Senior Purchasing Executive – Energy & Engineering

YEO; Kartal; On-site; TRY 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

YEO in Istanbul seeks a highly skilled Purchasing Executive to lead technical procurement across external suppliers and logistics operations. You will define commercial terms for high-volume purchases and manage supplier relationships to maximize profitability.

You will guide price analyses, secure domestic and international sources, and oversee the purchasing team to ensure timely delivery and compliance in a demanding, international energy sector environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, or related Engineering fields.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technical procurement.
• Experience in export, logistic operation and warehousing processes.
• Analytical skills, attention to details and excellent time management skills.
• Excellent team management skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a complex and demanding environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Defining the commercial terms of high-volume purchases and conducting effective and technical negotiations to add value to the company's profitability.
• Managing suppliers commercially by examining the details of periodic reports.
• Performing, teaching, guiding, and evaluating purchasing price analyses.
• Securing domestic and international alternative supply sources and conducting research when necessary. Changing suppliers in crisis situations.
• Overseeing, controlling, and approving the proposals and orders followed by the purchasing team, intervening and correcting when necessary, and directing them to alternatives.
• Leading, managing, and directing the team on requests from the demand system, and addressing and correcting problematic requests.
• Checking and ensuring the control of periodic order delivery dates, and managing suppliers in critical situations

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Logistics

Team leadership

Analytical skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

YEO in Istanbul seeks a highly skilled Purchasing Executive to lead technical procurement across external suppliers and logistics operations. You will define commercial terms for high-volume purchases and manage supplier relationships to maximize profitability.

You will guide price analyses, secure domestic and international sources, and oversee the purchasing team to ensure timely delivery and compliance in a demanding, international energy sector environment.