Strategic Indirect Purchasing Lead (Logistics)

Lactalis Türkiye; Maltepe; On-site; TRY 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Lactalis Türkiye seeks an Indirect Purchasing Executive to strengthen its logistics sourcing capabilities across its plants in Türkiye. You will lead professional sourcing of logistics services, manage tenders, develop category strategies, and drive cost improvements while ensuring quality and service standards.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance and Operations, visit suppliers and sites, and oversee onboarding, supplier performance, and compliance with procurement governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related disciplines.
• Min +5 years of experience in purchasing.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and contract negotiations, preferably in logistics services.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Preferably knowledge of SAP.
• Experienced in building and maintaining effective internal customer and supplier relationships.
• Highly analytical, strong follow-up and project management competencies.
• Out of box thinking, crisis management skills.

Responsibilities

• Professional sourcing of logistics services for one of the sub-portfolios within Indirect Procurement across Lactalis Türkiye plants.
• Procurement of Logistics Operations, warehousing and related value-added services in required quality, cost and service standards.
• Managing tender processes effectively, continuously developing alternative suppliers and leading sourcing activities both locally and globally.
• Creating and implementing category strategies, policies and processes to improve operational and financial performance.
• Contributing to cost reduction, efficiency improvement and logistics flow optimization initiatives.
• Visiting suppliers, warehouses and operational sites to understand processes, monitor service quality, develop alternatives and secure continuity of supply.
• Managing new supplier onboarding processes, monitoring service entries and ensuring invoice and payment alignment with agreed commercial terms.
• Ensuring stakeholders submit accurate and timely purchase requests in line with procurement governance.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Operations) to ensure service continuity and performance alignment.
• Providing routine procurement support and interacting with all levels of the organization when required.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

English proficiency

MS Office

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Crisis management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business

Tools

SAP

Job description

Lactalis Türkiye seeks an Indirect Purchasing Executive to strengthen its logistics sourcing capabilities across its plants in Türkiye. You will lead professional sourcing of logistics services, manage tenders, develop category strategies, and drive cost improvements while ensuring quality and service standards.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance and Operations, visit suppliers and sites, and oversee onboarding, supplier performance, and compliance with procurement governance.