Procurement Excellence Leader - Strategy & Savings

SunExpress; Muratpaşa; On-site; TRY 1,900,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

SunExpress is seeking a senior procurement leader to drive transactional purchasing, process optimization, and supplier management from its Antalya region base. The role directs the procurement team to robustly manage spend, systems, and SLAs while delivering cost savings and process improvements.

The successful candidate will bring a minimum of 10 years of procurement experience, 5+ years of management, and strong knowledge of ERP procurement tools (SAP MM, SAP Ariba).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business Administration or Economics.
• Min 10 years procurement experience across a broad range of roles.
• Minimum 5 years of management experience.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; German a plus; MCIPS or procurement qualification desired.
• Experience leading teams and improving processes; strong ERP/procurement systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct transactional purchasing, including placement and expediting of orders.
• Develop and maintain processes and procedures for the function; ensure team competence with systems.
• Provide procurement systems to enable eRFX, category and supplier management.
• Identify training needs and develop the procurement team's training plan.
• Manage team performance to meet KPIs; develop, roll out and maintain SLAs.
• Maintain function’s annual delivery plan; assist with departmental budget and reporting for the Director.
• Act as escalation point for purchase-to-pay and supplier transactional issues.
• Review and approve high-value orders; advise on optimal transactional processes.
• Measure, monitor and report on savings; drive data-driven improvements.
• Enforce procurement policy and coach team; represent function internally/externally.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Spend analytics

English proficiency

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP MM

SAP Ariba

Job description

SunExpress is seeking a senior procurement leader to drive transactional purchasing, process optimization, and supplier management from its Antalya region base. The role directs the procurement team to robustly manage spend, systems, and SLAs while delivering cost savings and process improvements.

The successful candidate will bring a minimum of 10 years of procurement experience, 5+ years of management, and strong knowledge of ERP procurement tools (SAP MM, SAP Ariba).