East Europe and Middle East Cluster Procurement Analyst

Mission

A Buyer executes the sourcing and supply chain activities. The Buyer manages the scouting of vendors, products and services, negotiating contracts and acquiring the most cost-efficient deals without compromising on regulatory aspects, quality and ESG principles, according to Regional Procurement Head indications on Supply Chain strategies.

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting Global Scouting & Vendor Management Department in supplier scouting and segmentation, implementing and maintaining a Vendor List of suitable suppliers; contributing to the performance management process on selected vendors;
• Maintaining operational relationships with suppliers;
• Collaborating with Business/Corporate Functions/key managers to ensure clarity of the technical specifications;
• Rolling out Supply Chain strategies (tenders, grouping needs; etc)
• Issuing Requests for Quotation and managing the receipt, evaluation, and comparison of bids;
• Defining target prices and commercial conditions ("Target Setting") and communicating these to shortlisted vendors for Best and Final Offer (BAFO);
• Negotiating and finalizing contracts and framework agreements to ensure favourable terms and conditions;
• Conducting final bid comparison, including evaluation of commercial conditions and vendor performance;
• Directly executing the procurement process on the ERP System and related.

Qualifications

• College/University bachelor’s degree in Technical Subjects (e.g. Engineering) or Accounting and related/Law.
• At least 2/3 years of experience in Supply Chain, with relevant focus on negotiations activities on large scale.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
• English native speaker or proficient knowledge, Turkish native speaker or proficient knowledge
• Knowledge of Turkish market and Turkish vendor base.

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