Seckin Ceylan

**** * ******** **, *** *** Chicago, IL 60640 ● 267-***-**** ● acq2o9@r.postjobfree.com OBJECTIVE

Dynamic and dedicated Supply Chain enthusiast who is looking for opportunities to apply his recent academic knowledge and global insight to challenging business problems. Carrying a passion for personal and professional development through experiences in creating value for organizations and society.

EDUCATION

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL

Master of Industrial Technology and Operations Aug 2013 – May 2015 Specializing in Supply Chain Management Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00 Sofia Technical University Sofia, Bulgaria

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Sep 2008 – June 2012 EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Project Sep 2013 – Dec 2013

Extra-Curricular Research, joint research with one of my Professors Chicago, IL

Managed a project to develop training materials for a supply chain strategy workshop related with Network Design Strategy, Product Life Cycle and Inventory Optimization

Supply Chain Intern Jan 2013 – April 2013

International Casings Group, Inc., processed meat casing manufacturer Chicago, IL

Scheduled 50+ weekly shipments, assisted in route determination for multi-point shipments, confirmed connection points/ports

Tendered around 10 daily freights to logistics firms via internet and collected quotes for those freights. Analyzed these quotes and created reports advising logistics manager on optimum freight procurement options. Achieved 10% cost reduction on freights

Responsible for document management for import and export shipments. Eliminated 25% of delayed shipments

Tracked 20+ monthly international inbound shipments and reported hot containers that needed immediate attention to my supervisor Junior Supply Chain Analyst May 2012 – Sep 2012

Dogtas, second largest furniture manufacturer in Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Communicated with the vendors and gathered quotes for planned procurements and analyzed 15+ quotes per procurement

Create procurement recommendation reports for the management. Achieved $25K cost reduction in 5 months Procurement Intern May 2011 – Sep 2011

Dogtas, second largest furniture manufacturer in Turkey Canakkale, Turkey

Acted as a liaison between warehouse and production planning to finalize the material quantities for the planned production orders

Helped with the coordination of daily 30 inbound deliveries from vendors. Contacted warehouse on daily and hourly basis to make sure they are ready for the incoming shipments.

Production Planning Intern May 2010 – Sep 2010

Canakkale Seramik, largest ceramic tile manufacturer in Turkey Canakkale, Turkey

Received sales forecasts for the next month from sales department and filtered out the forecast data related with the production orders

Created reports for production planning team and helped reduce overproduction by 15% SKILLS AFFILIATIONS ACTIVITIES LANGUAGES

Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Warehousing, Operations Management Supply Chain Strategy and E-Commerce, Manufacturing and Logistics Information Systems Financial Accounting, Economics, Operations Research, Manufacturing Strategies MS Office Suite, Outlook, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, C++ IIT APICS and CSCMP Student Chapter Member

APICS Chicago Scholar for 2014 New Orleans APICS Conference Member of Young Entrepreneurs Club, Sofia Technical University English: Advanced, Bulgarian: Intermediate, Turkish: Native WORK AUTHORIZATION

OPT starting on July 13, 2015 and extendable by 17 months after first year, total 29 months work authorization without any sponsorship European Union and Turkish citizen. Able to travel to Europe without any visa requirements