Ahmed YAZIDI

Ahmed YAZIDI

Production Manager

Bizerte, Tunisiahttps://linkedin.com/in/yazidi-ahmed-36386b158

Profile summary

Production Director with over 9 years of progressive experience in the automotive industry. Proven expertise in leading large-scale operations (6,000+ employees), driving productivity improvements, ensuring quality standards, and managing multimillion-dollar budgets. Recognized for strong leadership, strategic vision, and ability to exceed production targets while maintaining safety and operational excellence. Currently responsible for budget forecasting, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key skills

Skills
FrenchEnglishArabicGermanC++JAVAVHDLVBAPHPHTMLArduinoExcel trainerWordAccessPowerPointMS ProjectSAPWMSSupply Chain ManagementLean Manufacturing/Six SigmaData Analysis and Visualization (Tableau, Power BI)Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) for Production SystemsPredictive Maintenance Techniques

Professional experience

Production DirectorJan 2025 - Present
Sumitomo Electric System

• Responsible for forecast budget preparation. • Leading production operations with a focus on efficiency, quality, and cost control. • Driving continuous improvement initiatives across all departments.

  • Responsible for forecast budget preparation.
  • Leading production operations with a focus on efficiency, quality, and cost control.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives across all departments.
Deputy Production ManagerDec 2023 - Dec 2024
Sumitomo Electric System

• Managed and supervised a team of 6100 employees. • Implemented management strategies to optimize production. • Collaborated with company departments to ensure efficiency and goal achievement. • Analyzed and improved production processes to increase productivity.

  • Managed and supervised a team of 6100 employees.
  • Implemented management strategies to optimize production.
  • Collaborated with company departments to ensure efficiency and goal achievement.
  • Analyzed and improved production processes to increase productivity.
Manufacturing ManagerOct 2021 - Nov 2023
Sumitomo Electric System

• Analyzed failures, malfunctions, and proposed improvements. • Planned and organized production schedules. • Supervised and managed junior staff. • Negotiated budgets and timelines with clients and managers. • Ensured execution of daily and weekly production plan. • Reduced scrap and prepared production reports.

  • Analyzed failures, malfunctions, and proposed improvements.
  • Planned and organized production schedules.
  • Supervised and managed junior staff.
  • Negotiated budgets and timelines with clients and managers.
  • Ensured execution of daily and weekly production plan.
  • Reduced scrap and prepared production reports.
Production SupervisorFeb 2019 - Oct 2021
ASK Automotive Group

• Supervised operations to achieve higher output. • Organized training and onboarding of new hires. • Ensured compliance with safety and professional standards. • Maintained communication between employees and executives.

  • Supervised operations to achieve higher output.
  • Organized training and onboarding of new hires.
  • Ensured compliance with safety and professional standards.
  • Maintained communication between employees and executives.
Production EngineerJun 2016 - Feb 2019
APTIV Tunisia

• Developed best practices to improve production capacity, quality, and reliability. • Investigated problems, analyzed root causes, and derived resolutions. • Stayed current with product specifications and production processes.

  • Developed best practices to improve production capacity, quality, and reliability.
  • Investigated problems, analyzed root causes, and derived resolutions.
  • Stayed current with product specifications and production processes.

Education

Professional Degree, Computer EngineeringJan 2016 - Jan 2018
SESAME University, Tunisia

Second Year Cycle of Computer Engineering

Diploma, Computer Technician for Embedded and Mobile SystemsJan 2013 - Jan 2016
ISET Nabeul, Tunisia