Procurement Category Supervisor (Automotive) İş İlanı

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QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

One of the most established enterprises in Turkey, Sisecam is a global actor in business fields including all main areas of glass industry, i.e. flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber, as well as soda and chromium chemicals. Today Sisecam, the world’s leading supplier of chromium compounds and the 8th largest soda ash producer in the world, is the 3rd largest glassware, the 5th largest glass packaging and flat glass manufacturer globally.

Sisecam, which has 42 production facilities in total, operates in Turkey, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, India and the USA. With its 86 years of experience, 22,000 employees in 14 countries, and sales in 150 countries, continues on its journey at an international scale.

We are looking for a Procurement Category Supervisor (Automotive) to take part in Procurement Departments located in Tuzla/İstanbul. The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferable Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering or relevant)
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in the field of procurement
  • Analytical thinking and proven ability to solve problems with sustainable results
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Strong communication skills and a good team player
  • No restrictions for domestic and international travels


Job Description


  • Responsible for sourcing activities of responsible categories that are managed at global level through his/her category expertise
  • Develop and execute strategic sourcing projects with related business parties and develop Project Management skills
  • Develop common purchasing opportunities across the group in a way that creates cost and quality advantages
  • Deliver high quality sourcing activities on a day-to-day basis according to defined process flows, procedures, respecting quality, quantity and timing
  • Execute the tasks of strategic sourcing by timely completion in the light of strategic category management principles globally
  • Conduct researches for alternative materials and suppliers for related categories and benchmarking regarding costs, supplier performance and risk management
  • Interact with other related Procurement units mainly CoE regarding procurement development, supplier and risk management, contract management, supplier life cycle management and analytical reporting related activities
  • Interact with Requestors/Suppliers/Third Parties/Regional Sourcing/SSC based on the related requests and required tasks to be executed at regional level
  • Monitor related reports & KPIs that are under responsibility and take corrective actions proactively for unachieved goals
  • Develop and execute new VA/VE activity with Requestors/Suppliers/Third Parties