QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION
Danone Turkey is looking for a talented colleague for the "Indirect Procurement Executive (Supply Chain)" position. Take this opportunity to GROW together!
As Indirect Procurement Executive (Supply Chain) you are responsible for:
- Performing strategic procurement activities to drive optimal supply chain results in material and services costs, quality and delivery in his/her respective category
- Coordinating and executing the purchasing transactions
- Investigating and developing sources of supplies, helping stakeholders to prepare bid specifications; issues bid requests and reviews quotations
- Interpreting purchasing procedures to operations/supply chain teams and vendors for material and services categories and setting supplier performance objectives
In the context of your job and you will report to Head of Indirect Cycle in Procurement Department.
In this role you will / will be:
- Support 3 Danone CBU (EDP&SN&Waters) and its warehouses, in common goals for INDIRECT SPENDS in Supply Chain Category, including transportation, logistics, warehouse management, customs operations and 3PM operations
- Drive alignment stakeholder on regional and local procurement strategies; lead execution on respective site tactics to achieve Lower Total Cost of Ownership
- Identify cost drivers and develop a tactical plan to deliver cost savings and quality improvements in line with the company's business plan, year over year and works with relevant supply chain teams to standardize designs and quality
- Support 3PM sourcing category for waters business
- Participate in global tenders and e-auction platforms, managing relationships with global Danone category buyers and help achieve the target within the region
- Transmit relevant business insights and manage his/her category buyer
- Negotiate Supplier Contracts and bid proposals
- Experienced in category management and able to communicate well with individuals at all levels
- Able to prepare and assess business case& feasibility reports
- Support key compliance metrics (SAP related PO supporting doc.s, GR & Proof of delivery, Process, Company Essentials, Masterdata, Internal Control and OHS rules)
- Perfect PO & P2P KPIs follow up
- Manage and improve Digitalization projects (e-procurement tools enhancement, e-tendering and catalogue buying etc., preferably PROMENA)
To be able to successful in the role, you need to have / be:
- Bachelor Degree preferably in engineering, business administration, economics etc. with experience in Industrial and Supply Chain purchases
- Minimum 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably expreienced in team management
- Creative, flexible problem solver able to multi-task on various projects
- Excellent communicator and team player. Works well with and supports internal customers
- Ability to effectively communicate in English by written and verbal form
- Familiar to working in High volume production environment and handle process productivity project
- High sense of urgency, good with Microsoft Office application knowledge
- No travelling restriction (mostly domestic)
- Able or willing to reside in Istanbul