Procurement Category Manager

JTI TÜTÜN ÜRÜNLERİ SANAYİ A.Ş.

Procurement Category Manager  

What this position is about - Purpose: 

In this role, you will be mainly responsible for managing procurement activities for your responsible categories within own cluster in additional to supporting the local organization with other strategic procurement activities.

What will you do - Responsibilities: 

·       Category Management Strategy: Rolling-out appropriate strategies set forth by the Global Category Lead, providing sound direction for appointed category and ensuring close collaboration with all cluster stakeholders.

·       Suppliers' Management: Identifying and managing regional/local suppliers' pool. Negotiating  strategic contracts and ensuring optimum and sustainable supply conditions.

·       KPIs & Targets: Achieving set Procurement negotiation targets and KPIs. Planning and delivering Savings targets. Developing and recommending strategic sourcing plan/decisions. Leading and /or supporting supplier bidding processes in close cooperation with respective business partners to ensure best combination of quality, cost and service parameters / conditions for products and services are attained.

·       Business Partnership: Focusing on demonstrating value of Business Partnership, by developing a customer-oriented approach. Establishing alignment and effective communication among procurement organization, business partners and suppliers.

·       Market Intelligence: Sharing Category intelligence, identifying trends and opportunities. Applying best practices in procurement process management by utilizing latest models and taking necessary actions for areas of improvement.

Who are we looking for - Requirements:

• University degree in Engineering, in Business Administration or equivalent, Master’s degree is a plus
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a multinational company in a similar role
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Advanced level of MS Office applications, SAP knowledge is an asset

What are the next steps – Recruitment process: 

Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.

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