Melih Halebak
Panama City,FL
Summary
Logistics and operations leader with over a decade of experience managing end-to-end supply chain, contract negotiations, and large-scale project logistics. Proven track record in optimizing costs, improving delivery performance, and leading cross-functional teams across production, sales, and logistics. Currently responsible for SAP SD-TM related logistics processes, ensuring operational alignment and system efficiency, while also overseeing project execution and budget management.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Logistics
Borusan Berg Pipe
Panama City, FL
02.2025 - Current
- Lead and oversee logistics operations for both the Borusan Berg Mobile and Panama City Mills.
- Ensure alignment and coordination between transportation providers and mill operations.
- Monitor and optimize railcar supply and cycle times to ensure uninterrupted production and shipment flow.
- Track and improve logistics KPIs such as transit time, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery performance.
- Oversee logistics processes in SAP (Sales and Distribution / Transportation Management), including shipment execution, freight settlement, and reporting.
- Coordinate between Borusan Berg project management team and delivery locations to ensure smooth execution.
- Negotiate logistics rates and execute agreements with rail, barge and trucking providers.
- Prepare cost estimates, manage logistics budgets, and support sales teams by projecting logistics costs for project bids.
SD-TM Global Process Owner SAP Project
Borusan Pipe
Istanbul
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Communicate the change, development, and improvement requirements regarding the design of system requirements by considering the risks, continuity, performance, and improvement needs to be associated with the processes,
- Ensure all relevant business processes are covered during the explore workshops,
- Contribute cross-functional workshops with related functional domains to build a comprehensive and consistent end-to-end process design,
- Obtain 100% alignment from relevant stakeholders before and during approval of the design documents,
- Build comprehensive test scenarios or expand existing ones to meet project needs with key users,
- Control and approve test scenarios results, held by key users.
- Create and approve business process diagrams in Signavio with the key users,
- Define and approve company setup rules (Chart of accounts, Site, Warehouses, etc.)
- Act as a change agent. Provide support and enable implementation of the agreed organizational change management activities,
- Work with change management team to identify end-users' training requirements by providing input and support and review of training quality,
- Support planning of cut-over activities and take responsibility for the execution/ coordination of activities planned for live migration operation,
Contract Management and After Sales Services
Borusan Pipe
Istanbul
07.2010 - 02.2024
- Project contract management activities,
- After sales services management,
- Coordination between supply, production, and logistics,
- Logistics operations supervision,
- Product delivery management on site,
- Product insurance process follow up,
- Payment follow-up,
- Claim Management with the support of quality and production teams,
- Managing project logistics relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.,
- Developing and maintaining strategic relationships with key project logistics providers,
- Preparing cost estimates and managing logistics budgets. Projecting the logistics cost for sales teams in their project offers,
- Monitoring the logistics providers’ compliance with contractual agreements,
- Measuring and managing the logistics providers’ cost, quality, and delivery performance,
- Maintaining and updating the logistics providers’ database, contract records and related documentation,
- Managing the logistics providers’ approval process and approved supplier database,
- Identifying and sourcing new logistics providers,
- Communicating with executives’ approval for logistics contracts for new logistics providers,
- Axapta - ERP management.
Sales and Business Development
Borusan Pipe
Istanbul
01.2016 - 01.2022
- Supporting quote preparation for pipeline projects
- Supporting quote preparation for Key Customers
- Supporting customers’ qualifications
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Bahçeşehir University
Istanbul06-2008
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Operations Management
- Adaptability
- Problem-Solving
- Workflow Design
Certification
Multidimensional Personal Leadership Workshop - 2020
Leadership Workshop - 2022
Sales Faculty - 2023
Agile & Scrum Training - 2024
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Turkish
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Table Tennis, Video Games, Fitness
Timeline
Manager of Logistics
Borusan Berg Pipe
02.2025 - Current
SD-TM Global Process Owner SAP Project
Borusan Pipe
02.2024 - 02.2025
Sales and Business Development
Borusan Pipe
01.2016 - 01.2022
Contract Management and After Sales Services
Borusan Pipe
07.2010 - 02.2024
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Bahçeşehir University
Software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft AX
- SAP (SD & TM)
- SIGNAVIO
Personal Information
Title: Industrial Engineer