Indirect Purchasing Specialist

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within the Supply Chain Team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.
We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.
Knauf Turkey is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. We have a 30-year heritage in high quality, market-leading gypsum building products manufacturing and have big plans for the future. Our global reach in 90 countries continues to grow and we are looking for passionate, ambitious people to help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. We are now looking for another team mate to join us in our Central Office as Indirect Purchasing Specialist.

Can you say ‘yes’?
Do you treat your colleagues with respect?
Do you always have the customer in mind?
Do you act with future generations in mind?
Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop?
Do you have a proven track record of delivering results?

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) supplies, essential goods and services such as professional services, facility management, IT equipment, office supplies requested from Knauf Turkey headquarters and factories,
• Executing purchasing process via SAP in accordance with the Purchasing Procedure and KPIs,
• Carrying out the contract management process in coordination with the other department,
• Creating action plans for suppliers by making periodic supplier evaluations,
• Carrying out the return process of materials that do not meet the quality conditions,
• Developing purchasing strategies and supplier pool,
• Following the market conditions,
• Taking an active role in continuous improvement projects,
• Contributing to the preparation of annual operational and investment budgets

What we’d love for you to have:
We are interested in you as a person: your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you. If you have experience in the following areas – this is an added advantage:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering degree is preferred),
• Min. 3-years-experience,
• Fluency in both written and spoken English,
• Good command of MS Office Applications and ERP systems, SAP knowledge will be plus,
• Problem solving and decision-making skill,
• Being strong communicator and having good negotiating skills,
• Analytical thinking, result and quality-oriented approach and good interpersonal skills.

What happens next?
We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we have committed to replying to your application as soon as possible.