Senay Guclu

Supply Chain Management professional with 20+ years of experience across pharmaceuticals, retail, packaging, food and consumer goods. Comprehensive background spanning end-to-end supply chain planning, S&OP, demand and capacity planning, MRP, production planning, procurement, supplier and CMO management, logistics, warehouse operations and inventory optimization. Experienced in SAP/ERP transformation across WM/MM/PP/SD, WMS, 2D Barcode and Cross-Dock processes, with strong focus on stock accuracy, traceability, service levels, cost reduction and KPI-driven operational improvement.

Experienced in leading cross-functional teams and coordinating internal departments, suppliers, carriers and external partners.

Planning and Purchasing Manager - Orzax İlaç Kimya San. Tic. A.Ş.

(2024-12 - 2025-11)

Pharmaceuticals | Supply Management

• Led general capacity planning and rolling forecasting.
• Managed requirements planning and production planning activities.
• Developed production and inventory strategies using sales forecasts and raw material requirements.
• Coordinated S&OP meetings across Marketing, Sales and Production to balance supply and demand.
• Determined equipment, production-line and workforce capacity requirements and supported investment timing.
• Improved planning-system usage and identified additional IT system requirements.
• Monitored GMP-based SOP development and revision.
• Prepared departmental reports, budget-versus-actual analyses and annual reports.
• Monitored CMO production and supplier performance.
• Developed purchasing strategies, negotiated agreements, managed suppliers and implemented cost-reduction actions.
• Reviewed supplier and vendor contracts, evaluated suppliers and researched new product sources.
• Created, monitored and reported purchasing budgets and supplier performance KPIs.
• SAP HANA Project: MM / PP / WMS / SD
• TURQUALITY Project: preparation and presentation of unit processes

Stock Control Director - Özen Group Shopping Services Inc. (ONUR)

(2024-03 - 2024-12)

Retail | Supply Chain Management

• Managed inventory control and monthly inventory planning for 163 markets and 3 warehouses in Istanbul, Bursa and the Thrace Region.
• Controlled warehouse material entries and exits and ensured inventory traceability.
• Planned and supervised inventory-control activities, periodic counts and reporting.
• Analyzed warehouse inventory discrepancies and recommended corrective improvements.
• Led SAP adaptation and supply chain management improvements across logistics and purchasing.
• Established warehouse optimization practices focused on stock accuracy, visibility, traceability, operating-cost reduction and labor allocation.
• Audited markets monthly and prepared findings and improvement reports.

Supply Chain Coordinator - Emko Educational Materials & Whiteboards Inc.

(2023-07 - 2024-02)

Education | Supply Chain Management

• Consulted on Supply Chain Management improvement and SAP Business One adaptation.
• Developed purchasing strategies, negotiated agreements and managed suppliers.
• Monitored purchasing metrics, budgets, supplier performance, market trends and price changes.
• Evaluated suppliers and product sources based on quality, price, reliability, technical support and availability.
• Planned actions to minimize supply risks and improve purchasing efficiency.
• Improved stock statistics, stock visibility and traceability.
• Supported operational optimization, customer service improvement and operating-cost reduction.

Planning and Logistics Manager - Boyut Plastics Folio & PVC Edge Bands

(2022-12 - 2023-06)

Packaging | Supply Chain Management

• Managed capacity planning, material requirements planning and production planning.
• Developed production and inventory strategies based on sales forecasts and raw material requirements.
• Coordinated S&OP meetings across Marketing, Domestic and International Sales and Production.
• Optimized customer service level, inventory and production costs through KPI monitoring.
• Monitored forecast accuracy/variance, inventory levels and production-plan compliance.
• Determined equipment, line and workforce capacity needs and supported investment planning.
• Improved IT planning tools and identified system requirements.
• Prepared departmental reports and budget-versus-actual analyses.
• Project leader and key user for WM-MM-PP-SD module revision and implementation in Uyum Soft.
• Implemented capacity planning, production cost analysis based on BOMs, MRP/ERP and system training.
• Established systematic inventory management, costing and stock-transfer processes.

