Roles and Responsibilities
- Following the Sourcing Strategy; implement Plant Sourcing Action Plans in order to optimize the cost, quality and delivery of purchases.
- Negotiating commercial conditions (price, payment terms, incoterms, warranty, logistic requirements) with suppliers according to Customer needs and requirements
- Searching for new suppliers / materials / technologies locally/globally; carrying out supplier selection steps i.e Supplier Assessment and SRG auditing.
- Negotiating agreements/contracts with suppliers
- Propose & implement cost reduction actions by using cost models to validate commodity strategies and to understand significant cost drivers
- Providing analysis on market, new products, newcomers, legal constraints, etc
- Follow up supplier quality performance and development plans and manage supplier claims
- Collaborating with the Global Sourcing Team, Global Commodity Leaders and peers involved in other Sourcing initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Sourcing & Commodity Management
- No obstacle to work close to Gebze, Kocaeli location
- Experience managing contracts or vendors.
- Experience with an ERP system.
- Strong verbal and written skills in English and native speaking skills in Turkish
- Ability to travel domestically; typically <10% travel
Desired Characteristics
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or similar disciplines is a plus
- Prior experience in manufacturing environment and/or experience working in heavy industry is preferred
- Prior experience working with SAP is a plus