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Mustafa Karakas
Business & Strategy Lead
Tampere
Summary
A seasoned international corporate professional with a diverse background ranging from commercial, technical, finance, strategy and business development and management roles in Energy, Chemical, Construction, and Architectural companies operating in various locations and geographies across EMEA and AMERICAS regions The common aspects of the roles I held can be summarized as business and process performance assessment; developing solutions for optimization; guide business owners in understanding and responding to specific problems, opportunities and developing strategic plans to meet business objectives and drive growth. In order to achieve success not only technical but also soft skills, such as, interpersonal, communication and cultural awareness play a critical role and I have the ability to combine those skills to create synergy in work environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Business and Strategy Advisor
SUNHOUSE talot oy
01.2019 - Current
- Contributes to business development, business and sales strategy and organizational excellence discussions and tasks
- Supports and leads sales with project cost analysis and sales offer preparation phase
- Monitors alignment between the architecture and construction design drawings and further performs quality assurance checks for the structural stability of construction drawings
- Coordinates project procurement and house package/material delivery planning for the agreed projects
- Analyze and implements business and process improvement topics and items both on site and at the office.
Commercial Services Manager / Integrated Supply Chain
Dow Corning / Dow Chemicals
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Coordinated the challenges and resolution between commercial, production and logistics organizations
- Supported project team with the aftermath of the stock optimization / renewal project challenges
- Acted as center of expertise for Türkiye and Middle-East export business and conflict resolution
- Participated in readiness studies and standardization process prior to the ERP integration.
Technical Director
Energy & Industrial Management (EIM) Services
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Participated in the management meetings where company objectives and targets are set
- Engaged in client discussions pertain to project finance and project planning
- Conducted thorough market research to identify opportunities for business expansion and revenue generation.
Industrial Management Consultant
Aeon Consulting Group (ACG)
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Led design to value ‘DtV’ management activities (strategy communication/alignment, design optimization, supplier relationship, purchasing) for engineering groups covering organizational and commercial enhancement
- Discussed the progress of the assigned engineering and commercial teams to the stakeholders, senior management, to agree on follow-up tasks to make sure that the company targets, 30% in TSC, are met
- Participated in the project readiness studies via project finance and supply chain analysis for a chemical plant in Russia. As a result, client’s board put the project put on-hold since the re-evaluated figures almost doubled the ones initially communicated to them
- Took initiatives pertain to new business development opportunities and engaged in a series of discussions and meetings with a pipeline project, with an initial capacity of 16 bcm/year, that is intended to transfer natural gas from Caspian Sea to Türkiye and finally to Europe through an approx1800 km long route that goes east to west Türkiye.
Parental Leave
Yorum
06.2013 - 12.2013
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
Planning Manager
Yorum Construction
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Planned re-organization together with the newly formed leadership team in order to reduce financial risks and maintain good controls in place while business was growing
- Managed to convince the existing organization (technical, commercial and legal), especially the owner of the company, on the necessity of transformation
- Actively-Coached/Guided middle management to make sure that the new strategy is understood and also encouraged them to have open discussions with their respective teams / functions (Procurement, Logistics & Warehouse, Budget Control & Reporting and Technic Office (Engineering)
- Achieved on average up to 15% savings in CAPEX thru sufficient technical planning and alignment between the technical and services teams
- And approximately 10% OPEX savings
- Co-ordinated the Strategic Negotiations in Northern Iraq both for the on-going projects (procurement, contracting / supply chain management) and new development project opportunities.
Demand Forecast Manager, Downstream
ExxonMobil
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Supported European FM Lifting Controls Project (LCP) as the point of contact /advisor for Fuels (Retail, Industrial and Wholesale) business for European countries, in which the main aim was to meet the automation objectives that was part of the global Fuels Marketing Strategy
- Facilitated the monthly country demand forecast reviews with Sales, Refining Supply and Logistics team where 3 months’ supply/demand targets are set, monitored
- Reported the results with the senior management team and communicated the follow-up objectives with rest of the organization
- Managed European FM-Retail Budget Planning and Reporting activities.
