Umut Taskale

-Managing all the purchasing activities in Bangladesh -Responsible for a total budget of 105 mil $ p.a. -Have a team of 8 people which covers both direct and indirect responsibilities - Creating and implementing best practice purchasing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance - Evaluating the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities

EMEA Cooling Systems Sourcing Manager

EPS Sourcing Specialist EMEA

-Be responsible for metal parts, requiring interaction with both internal and external parties to coordinate a variety of complex procurement tasks. -Communicate and handle the internal reporting of the department on behalf of the head of procurement. -Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through on issues in a timely manner. -Work closely with the team to coordinate and arrange the best practices, cost saving initiatives.

-In charge of finalizing the stainless steel deals in order to meet the demand of 5 factories and working with offsite producers for plastic injetion parts -Managing a total budget of US$ 40 mio p.a -Day to day following plastic and metal markets for trends in commodities -Working on a SAP project for cost estimation of 30.000 codes -Working on multiple projects for decreasing the cost and usage of stainless steel.