
Ozan Deniz
@ozandeniz
I build high-performing planning operations that improve delivery, revenue, and flow.
What I'm looking for
I'm currently building Karea's end-to-end planning and warehouse operations for a greenfield automotive OEM, including ERP, MRP, work-order infrastructure, JIT material feeding, and S&OP cadence.
At Corning Optical Communications, I led 23 planning and warehouse staff, improved on-time delivery from 96% to 98% year over year, and supported back-to-back all-time revenue records. Previously at Armetal, I rebuilt planning operations and raised OTD from 40% to 94% in four months while establishing a planning team from scratch.
Across Schneider Electric, Zenit, Sanel Auto Electronic, and Magna International, I've led production planning, demand forecasting, procurement, supplier coordination, capacity planning, and inventory control. I bring hands-on SAP and MRP discipline to manufacturing environments where reliable delivery and operational flow matter.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Planning & Warehouse Manager
Karea
Nov 2025 - Present (10 months)
Architected end-to-end production, material, capacity, and demand planning processes from zero in a greenfield automotive OEM environment. Led ERP procurement and implementation, designed warehouse setups, and built a JIT feeding process.
Led a 6-person planning team and 17-person warehouse team, improving OTD from 96% to 98% YoY and achieving back-to-back all-time revenue records. Built 3-month rolling demand forecasts and managed SAP PP/MM production planning.
Planning Manager
Armetal Montaj San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
Dec 2022 - May 2024 (1 year 5 months)
Engineered a planning turnaround that improved OTD from 40% to 94% in four months and drove two consecutive all-time revenue records. Built a 4-person planning team from zero and deployed 6-month rolling demand forecasts.
Sole planner for a key account representing ~40% of monthly plant revenue, achieving 93% OTD. Owned raw material procurement, outsourced production coordination, and outbound shipment scheduling.
Production & MP&L Leader
Zenit Led ve Aydınlatma Teknolojileri A.Ş.
Jul 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 5 months)
Built a 6-person production and planning team from zero, establishing workflows and operational standards. Designed weekly production plans, owned MRP and material planning, and supervised logistics operations.
Production Engineer – Outsource Production
Sanel Auto Electronic
Jul 2018 - Jul 2020 (2 years)
Managed a contract manufacturing workforce of ~100 personnel and designed end-to-end production and planning processes. Achieved an all-time revenue record in February 2020 through optimized scheduling and capacity management.
Optimized weekly production shift schedules against labor skill matrices in an automotive Tier-1 environment. Built raw material, production, and forwarding plans, and orchestrated inbound and outbound logistics.
Planning Assistant (Student Officer)
Türk Pirelli Lastikleri A.Ş.
Jun 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 7 months)
Production planning and supply chain internship, preparing daily production reports, material movement logs, and demand forecasts for a critical raw material supply machine.
Education
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Kocaeli University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in May 2016.
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