Junior Strategic Sourcing Manager — MEA

Tag; Fatih; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonus

Development opportunities

Job summary

Tag seeks a Junior Strategic Sourcing Manager to support MEA supplier activity from its Istanbul base. You will work with regional teams, analyse supplier data and contribute to negotiations and governance across multiple markets.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in sourcing, strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, and fluency in English. This role offers growth in a global, diverse environment with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ experience in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or related roles.
• Exposure to multi-market regions including MEA is desirable.
• English proficiency required; Arabic, French or MEA-language skills beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support regional sourcing projects and supplier governance across MEA.
• Assist with supplier qualification, audit prep and market reporting.
• Prepare supplier analyses, commercial summaries and recommended actions.
• Collaborate with regional managers, account teams and internal support functions.
• Maintain awareness of market conditions, pricing trends and supplier performance.
• Contribute to governance, compliance and continuous improvement.

Skills

English (fluent)

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Tools

e-procurement tools

supplier onboarding tools

supplier management tools

Job description

Job Description | Strategic Sourcing | Middle East & Africa

Location: Istanbul, Türkiye, with regional support across MEA markets as required

Reports to: EMEA Strategic Sourcing Director / nominated Regional Sourcing lead

Why choose Tag?

We are the long-standing production partner of choice that has helped brands across borders and cultures for over half a century achieve their business goals. With 2,700 people in 29 countries, we are a global team of collaborators, innovators and problem-solvers.

We pride ourselves on creating empowering, safe and supportive environments for all employees, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or any other defining factor. We value diversity of thought, experience and expertise, and we respect individuality as well as the power of the collective.

We cannot bring big ideas to life without exceptional people. At Tag, we want people to be themselves, contribute confidently and help us deliver the best possible work for our clients.

Strategic Sourcing Division

The Strategic Sourcing team supports Tag’s Channel Activation and Creative Production business divisions by ensuring the business has access to the right supplier solutions, in the right markets, at the right commercial value. Our aim is to support year-on-year revenue and GP growth, reduce operational and supply risk, and help client teams deliver consistently across complex multi-market requirements.

We work in partnership with our supplier panel to deliver commercially competitive, compliant and sustainable solutions. This includes sourcing strategy, supplier qualification, market intelligence, pricing support, supplier governance, risk management, audit readiness and continuous improvement.

Across MEA, the role requires strong market awareness, practical supplier knowledge and the ability to support sourcing activity across diverse geographies, cultures, languages, regulatory environments and client delivery models.

Role Overview

The Junior Strategic Sourcing Manager — MEA is a developing strategic sourcing role designed to support sourcing activity, supplier management, commercial analysis and governance across the Middle East and Africa region.

The role works closely with Regional Sourcing Managers, local market stakeholders, account teams, sourcing administration, finance, legal, compliance and supplier partners. It supports sourcing projects, supplier qualification, audit preparation, market reporting and issue resolution, while gradually building ownership of selected supplier groups, workstreams and smaller sourcing projects.

This role is suitable for someone with early procurement, sourcing, commercial analysis or supplier management experience who can combine strong attention to detail with curiosity, confidence and an ability to work across varied MEA market requirements.

Growth & Responsibility Progression

The role will start with structured support across sourcing processes, reporting, supplier administration and audit preparation. As capability and regional understanding develop, the Junior Strategic Sourcing Manager will progressively take ownership of defined sourcing tasks, supplier interactions, reporting outputs and smaller regional projects under the guidance of the relevant Regional Sourcing Manager.

