Reponsibilities
- Purchasing of direct and indirect materials
- Main KPI’s achievement, reporting (savings, payment terms improvement, etc.).
- Hold responsibility for the cost.
- Recommend solutions without compromising quality while optimizing cost.
- Establishing a comprehensive roadmap of sourcing initiatives to shape the cost structure.
- Delivery control and fulfilment with orders
- Full support of order in ERP system (create order, application for payment, receipt of goods, requests for pickup/shipment of goods etc.)
- Coordinate with warehouses and logistics to optimize domestic and international shipping processes.
- Maintain appropriate documentation for audit and control procedures, in addition to timely and accurately, updating purchasing records and data.
- Researching market trends to determine the best time to purchase certain items.
- Coordinating with other departments to ensure all purchases meet the company’s needs.
- Coordinating with the legal department to draft contracts with suppliers.
- Maintain effective relationships with suppliers and continually identify new supply streams to maximize operational effectiveness.
- Routine supplier management as requested, including performance evaluation.
- Perform new supplier’s sourcing and qualification
- Contract management
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in finance/engineering/foreign economic activity in priority.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in a similar role.
- Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders.
- Commercially and financially astute with experience of managing budgets.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills: ability to think critically working outside the box.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strong and confident negotiator with the ability to negotiate at all levels.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, influential, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Results oriented with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
- Business fluent knowledge of Turkish and English.
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