Procurement Specialist (Direct)

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi A.Ş.

Akkök Holding, was founded in 1968 in Yalova. Becoming the world’s largest producer of acrylic fiber over the years, Aksa today serves approximately 300 customers in over 50 countries across 5 continents. Having a capacity of 330.000 tons per year, Aksa supplies raw materials for textiles and technical textiles in many diverse areas.

We are looking for a "Procurement Specialist-Direct" with the following qualifications to take part in the Direct Procurement Unit of the Procurement Department in our factory operating in Yalova.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Adm. or other related departments of universities,

• At least 2-3 years of experience in purchasing processes, preferably in raw material purchases (Packaging, chemicals etc.),

• Knowledge of ERP programs (preferably Oracle applications),

• Fluent in English,

• Successful in human relations, advanced negotiation skills, open to innovation, energetic and dynamic,

• Proactive, high problem-solving and communication skills,

• Have basic knowledge of Accounting/Financial Affairs,

• Having contract experience in Turkish and English,

• Proficient in MS Office applications,

• Having no travel disability and a Class B driver's license,

• Those who are/will be residing on Yalova, Gölcük or Istanbul Anatolian side routes.

Responsibilities:

Will be reporting to “Procurement Executive-Direct”;

• To carry out all procurement processes in order to supply goods and services related to the categories for which it is responsible, in accordance with the standards and procedures to which AKSA is subject, according to the criteria of "right price - right time - right quality",

• Making goods/service purchase agreements with suppliers when necessary; To ensure the necessary coordination with the suppliers, Legal unit and relevant technical units for the preparation of the contracts, obtaining the necessary approvals, following the contract, periodically auditing the information about the contract, to extend/complete/change the scope of the contracts, if necessary, in coordination with the relevant units,

• To follow the transportation processes in coordination with the Logistics/Import units in order to deliver the orders at the desired time, to ensure that the orders reach the factory on time,

• To direct the Import Operations unit in foreign purchases, to control and follow the Letter of Credit and Guarantee processes,

• To perform invoice compliance checks with the purchasing transactions made, to work in coordination with the Accounting and Finance units in order to make the supplier payments on time,

• To offer suggestions and projects for the development and improvement of systems/processes for digitalization, to realize the relevant suggestions and projects at the targeted time,

• To provide supplier management related to the categories for which it is responsible (finding new/alternative suppliers, classification, working according to classification, evaluation, ensuring sustainability),

• To evaluate the quality of goods/services and deadlines by keeping in constant contact with the suppliers, to follow up the elimination of the negativities that may affect the quality, and to take the necessary measures to prevent the repetition of the problems,

• To follow the developments in the world related to the categories it is responsible for, to monitor raw material prices, and to provide proactive approaches according to global trends.