Purchasing Specialist

Aygaz; İzmit; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Aygaz is seeking a university-educated Purchaser with an engineering background and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in purchasing to cover all non-LPG procurement across the group, coordinating with relevant departments.

You will manage the full purchasing cycle—from quotations and tendering to placing orders, contracts, deliveries, supplier payments and stock control—while ensuring alignment with production and quality goals, reporting, and import processes.

Qualifications

• Requires engineering degree and minimum 2 years of purchasing experience.
• Experience in procurement of raw materials, operating supplies, consumables, and services for production.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills; English B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all purchasing activities, excluding LPG, for Aygaz Group companies in coordination with relevant departments.
• Manage full purchasing cycle: quotations, RFP-RFQ-tender processes, purchase forms, approvals, orders, contracts, deliveries, supplier payments, and stock entries/exits.
• Interpret and compare equipment specifications, prepare reports, and coordinate with production to align purchasing with processes.
• Plan supplier-based activities to improve quality, efficiency, and cost in new products and processes; support R&D projects.

Skills

Purchasing experience

English (B2)

Communication & planning

Problem-solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

• Graduated from the Engineering departments of universities
• Minimum 2 years of experience in purchasing (preferably in companies operating in engineering or manufacturing)
• Experience in the purchasing of raw materials, operating supplies (machine parts, hardware, etc.), consumables, and technical services for production
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with advanced knowledge of Excel (candidates will be required to take an Excel test)
• Experienced in reporting
• Knowledge of import processes
• Proficiency in English at B2 level or above
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and reporting skills
• Responsible and result-oriented
• Strong communication, organizational, and planning skills

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Carrying out all purchasing activities, excluding LPG, within Aygaz Group companies in coordination with relevant departments
• Managing the entire purchasing process, including: obtaining domestic and international quotations, reviewing material specifications, managing RFP-RFQ-tender processes, preparing purchase forms, securing approvals in line with authorization limits, placing orders, preparing contracts, monitoring deliveries, resolving supply-related issues, reviewing incoming invoices, applying discounts, preparing payment plans, communicating with finance teams, following up supplier payments, and processing material entries/exits in the system
• Interpreting and comparing product specifications of equipment to be purchased
• Preparing reports required within or outside the department and contributing to system improvements
• Ensuring that purchasing activities are carried out in alignment with production processes by working in coordination with all related departments and parallel planning with production
• Planning and executing, in coordination with relevant units, supplier-based activities for improving quality, efficiency, and cost optimization in new products and processes
• Contributing to research and development projects for new products/systems within the company
• Managing stock levels of the assigned product groups