Export Regional Sales Manager - Mayapack

(2021-10 - 2022-12)

Printing & Publishing | Sales & Marketing

• Managed customer portfolios and monitored processes through CRM and Micro/ERP systems.
• Analyzed customer demands and orders and prepared monthly and annual reports.
• Managed sales planning from customer order through delivery and payment.
• Prepared cost tables, price quotations, proposals and proforma invoices.
• Coordinated artwork controls and production-order preparation.
• Monitored production, shipment and delivery dates with Logistics and Operations.
• Tracked commercial invoices and payments.

Logistics Manager - Sinbo Household Appliances

(2018-06 - 2019-05)

Household Electrical Goods | Supply Chain Management

• Consulted on Supply Chain Management improvement and SAP system adaptation.
• Led a 38-person team in developing efficient routing for materials and equipment.
• Managed transportation operations, quality controls, shipping, routing, tracking and delivery.
• Ensured logistics activities complied with contractual, local and national regulatory requirements.
• Developed domestic and international logistics strategies, policies and plans.
• Managed carrier performance meetings, service-level criteria, inventory management and storage-capacity planning.
• Prepared logistics KPIs and SOPs and delivered training on tracking procedures.
• Helped create an automated asset-tracking method for high-capacity warehouses holding 100,000 pallets.
• Established a warehouse optimization system focused on stock accuracy, visibility, cost reduction, service and labor allocation.

Logistics & CMO Coordinator - Recordati Pharmaceuticals

(2016-09 - 2018-06)

Pharmaceuticals | Supply Chain Management

• Managed CMO capacity planning, material requirements planning and production planning.
• Developed domestic and international logistics strategies and plans within quality-system workflows.
• Prepared logistics budgets, route pricing and departmental budget-versus-actual reports.
• Managed order, shipment and invoicing processes.
• Led cost-reduction and process-improvement activities.
• Managed carrier service-level benchmarks and performance reviews.
• Coordinated customer and supplier visits and related system improvements.
• Managed warehousing resources, inventory counts, storage conditions and employee development.
• Prepared KPI metrics and departmental SOPs.
• Turkey-side project leader for SAP implementation; key user for WM-MM-PP-SD modules.
• Implemented WMS, 2D Barcode, E-Invoice and Cross-Dock processes.

Production Planning and Logistics Coordinator - Recordati Pharmaceuticals

(2011-09 - 2017-10)

Pharmaceuticals | Supply Chain Management

• Managed capacity planning, material requirements planning and production planning.
• Developed production and inventory strategies based on sales forecasts and raw material requirements.
• Coordinated S&OP meetings across Marketing, Sales and Production.
• Optimized customer service level, inventory and production costs using forecast accuracy, inventory and production-plan KPIs.
• Determined equipment, line and workforce capacity requirements.
• Improved planning-system usage and additional system requirements.
• Monitored GMP-based SOP development and revision.
• Prepared departmental and annual reports and monitored CMO production.
• Turkey-side project leader for SAP implementation; key user for WM-MM-PP-SD modules.

Production Planning and Logistics Responsible - Kervan Gıda

(2011-03 - 2011-08)

Food & Beverage | Supply Chain Management

• Managed capacity planning, material requirements planning and production planning.
• Developed production and inventory strategies based on sales forecasts and raw material requirements.
• Coordinated S&OP meetings across Marketing, Sales and Production.
• Monitored forecast accuracy, inventory levels, production-plan compliance and customer service KPIs.
• Determined equipment, line and workforce capacity requirements.
• Improved planning-system usage and monitored GMP-based SOP processes.
• Managed storage conditions, shipments, invoicing, inventory control and storage-capacity planning.

Production Planning Chief - Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals

(2000-08 - 2010-08)

Pharmaceuticals | Supply Chain Management

• Managed capacity planning, material requirements planning and production planning.
• Developed production and inventory strategies using sales forecasts and raw material requirements.
• Coordinated S&OP meetings across Marketing, Sales and Production.
• Optimized customer service, inventory and production costs through planning KPIs.
• Determined capacity requirements for equipment, lines and workforce.
• Improved planning tools and supported additional system requirements.
• Monitored GMP-based SOP development and prepared departmental and annual reports.
• Monitored CMO production and customer order, forecast and demand requirements.
• Project leader for SAP implementation; key user for PP/MM/WM.
• Established warehouse optimization, WMS and 2D Barcode systems.

Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration – Economy - Uludağ University (1996-09 - 2000-05)

High School - Foreign Language Program - Darüşşafaka High School (1995-06)