• Support management of selected MEA supplier groups or sourcing workstreams.
• Coordinate smaller sourcing activities, information gathering and supplier follow-up.
• Support negotiations through analysis, pricing preparation, documentation and action tracking.
• Act as a supporting contact for internal stakeholders and supplier queries.
• Build towards increased autonomy within the Strategic Sourcing function.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing & Commercial Support:

• Support and progressively take ownership of sourcing initiatives across MEA markets.
• Contribute to the development and execution of regional and category sourcing strategies.
• Support RFPs, RFQs, pricing reviews, e-sourcing activity and post-tender analysis using best-practice sourcing processes.
• Prepare supplier comparisons, commercial summaries and recommendation packs for review by Regional Sourcing Managers.
• Help deliver commercial outcomes aligned to business targets, client requirements and approved sourcing strategies.
• Maintain awareness of local market conditions, pricing movement, capacity risks and supplier capability across priority MEA markets.
• Support supplier identification, qualification, onboarding and governance activity across MEA.
• Assist with supplier audits, including preparation, documentation, evidence gathering, coordination and follow-up.
• Track audit findings and corrective actions to support timely closure and compliance.
• Participate in supplier performance reviews, business reviews and continuous improvement activity.
• Support issue resolution relating to pricing, delivery, quality, payment, governance or service performance.
• Help maintain a right-sized supplier panel that supports regional business needs, client expectations and security of supply.

Analytics & Reporting:

• Prepare regular market, sourcing and supplier reports, including pricing trends, indexation, savings tracking, risk updates and supplier performance.
• Maintain and update rate cards, supplier data, market intelligence and sourcing records.
• Support audit reporting, supplier compliance tracking and evidence collation for governance reviews.
• Use data to identify opportunities, risks and recommendations that support informed sourcing decisions.

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with Regional Sourcing Managers, Account Teams, Creative Production, Channel Activation and internal support functions.
• Support supplier escalations and help ensure service delivery aligns with agreed SLAs, KPIs and client expectations.
• Maintain client and market knowledge documentation so sourcing information is accurate, current and easy to access.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders across different markets, cultures and time zones.

Operations, Governance & Compliance:

• Ensure sourcing activity follows Tag processes, ethical standards, governance requirements and any relevant regional or client-specific obligations.
• Support contract management, supplier governance, risk review and onboarding administration.
• Contribute to supplier risk, sustainability, compliance and ISO audit readiness activity.
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing processes, data quality, audit discipline and supplier governance across MEA.

Experience

• 1–3 years’ experience, including internships, placements or early professional experience in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, commercial analysis, operations or consulting.
• Exposure to multi-market, regional or international supplier networks is desirable.
• Experience working with MEA markets, suppliers or stakeholders would be an advantage.
• Understanding of basic procurement principles, commercial comparison, supplier evaluation and process compliance.

Technical Skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel capability, including data analysis, pivot tables, modelling and confident handling of commercial information.
• Good PowerPoint skills, with the ability to build structured, clear and stakeholder-ready presentations.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort working with supplier, pricing and performance data.
• Experience using e-procurement, supplier onboarding, supplier management or workflow tools is desirable.

Languages

• English: fluent written and spoken communication is required.
• Arabic, French or another MEA-relevant language would be beneficial, depending on market coverage.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Structured, organised and detail-oriented approach.
• Commercial curiosity and interest in sourcing, supplier markets and procurement best practice.
• Confident communicator with the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset with willingness to learn, follow up and improve processes.
• Ability to work independently while remaining connected to the wider regional and global sourcing team.
• Adaptability when working across different MEA markets, stakeholder needs and supplier models.

What We Offer

• Development opportunities within the Strategic Sourcing function.
• Exposure to regional sourcing projects across MEA, with connection into wider EMEA and global supplier networks.
• Opportunity to work with global clients, diverse market requirements and cross-functional teams.
• A collaborative, dynamic and supportive working environment.
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.

Summary

This role provides developing regional sourcing support for MEA, helping Tag strengthen supplier capability, commercial control, governance and market visibility across a diverse and strategically important region. By supporting sourcing projects, supplier management, audit activity, reporting and stakeholder engagement, the Junior Strategic Sourcing Manager will help reduce risk, improve supplier performance and enable client teams to deliver effectively across MEA markets.

As an ethical employer, Tag will never ask job applicants to provide private, sensitive information upfront or make offers of employment contingent on financial requests or responsibilities from any candidate.