Procurement Specialist - İzmir

DÖHLER GIDA

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

Döhler is a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the food and beverage industry. We provide its customers with a wide product range including natural flavours, natural colours and textures as well as healthy and functional ingredients for foods and beverages. Join Döhler and contribute with your vision and ideas to drive major projects. We are looking for talents who are committed to our ultimate customer focus and who are ready to deliver their best performance in a thriving environment.

Döhler Turkey is looking for an "Procurement Specialist" to be employed in our İzmir Plant with following qualification;

Your Role

• Creating and tracking contracts in the system,
• Experience in procurement within food and/or chemical industries (Packaging, Technical, and Service categories).
• Operation of strategic purchasing decision mechanisms (price advantage, product shortage, surplus etc.),
• Searching new opportunities among market players/new producers,
• Organizing raw material samples according to availability and guiding teams in this sense in new product projects,
• Adding a new product to the portfolio and/or alternative product approval tracking for a material in the portfolio,
• Weekly reporting and summary presentation to management,
• Contribution to digitalization for process improvements and cooperation with relevant units,
• Supplier payment tracking, negotiating payment terms according to market conditions,
• Creating and following up purchase orders through SAP or the ERP system in use,
• Actively managing operational processes related to import and logistics,

Your Profile

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in procurement, preferably in the food industry,
• Proficiency in SAP is preferred,
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English,
• Strong communication skills,
• Analytical thinking with innovative point of view,
• Willing to take initiative and responsibility.
• Ability to travel to locations within the region

Your Benefits

• A various and highly responsible field of activities at an innovative and growing company.
• Exciting challenges involving Döhler’s very broad product portfolio.
• A customer and service-oriented working environment with plenty of freedom for ownership and for personal initiatives.
• Flat hierarchies, efficient teams and short decision processes.
• A challenging job with an international orientation.
• State-of-the-art technologies with a strong focus on digitalization.