Kadri Sozer
About
Kadri Sozer is from 土耳其 伊斯坦布尔. Kadri works in the following industries: "学术研究", and "汽车". Kadri is currently Senior Purchasing Manager at Ford Otosan, located in İstanbul, Türkiye. In Kadri's previous role as a Senior Purchasing Country & Liaison Manager at Ford Motor Company, Kadri worked in Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany until Aug 2020. Prior to joining Ford Motor Company, Kadri was a Senior Purchasing Manager, Transit Courier , Transit Custom and Transıt Programs, Ford Otosan at Ford Otosan and held the position of Senior Purchasing Manager, Transit Courier , Transit Custom and Transıt Programs, Ford Otosan at Ford Otosan, Turkey. Prior to that, Kadri was a Senior Purchasing Manager, Ford Otosan at Ford Otosan from Jun 2010 to Jul 2014. Kadri started working as Commodity Manager at Ford Otosan in Turkey in Jan 2001. From Jan 1997 to Jan 2001, Kadri was Buyer at Ford Otosan. Prior to that, Kadri was a Head of Support Department at TUBITAK from Jan 1992 to Jan 1996.
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● Increase the synergy between Ford Otosan and Ford of Europe Purchasing teams and support both organizations working as One Ford team and successfully delivering results for the company. ● Help Both purchasing organisations to direct diverging points of view and approaches to make the team ultimately stronger and creating more value together. ● Support knowledge exchange (Processes & Practices, Networking, Global initiatives) ● Support joint TVM, localization work streams and ensure joint strategy on global suppliers for Transit & B460. ● Coordinate and support the Foe and FO Commodity and Program teams to achieve joint sourcing strategies for New Generation Transit Custom, Transit Van programs ● Support the strategy with maximizing the localization and encouraging global suppliers investing new technologies across Turkey ● Utilise Turkish supply base for ongoing and new Ford of Europe programs and introduce Turkish suppliers to FoE purchasing to benefit from the Low-Cost Turkish supply base opportunities ● Carry out analysis to identify areas for improvement, implement systems for enhancing operational efficiency
● End to end management of all purchasing activities of Transit Courier, Transit Custom and Transit programs (annually 350,000 units) at Ford Otosan Kocaeli Plant ● Managed and developed a high performing team of six Commodity Managers and indirectly for 36 Buyers ● Leading three Programme Managers whose responsibly was to lead localisation, cost reduction and all the programme management activities within Ford of Europe purchasing ● Full accountability for establishing all purchasing strategies to achieve cost, quality and localisation target of Transit Courier Program ● Led all commercial agreements with the suppliers including tooling investments, Engineering spending and part price agreements. ● Held full accountability for all purchasing activities with annual turnover more than 2 billion Euro ● Assess the strength of the supply chain network and devising practical and cost-effective solutions to streamline the process and achieve desired results ● Accountable for the recruitment, training and direct management of personnel, maximise productivity through ongoing performance monitoring and review
Leading the whole purchasing activities of Transit Courier programme which will be launced in 2014. - Managing a team of 6 Commodity Managers and 36 buyers for sourcing 2000 parts to the Local and international suppliers. - Managing 1 Program manager and 4 program buyers which are leading the coordination between purchasing and Product Development, Finance and Program Management . - Leading a program Supplier Technical Assistance team coordinating Transit Courier launch at the suppliers -Managing all Vendor tooling, engineering and commercial agreements for Transit Courier Programme. -Responsible for the establishing all strategies to achieve cost, quality and localization target of the Programme.
Leading 5 buyers for an annual turnover of 400 mil€ managing 80 suppliers
Worked as a buyer, responsible of purchasing activities of various suppliers for Transit, Escort and Cargo Truck
Head of Support Department