Umit Gunay
Project Purchaser
Experience
May 2023 - Apr 2025
2 years Germany
Project Purchaser
Broetje Automation GmbH
Interim assignment in the engineering industry – building assembly lines for the aerospace sector.
- Project purchasing for two turnkey projects in aerospace with end customers in Germany and P.R. China
- RFQs and awarding contracts for steel structures, switch cabinets and services
- Risk analysis
- Supply chain management and purchasing coordination with the Chinese subsidiary
Feb 2023 - Oct 2023
9 months Worms, Germany
Interim Manager
Reifenhäuser Blown Film Co. Ltd.
Interim assignment in the engineering industry.
- Task force management for drive technology, PLC and electrical components
- Strategic purchasing
- Tendering and cost-saving projects
Jun 2021 - Present
4 years 2 months Lampertheim, Germany
Owner
Umit Gunay – Purchasing Consultancy and Mediation
Purchasing consultancy and mediation on the side, main occupation since February 2023.
Jan 2016 - Present
8 years 7 months Worms, Germany
Strategic Purchaser Electrotechnology and Deputy Head of Purchasing Department
Reifenhäuser Blown Film Co. Ltd.
Development and production of blown film lines. €120 million sales / 300 employees in 2022 at BU Reifenhäuser Blown Film, €750 million sales / 1,750 employees in 2022 at Reifenhäuser Group. Reports to Head of Purchasing.
- Strategic purchasing of electrotechnical and mechanical materials
- Project purchasing
- Supplier management
- Category management
- Implementation of cost-saving strategies
- Creation and setup of new articles
- Responsible for tendering electrotechnical items
- Claims management
- Member of task force management (missing parts management)
- Successfully led a cost-cutting initiative unique in the Worms BU and the Reifenhäuser network – achieved 5% savings on a €60 million purchasing volume in fiscal year 2019/20
Jun 2011 - Dec 2016
5 years 7 months Laudenbach, Germany
Purchasing/Logistics Manager
awetis engineering + manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Manufacturer of plants and machines, mold design and construction. €16 million sales / 102 employees in 2015. Reports to Commercial Manager.
- Disciplinary and technical leadership of purchasing and logistics
- Coordination, oversight and strategic improvement of storage and issuing processes
- Intralogistics optimization
- Project purchasing for special purpose machinery and mold design
- Supplier management and evaluation
- Contract management
- Waste management officer duties under § 60 of the Recycling and Waste Law
- Fleet management
- Supplier reduction
- Cost reduction for standard machines for tier-1 customers (15% on injection mold switch cabinets; 30% on oscillating tools for turntable edgebanders)
- Error prevention in projects through interface management and coordination
- Quality control in incoming inspections – standard procedure for commodity groups
- Risk minimization by establishing robust supplier management
Jul 2008 - May 2011
2 years 11 months Stuttgart, Germany
Purchasing Manager
ewo - Hermann Holzapfel LLC
Compressed air, compressed air accessories, garage equipment, autogenous and propane. €18 million sales / 90 employees in 2011. Reports to Managing Director/Owner.
- Led the purchasing department
- Managed 4 employees, €7 million purchasing volume, over 10,000 items and multiple warehouses – Stuttgart (main), Hannover and Munich
- Serial and project purchasing
- Implemented a global sourcing strategy
- Supplier development
- Make-or-buy decisions
- Inventory management
- Coordinated and negotiated orders and contracts worldwide during the 2008 crisis
- Global sourcing success: cost reductions (15–60%) and risk minimization with new low-cost suppliers
- Warehouse inventory control through constant communication with other departments and transparent processes
Oct 2007 - Jun 2008
9 months İstanbul, Turkey
Procurement Specialist
Alp Engineering Co. Ltd.
Assembly of mobile base stations in Turkey.
- Global sourcing of antennas, cables and fittings
- Serial and project purchasing
- Participation in bidding processes
- Successfully sourced RF cables from a Chinese manufacturer at 16% lower cost
Dec 2006 - Aug 2007
9 months İstanbul, Turkey
Market Research Specialist
Nanda Petroleum and Chemical Products Co. Ltd.
Trading base oils and chemicals.
- Market research
- Global sourcing of base oils and various chemicals
- Successfully sourced phenyl aceto-acetonitrile in China (CAS 4468-48-8)
Languages
German
Native
Chinese
Advanced
English
Advanced
Turkish
Advanced
Education
Oct 2002 - Jun 2003
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
Beijing, China
Oct 2000 - Jun 2005
University of Applied Sciences in Constance
Business Sinologist (FH) · Business Sinology · Konstanz, Germany
Oct 1998 - Jun 1999
Specialized Secondary School in Landau
Landau, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Diploma of Basic Studies
Leuphana University Lüneburg
2nd Party Auditor
TÜV
Waste Management Officer
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