Flavor Raw Materials Category Manager

Seluz Fragrance & Flavor Company; Silivri; On-site; TRY 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Seluz Fragrance & Flavor Company is seeking a Junior Category Manager – Flavor Raw Materials to lead the commercial management of raw material categories, collaborating with the Supply Chain Director to optimize costs and ensure supply continuity.

You will monitor supplier markets, manage RFQ/RFP processes, negotiate with vendors, and work with planning, R&D, Quality and Finance teams to deliver category performance insights.

Qualifications

• Have at least 5 years of experience in raw material purchasing or category management.
• Experience in flavor, food ingredients, or chemical industries is preferred.
• Strong skills in quotation analysis, cost analysis, and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial activities of assigned flavor raw material categories.
• Monitor local and global supplier markets and identify alternative suppliers and sourcing opportunities.
• Monitor and analyze raw material prices, market dynamics and supply risks.
• Manage RFQ/RFP processes, quotation comparisons and supplier negotiations.
• Contribute to cost optimization and alternative sourcing projects.
• Monitor supplier performance based on price, quality and delivery criteria.
• Develop actions to ensure supply continuity for critical raw materials.
• Collaborate with Planning, Purchasing Operations, R&D, Quality, Production and Finance teams.
• Prepare analyses and reports on category performance, costs and supply risks and present to the Supply Chain Director.

Skills

Raw material purchasing

Category management

Excel

ERP/MRP

English

Negotiation

Tools

ERP/MRP

Job description

Seluz Fragrance & Flavor Company is seeking a Junior Category Manager – Flavor Raw Materials to lead the commercial management of raw material categories, collaborating with the Supply Chain Director to optimize costs and ensure supply continuity.

You will monitor supplier markets, manage RFQ/RFP processes, negotiate with vendors, and work with planning, R&D, Quality and Finance teams to deliver category performance insights.