QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a 'Purchasing Specialist' for our office in İzmir.
Responsibilities
- Following up the contracts with suppliers,
- Purchasing raw materials, spare parts and any equipment that the company needs form domestic and foreign suppliers regarding company policies,
- Tracks all open orders until receiving of the related material/ equipment and services and informs requesters regularly,
- Checks and approves all related invoices on time.
- Check the system daily and complete all administrative procedures concerning allocated received requests and orders,
- Check queries and request clarifications or any concerns regarding received purchase requests data, description, units, quantities and specifications,
- Request and negotiate best price quotations, ensuring best quality for all received orders and forward same for approval, while ensuring the best delivery schedule,
- Handle timely the daily market list, allocating orders, checking new items included for price and availability, ensuring approvals for onward vendor order confirmation,
- Check and ensure that all approved and authorized purchase orders are timely forwarded to the concerned vendors,
- Verify and follow up on all pending orders (approved and under approval) through system reports and / or by reporting any concerns,
- Investigate and clarify price, quantity and quality discrepancies with the approved order being reported upon delivery by the vendors,
- Review and update all personally entered (locked) price quotations, quote validity and supplier’s data in the system.
- Helping establish and track metrics to understand vendor performance and market competitiveness.
- Developing contingency plans when material will not meet required dates working with materials, engineering, customer support and/or planning.
- Checking daily for status of material sourcing to your vendors/quote/workscope approvals coming from the vendor.
- Meets incoming transportation demands and follows the completion of the logistics process.
- Completes all SAP entries on time.
- Initiating status meetings/conference calls/emails as needed with shareholders.
Requirements
- BS/MS degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or related field,
- Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing including import/export operations especially in manufacturing companies,
- Experience in supply chain procedures and processes, import transaction, stock control and management with 3rd party companies such as vendors, warehouses, forwarders,
- Skilled in purchasing methods of analyzing supplies, materials and services,
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office applicantions and SAP,
- Result-oriented and analytical thinking,
- Good communication skills,
- Team player in a multi-cultural working environment with ability to work independently,
- Excellent problem solving and attention to detail,
- Good command of English, both written and spoken,
- No restriction to travel within or out of the country,
- No military obligation for male candidates.