Business Advisor, Downstream Operations
ExxonMobil
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Facilitated monthly and quarterly Operations performance reviews (Manufacturing KPIs, S&OP analysis, Supplier and Procurement Performance Reports) with Zone and Global (VP) team
- Monitored follow-up actionable tasks with local organizations to ensure the completion before up- coming VP reviews
- Coordinated the Europe zone P&B “Planning & Budgeting” and O&S “Operating & Stewardship” with respective operations teams and submit the consolidated results to the Global Organization
- Supported/Facilitated Zone Management on Operations Performance Metrics and ad-hoc projects/initiatives on the efficiencies and value generation.
Planning Manager, GSC Procurement
ExxonMobil
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Participated the global strategic planning meetings to communicate the objectives with zone management
- Coordinated Planning & Budgeting activities pertain to OPEX and Workforce in EAME zone to ensure that the zone leadership team aligned with the global strategy on efficiencies, divestments and migration plans
- Managed EAME Planning team (6 people/5 Nationalities) with their tasks and career development plans
- Managed to create flawless communication flow, both internally and cross-functionally, to have an effective work-flow which reduced frustration and generated efficient cooperation in a time pressured
Process Improvement Manager, GSC Procurement
ExxonMobil
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Improved the Spot Purchase Analysis tool and guided each European team to ensure the implementation of new regional contracts following the Purchasing Analysis in their respective areas
- Developed and implemented tools for ‘Value Generation’ initiatives where main objectives were to capture procurement performance through negotiations and market intelligence and shared them with the global organization to have an overall idea to work on new strategies and implement necessary projects
- Developed a tool and coordinated the ‘Business Continuity Plan (BCP)’ for the European Procurement Organization and shared the results with the Global Organization in alignment with the corporate guidance
- Prepared/Coordinated Business Reporting (Activity and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)) for EAME Procurement Management Team.
Procurement Associate, GSC Procurement
ExxonMobil
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Initiated 5-year spot purchase analysis and compared them with the existing contractual terms at hand across EAME to identity purchasing improvement opportunities via standardization, creating new contractual forms / terms and eventually automation
- Managed implementation of 3, medium value (10 to 15 MEur / each), Regional Agreement with recognized incumbent suppliers as a result of the procurement optimization analysis.
Team Lead (Account Receivables), Downstream CS
ExxonMobil
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Delivered migration of L&S Customer Service from Türkiye to Czechia (Business Support Center)
- Monitored the KPI’s, Customer Satisfaction Surveys and communicated them both to Sales and Credit functions to make sure that business runs as smooth as possible and not affected by the migration.
Education
Executive Enterprise Leadership Program
Kenan Flagler Business School
France01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Yildiz Technical University
Istanbul Turkey 04.2001 -
Skills
Strategic thinking
undefinedSoftware
SAP ERP
Siebel CRM
Tableau
Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Work-Life Balance
Finnish winter activities
Health-span and Longevity
Timeline
Business and Strategy Advisor
SUNHOUSE talot oy
01.2019 - Current
Commercial Services Manager / Integrated Supply Chain
Dow Corning / Dow Chemicals
01.2016 - 01.2018
Technical Director
Energy & Industrial Management (EIM) Services
01.2015 - 01.2016
Industrial Management Consultant
Aeon Consulting Group (ACG)
01.2014 - 01.2015
Parental Leave
Yorum
06.2013 - 12.2013
Planning Manager
Yorum Construction
01.2012 - 01.2013
Demand Forecast Manager, Downstream
ExxonMobil
01.2011 - 01.2012
Business Advisor, Downstream Operations
ExxonMobil
01.2010 - 01.2011
Planning Manager, GSC Procurement
ExxonMobil
01.2008 - 01.2010
Process Improvement Manager, GSC Procurement
ExxonMobil
01.2007 - 01.2008
Procurement Associate, GSC Procurement
ExxonMobil
01.2006 - 01.2007
Team Lead (Account Receivables), Downstream CS
ExxonMobil
01.2005 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Yildiz Technical University
04.2001 -
Executive Enterprise Leadership Program
Kenan Flagler Business School
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