Advanced Direct Purchasing Specialist L2

Yazaki North America, Inc.; Adapazarı; On-site; TRY 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Yazaki North America, Inc. is seeking an Advanced Purchasing Buyer for our plant in Tuzla- Istanbul, Turkey. The ideal candidate will have a technical background (engineering or business administration) and a minimum of five years in similar roles, with fluent English and strong MS Office skills.

The role involves leading sourcing activities from RFQ to SOP, collaborating with global teams, and driving cost-saving initiatives across OEM projects. Military service is required for male candidates.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Business Administration with technical background or equivalent degree.
• Minimum 5 years experience in similar positions.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).
• Advanced MS Office proficiency.
• Male candidates should have completed military service.

Responsibilities

• Manage project processes to recognize material contents.
• Execute Advanced Purchasing FR for GPMS and ensure SM deliverables.
• Lead sourcing from RFQ to SOP, including ECR management during mass production.
• Support YEL customer sales/engineering with cost data for RFQs and engineering changes.
• Handle purchasing for global OEM projects and mass production tasks (WWS).
• Drive early supplier involvement per company strategies with key suppliers.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Result oriented

Education

Engineering or Business Administration with technical background

Tools

MS Office Applications

Job description

Join Yazaki. Connect to the future.

Job Function:EDS_Purchasing
Job Discipline:
Job Family:Advanced Purchasing

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for aAdvanced Purchasing Buyer in our plant in [[location]].

Connect with the Largest Worldwide Automotive Supplier now!

We are looking for Advanced Purchasing Buyer forour engineering office in YKHT -( HUB Turkey), Tuzla- İstanbul.

What You’ll Do

• To have a command of the Project Processes at the point of recognizing the material contents,
• Execute Advanced Purchasing FR in regards to GPMS and ensure compliance with SM deliverables
• Leads Sourcing Process from RFQ preparation to SOP, including ECR management during mass production
• Supports assigned YEL customer sales/engineering function through Advanced Purchasing team with material, tool, and service cost data for RFQ's and engineering changes
• Purchasing responsibilities for global OEM project related tasks and activities (WWS)
• Drives early involvement of suppliers (and internal sources) in the product design process according to company-wide strategies, ensuring that key/preferred suppliers are used within the project
• Closure of compliant sourcing decisions in cooperation with Global Category management
• Ensure availability of latest OEM price lists for components, inform Commodity
• Purchasing on price discrepancies and Business Unit's about latest OEM pricing
• Identification and execution of cost saving proposals for multiple projects
• Integration of game theory and cost-value-engineering principles in developing appropriate negotiation strategies
• Feed sourcing pipeline and determine best sourcing due date per category

Required Qualifications of Ideal Candidate

• Engineering or Business Administration combined with technical background or skills, or equivalent Master or Bachelor Degree as a commercial / economical fields
• Minimum 5 years experience in similar positions
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Advanced level of MS Office Applications
• Self-motivated, analytical thinking, result oriented approach and good interpersonal skills are required competencies
• Male candidates should have completed military service

At Yazaki, we arecommitted to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.