacity and Resources, evaluation of utilization alternatives; Working on alternative shop floor investment scenarios to support management decisions.
• Analyze demand requirements and barriers to set strategies to successfully achieve monthly and annual production & shipment goals.
• Present effective and most efficient scheduling alternatives in multi machine, multi product, multi market production environment.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Material Planning & Procurement Manager

March 2008 - February 2010

Japan Tobacco International

Izmir, Türkiye

March 2008 - February 2010

Provide leadership for the Material Planning team (of 4 people) by
• Ensure timely delivery of orders with right quantity and most effective way of traffic alternatives.
• Manage material procurement and inventory, setting inventory targets, minimising stock write-offs, reconciling inventory stocks on defined periods and instigating corrective actions where necessary to rectify stock discrepancies
• Deliver annual & strategic plan MRPs and cash flow (FCF) objectives to management team. Being responsible for achieving quarterly and annually FCF targets.
• Manage all issues of raw material and ingredient quality/quantity failures, liaising with supplier to reach a satisfactory conclusion, evaluate and recommend supplier changes where appropriate

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Supply Chain Project Lead

November 2006 - March 2008

Japan Tobacco International

Izmir, Türkiye

November 2006 - March 2008

Intense know-how on every single chain of supply process dealing mainly with investment projects.

• Worked across all chains to provide seamless transition to new Incentive management system for local import-export cycle in JTI worth 50 MM USD per annum.
• Provided general business support and financial analysis for tobacco warehousing system change. Preparation of Investment module for business approval process.
• Management of Bonded warehouse project for tobacco storage plan. New supply process design (re-design of planning cycle) with storage optimisation in warehousing.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Manufacturing System Development - Group Lead

September 2005 - November 2006

VESTEL ELECTRONICS

Izmir, Türkiye

September 2005 - November 2006

Managing business investment projects mainly related with SCM with a team of 3 engineers.

• Responsible for technical & financial feasibility analysis for large scale projects (mainly head count optimization, cost saving, capacity optimization etc.) to support management decision with ROI and Cost Benefit tools.
- Subcontracting of SFG production (make or buy)
- SFG Logistic System Optimization
- QC Test System Automation Project
- Facility Investment - Injection Moulding Investment (make or buy)

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Other

Cost Controller

May 2004 - September 2005

VESTEL ELECTRONICS

May 2004 - September 2005

Preparation of monthly actual and budgeted brand (P&L) profit & losses,
Preparation of near forecasts of brand profit & losses, product cost figures, monthly and consolidated account profitability report, detailed analysis of brands' performances and comparisons (cost, price, etc)

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

The University of Birmingham

January 2003

January 2003

Master's degree, Management

United Kingdom

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Program: Integrated Management Systems Focus mainly on supply chain management strategy, operations, and project management.

Middle East Technical University

January 2000

January 2000

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering

Türkiye

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

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