Global Commodity Engineer – Large Steel Fabrication

Jobtailor; Fatih; On-site; TRY 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a procurement leader to manage global supplier activities for large steel fabrication. You will oversee supplier qualification, audits, and development to build a competitive international network.

You will collaborate with senior management to implement the global commodity strategy, ensure supply chain resilience, and drive cost optimization through value engineering and cost analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical or industrial engineering, or business administration.
• Several years in strategic procurement, commodity engineering, supply chain, or quality management.
• Knowledge of welded structures manufacturing and EN/ISO standards.
• Experience with APQP-WIND and PPAP processes.
• Ability to read technical drawings and manufacturing processes.
• Strong analytical and cost-analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Own global supplier management for large steel fabrication.
• Lead supplier qualifications and build an international supplier network.
• Collaborate to implement global commodity strategy.
• Ensure stable, resilient supply chain across Flender locations.
• Provide technical support and develop supplier management.
• Drive product and technology projects, incl. new product introductions.
• Interface between procurement, engineering, quality, and suppliers globally.
• Identify cost optimization and value engineering with CVE team.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Commodity engineering

Supply chain

Quality management

APQP/PPAP

Supplier development

Cost analysis

Technical drawings

Welding

EN/ISO standards

Education

Mechanical engineering

Industrial engineering

Business administration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the global technical supplier management in the Large Steel Fabrication commodity (welded structures including machining), from supplier selection and auditing to sustainable development
• Execution of supplier qualifications (including process audits, technical evaluations, and approvals) and establishment of a high‑performing and competitive international supplier network
• Close collaboration with the Head of Global Commodity Management and the Head of Global Commodity Engineering to implement and further develop the global commodity and supplier strategy
• Ensuring a stable and resilient supply chain for all Flender locations, considering quality, cost, and delivery reliability
• Providing technical support and continuous development of the supplier management within the commodity
• Driving product and technology projects, particularly in the context of new product introductions and innovation initiatives
• Acting as an interface between procurement, engineering, quality, and suppliers on a global level
• Identification and implementation of cost optimization and value engineering initiatives in close collaboration with the CVE team (including cost breakdowns, should‑costing, and design‑to‑cost approaches)

Requirements

• Successfully completed degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, business administration, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in strategic procurement, commodity engineering, supply chain management, or quality management, ideally in mechanical or plant engineering
• Solid knowledge of welded structures manufacturing (e.g., welding processes, materials, machining, and relevant EN/ISO standards)
• Experience in supplier development and evaluation, as well as working with international supplier networks, ideally applying APQP-WIND and PPF (PPAP) processes
• Confident handling of technical drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes
• Strong analytical skills and experience in cost structure analysis and negotiation preparation