Strategic Sourcing Partner - Global Cost Optimization

FLSmidth; Çankaya; On-site; TRY 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Personal Accident / Disability

Group Term Life Insurance

Annual health check-up

Optional voluntary insurance options

Flexible work schedule

30 days PTO with carry-forward option

Employee Assistance Program

Continuing education support

Global network and growth机会

Job summary

FLSmidth in Türkiye seeks a senior procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing across castings, forgings, hydraulics, gearboxes and motors. You will develop product-level sourcing plans, drive cost savings, and manage global supplier relationships.

Collaborate with Product Line Management, Engineering, Quality and Operations to align sourcing with technical needs, conduct should-cost analyses, and guide value engineering to optimize manufacturability and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management in mineral processing equipment or industrial technology.
• Strong analytical skills with spend analysis, cost modeling, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for castings, forgings, hydraulics, gearboxes, and motors.
• Develop strategic sourcing plans at the product level considering category strategies.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and drive prioritized savings initiatives.
• Conduct spend analysis, benchmarking, should-cost modeling, and supplier consolidation.
• Source, evaluate, qualify, and onboard global suppliers based on cost, quality, risk, performance.
• Define strategic supplier segmentation to identify critical and risk-related suppliers.
• Lead supplier negotiations, including long-term agreements and pricing models.
• Collaborate with Product Line Management, Engineering, Quality, and Operations.
• Engage suppliers and lead value engineering workshops for cost optimization.
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor KPIs.
• Track market trends and commodity price movements.
• Support new product introductions aligning sourcing with engineering and manufacturing.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to geopolitics and logistics.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Spend analysis

Cost modeling

Data-driven decision-making

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Global procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering

Job description

FLSmidth in Türkiye seeks a senior procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing across castings, forgings, hydraulics, gearboxes and motors. You will develop product-level sourcing plans, drive cost savings, and manage global supplier relationships.

Collaborate with Product Line Management, Engineering, Quality and Operations to align sourcing with technical needs, conduct should-cost analyses, and guide value engineering to optimize manufacturability and cost.