Senior Procurement Manager

1 day ago


Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey Gizli Full time

The role of Senior Procurement Manager is to define and execute the sourcing strategy for the categories in scope. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the design and strategic choices in this area building upon previous strategies and experience while shaping them to fit the corporate needs.

You will work with the operational teams to maximize the value of the Raw Materials sourcing purchases with a specific focus of managing the overall raw material and purchasing strategy of the company. You will negotiate with suppliers the commercial terms and secure the supply fundamentals.

You will be responsible for preparing the saving plans through commercial achievements and technical interventions to deliver the fiscal year objectives as well as longer term interventions in the 2-3 years horizon. You will develop and maintain a business continuity plan for the most critical supply chains.

You will be responsible to build and maintain a strong relationship network with key internal stakeholders from several departments such as R&D, finance, legal, third-party manufacturing, and operational purchasing teams.

You will maintain a deep understanding of the industry landscape and the main trends in the global market. You will understand the technical basis, the regulatory and the safety constraints for the categories in scope. Working closely with the legal department, you will be also responsible for ensuring the contractual stewardship of spend under responsibility.

Responsibilities

  • Develop & implement end to end sourcing strategies for key raw material categories
  • Build strategic supplier relationships, driving commercial, sustainable, innovation and performance initiatives
  • Ensure key interface role in shortage management
  • Maximize benefits by having market/source knowledge in cooperation with the buyers
  • Develop risk mitigation strategies for key raw materials
  • Manage inventory value by cooperating with the related disciplines
  • Ensure secured supply by sourcing and engaging reliable vendors
  • Negotiate with vendors to secure advantageous terms
  • Manage/control purchase orders in cost and service level
  • Monitor supplier performances on a monthly basis and plan and carry out supplier development activities
  • Ensure KPIs are achieved
  • Perform risk assessment on supply, contracts and agreements and proactively inform management of upcoming risks
  • Support R&D, Commercial, project teams proactively by providing raw material market insight, where needed
  • Support specific product development with presence and perform early supply involvement according to company strategy
  • Work closely with R&D and project teams for new and existing products to prevent any kind of supply risk

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in either Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics or Finance (MSc degree level or equivalent preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in raw materials purchasing and team management
  • Strong numeracy/analytical and reporting skills
  • Excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence, interact and collaborate with multiple stakeholders at very different levels and externally with suppliers worldwide
  • Demonstrate successful use of effective category sourcing, risk management, responsible sourcing, and supplier relationship management
  • Outstanding teamwork, communication and leadership skills
  • Team player with a positive attitude to create the right dynamic to achieve defined objectives, with an ability to influence external and internal stakeholders
  • Pragmatic and fact-based decision maker to take rapidly the right course of action
  • Experience working in the purchasing departments of holdings that own group companies
  • Autonomous with an ability to work in a fast-moving environment
  • Highly adaptable and flexible to changing priorities
  • Fluency in English (other languages are a plus)
  • Open to travel (25%)
Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Sales
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