Technical Purchasing Specialist

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"Technical Purchasing Specialist" with the following qualifications to take part in the Technical Purchasing Unit of the Purchasing Department in our factory operating in Yalova.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferably from Electrical, Electrical - Electronics or other related engineering departments of universities,

• At least 2-3 years of experience in purchasing processes,

• Knowledge of ERP program (preferably Oracle applications),

• Fluent in English,

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

• Proactive, high problem solving and communication skills,

• Have basic knowledge of Accounting/Financial Affairs,

• Having contract experience in Turkish and English,

• High amount of critical investment - experienced in maintenance contracts, orders,

• Proficient in MS Office applications,

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

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

Responsibilities:

Depending on the Technical Purchasing Executive;

• 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, to obtain the necessary approvals, to follow the contract, to periodically audit 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, if any, subject to complaint, and to have them taken,

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