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Mesut Saliev

Grendon,Atherstone

Summary

Experienced in supply chain management with expertise in MS Office, Oracle Transport Management (OTM), and SAP. Proven track record in operational improvement, KPI management, and performance metrics evaluation. Skilled in sea freight, airfreight, road freight, and temperature-controlled shipments. Adept at crisis handling and customer relationship management with strong leadership skills in diverse environments. Committed to process improvement and risk management through analytical thinking and a proactive approach.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Integrated Logistics Excellence Manager

Kuehne+Nagel
Birmingham
03.2022 - 03.2025

Integrated Logistics Consumer Healthcare account in 4PL

  • Regionally responsible for the performance management of Logistics Service Providers
  • Supporting our operations team and being an escalation point to solve day-to-day issues
  • Overseeing operations in case of incident to make sure all activities are compliant with GxP standards
  • Completing Ops CAPAs and implementing and tracing preventive actions
  • Lead time review of the existing lanes and identifying lanes that would need to be adjusted for a realistic lead time or identifying improvement opportunities
  • Conducting regular lead time analysis to provide our customer with the most realistic lead time for their lanes enables them to arrange their stock replenishment plans
  • KPI Management and KPI Implementation
  • Presenting monthly results to Business Units and providing them Market Intel for their region
  • Supporting Continuous Improvement Team in their projects by providing Operational view and background
  • Connecting supply sites and destination markets to create smooth operations
  • Trend analysis of performance failures and guiding logistics service providers to focus on specific areas
  • Finding alternative solutions in case of financial impact on the Markets such as out of stock, patient critical product, seasonal product
  • Creating a year-end calendar to provide visibility of the last shipping dates to all parties, and support Markets in case of any requirements outside of the determined dates
  • Supporting the Procurement department during the tender period by providing detailed information about lanes and constraints
  • Supporting the Project Team during the onboarding stage when we have a new Logistics Service Provider in our account



Integrated Logistics Excellence Analyst / Quality Specialist

Kuehne+Nagel
Birmingham
05.2020 - 02.2022

Integrated Logistics Healthcare/Pharma Account in 4PL

  • Reaching out to responsible parties for support to root cause issues on performance failures; analytical support to identify trends and re-occurring issues and manage causing parties accordingly
  • Providing support to the supply chain integrity function through assisting investigations into supply chain deviations and ensuring the global standard is adhered to across the Kuehne+Nagel regions and to the customer
  • Creating PowerPoint presentations in line with the agreed Kuehne+ Nagel standards and working to the global calendar for presentation submissions into the monthly operational review meetings with our customer and into the monthly customer performance review
  • Working with the Excellence Managers to finalize Corrective and Preventive Action reports
  • Registering pending preventive actions and following them up until sufficient evidence is received
  • Preparing presentations to show and assess the performance of internal stakeholders
  • Checking all relevant SOPs to make sure they are compliant with quality standards and they are all up-to-date
  • Presenting the performance of service providers to customer via Tableau
  • Investigating temperature excursion in temperature-controlled shipments to allow Market to conduct a risk assessment for the shipment
  • Facilitated client meetings to discuss and interpret analysis findings.

Integrated Logistics Operational Specialist

Kuehne+Nagel
Birmingham
07.2017 - 05.2020

Integrated Logistics in Consumer Goods(Tobacco and Nicotinel products) Account in 4PL

  • Coordinate mainly sea/air freight shipments, using the transport management system
  • Checking orders received from customer for data completeness & format: ensuring the order transmission is checked against required data elements to determine if critical information and elements are present and if the formats are according to expectations
  • Handling exceptional freight requests and organizing special transport requests, receive and respond in time to customer requests
  • Tracking and providing investigation results on deviations to the customer according to the agreed scope
  • Being the first point of escalation for any global issue
  • Detecting and analyzing deviations, including responsibility identification (internal or external), root cause and corrective action
  • Requesting premium freight authorizations (spot quotes), and managing the contract variations/freight costs disputes and claims
  • Participating in weekly meetings/calls internally, with the Kuehne+Nagel local offices, with the customer and with their suppliers
  • Actively participating in Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve the global supply chain
  • Responsible for Master Data alliance and updates
  • Solved complex logistical issues to ensure smooth operations.

Export Specialist

DPL Logistics
Istanbul
04.2015 - 06.2017

Freight Forwarding Company (3PL)

  • Doing export operations from Turkey to Israel, North Africa, South America, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe
  • Customer representative
  • Negotiated contracts with freight forwarders, guaranteeing cost-effective transportation solutions
  • Managing my clients` shipments and arranging end-to-end solutions based on relevant incoterm
  • Oversaw transport arrangements, ensuring safe and timely deliveries to clients abroad.
  • Monitored shipments until delivery confirmed by clients; strengthened customer trust.
  • Liaised with customs agents for swift clearance of goods, minimising delays in delivery.
  • Processed payments from overseas customers promptly, improving cash flow.
  • Coordinated documentation to ensure successful exports, enhancing company reputation.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - International Logistics and Transportation

Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul
09.2011 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Business Administration - Logistics

Duale Hochschule Baden-Wurttemberg
Lorrach/Germany
09.2014 - 12.2014

Skills

  • MS Office
  • Oracle Transport Management (OTM)
  • SAP
  • Cargomax
  • Operational Improvement
  • Supply chain management
  • Sea Freight
  • Airfreight
  • Road Freight
  • Tableau
  • Master Data
  • Supply Chain Integrity / Temperature Controlled Shipments
  • 5 Whys
  • KPI Management
  • Performance metrics evaluation
  • Lead Time and Network Analysis
  • KPI Implementation
  • Cold Chain
  • Crisis handling
  • Customer relationship management
  • Leadership in diverse environments
  • Effective delegating
  • Project oversight
  • Leadership skills
  • Client account management
  • Process Improvement
  • Operational support
  • Analytical-thinking
  • Proactive approach
  • Risk Management

Certification

  • 5 Whys, 09/01/18
  • Time Management with Outlook, 01/01/19

Languages

Turkish
English

HOBIES AND INTERESTS

  • Motorcycle
  • Aquarium
  • Reading
  • Watching Documentary
  • Fitness
  • Traveling
  • Table Tennis
  • Hiking

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Integrated Logistics Excellence Manager

Kuehne+Nagel
03.2022 - 03.2025

Integrated Logistics Excellence Analyst / Quality Specialist

Kuehne+Nagel
05.2020 - 02.2022

Integrated Logistics Operational Specialist

Kuehne+Nagel
07.2017 - 05.2020

Export Specialist

DPL Logistics
04.2015 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Business Administration - Logistics

Duale Hochschule Baden-Wurttemberg
09.2014 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Business Administration - International Logistics and Transportation

Istanbul Bilgi University
09.2011 - 06.2016
Mesut Saliev