Purchasing Specialist

AK GIDA SANAYİ VE TİC.A.Ş

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Food Engineering
• Preferably at least 2 year of experience in purchasing
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Advanced user of MS Office applications
• Preferably knowledge of SAP
• Effective communication skills with all organizational levels
• Valid driving license and experience,
• Highly analytical, strong follow-up and project management competencies,
• No military obligation for male candidates

JOB DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1996, Ak Gıda having 6 plants and over 2500 employees offers its consumers healthy and tasty milk and dairy products.

In 2015, Groupe Lactalis, the leader of the global dairy market, incorporated Ak Gıda into its organization which has the brands President, Galbani and Parmalat. The brand İçim is the 3rd biggest brand of Groupe Lactalis in Europe.

We are currently looking for a Strategic Purchasing Specialist to join our rapidly-expanding Turkish enterprise.

• Procurement of technical materials and services in desired quality, price and standards,
• Market research related to suppliers and alternative materials,
• Identification and solving of problems after the purchase,
• Cost and process improvement studies in order to create efficient processes.