Refurbishment & Circularity Operations Lead

Trenkwalder (Turkey); Ataşehir; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Trenkwalder (Turkey) seeks an experienced Refurbishment & Circularity Operations Lead to oversee outsourced refurbishment activities and oversee harvesting operations. The role focuses on driving efficiency gains, reducing backlog, and ensuring alignment with global procedures and quality standards.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years in manufacturing or supply chain, experience with outsourced operations, and an engineering background.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Experience in managing outsourced operations and third-party partners.
• Experience in refurbishment, repair, or circularity environments is preferred.
• A degree in Engineering or equivalent experience is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Excel; Power BI knowledge is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end operational performance of outsourced refurbishment and harvesting operations in Turkiye
• Drive improvements in operational efficiency, turnaround time, throughput, backlog reduction, and cost performance
• Ensure compliance with global procedures, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and audit processes
• Optimise component recovery and reuse, reduce scrap, and support circularity and sustainability targets
• Manage external partner performance and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure operational alignment
• Monitor and report operational KPIs, using data-driven insights to identify and implement improvement actions

Skills

Outsourced operations management

Third-party partner management

Data-driven decision making

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Our multinational business partner which operates in retail sector is looking for a " Refurbishment & Circularity Operations Lead "

• Manage the end-to-end operational performance of outsourced refurbishment and harvesting operations in Turkiye

• Drive improvements in operational efficiency, turnaround time, throughput, backlog reduction, and cost performance

• Ensure compliance with global procedures, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and audit processes

• Optimise component recovery and reuse, reduce scrap, and support circularity and sustainability targets

• Manage external partner performance and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure operational alignment

• Monitor and report operational KPIs, using data-driven insights to identify and implement improvement actions

Job Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain

• Good command of written and spoken English

• Experience in managing outsourced operations and third-party partners

• Experience in refurbishment, repair, or circularity environments is preferred

• A degree in Engineering or equivalent experience is advantageous

• Proficiency in Excel; Power BI knowledge is an advantage