Senior Global Overseas Purchasing Strategist

Gizli; Fatih; On-site; TRY 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Gizli is seeking an Overseas Strategic Purchasing Senior Specialist to join our Head Office in Turkey. The role focuses on developing and executing overseas purchasing strategies, coordinating with branches, and driving KPI-based improvements across global supplier networks.

You will lead negotiations, manage contracts, and monitor performance metrics while collaborating with import/export and warehouse teams to ensure timely and efficient procurement operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, International Trade, or related discipline; Master's degree preferred
• Minimum 5-6 years of experience in purchasing/procurement
• Food & Beverages experience is a must; hospitality, FMCG or production experience preferred
• Experience in ERP systems integration (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
• Experience in process development projects is preferred
• Strong reporting and presentation skills
• Advanced level in English (written and spoken)
• Advanced level in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Responsibilities

• Develop purchasing processes, organization and systems based on branch needs
• Develop strategies for key purchasing categories and execute them
• Track KPIs for Overseas Purchasing performance and drive improvements
• Oversee overseas purchasing processes in branches and guide efficient system use
• Prepare benchmarks and share best practices across teams
• Manage overseas contracts and coordinate terminations and transitions
• Conduct overseas market research to identify suitable suppliers at good prices
• Coordinate import orders, sourcing, negotiations, delivery sequencing and payments
• Collaborate with import/export and Warehouse for efficient export processes
• Prepare regular reports on purchasing activities
• Support new branch openings with setup, research, sourcing and process integration
• Bring new and better ideas for continuous improvement
• Act as business partner for all branches and support value generation
• Follow new trends and technologies and provide improvement ideas
• Stay agile to changing conditions and respond to procurement questions across branches

Skills

Procurement experience

KPI reporting

Sourcing negotiations

Cross-branch collaboration

English proficiency

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Gizli is seeking an Overseas Strategic Purchasing Senior Specialist to join our Head Office in Turkey. The role focuses on developing and executing overseas purchasing strategies, coordinating with branches, and driving KPI-based improvements across global supplier networks.

You will lead negotiations, manage contracts, and monitor performance metrics while collaborating with import/export and warehouse teams to ensure timely and efficient procurement operations.