Purchasing Specialist (Aksaray)

Brisa Bridgestone Sabancı A.Ş.

We are looking for a “Purchasing Specialist” to join us on our Journey for the future of mobility!

How You Will Contribute

In this role, you are expected to:

• Perform end to end indirect purchasing processes and follow up daily tasks within the operations for assigned categories
• Negotiate supply agreements with vendors and make necessary analysis
• Manage relationship with existing vendors, Identify potential ones and develop vendor portfolio for categories under responsibility
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to understand requirements and develop category based
• Carry out regular analysis to monitor key indicators and report progress of purchasing activities related to the categories under management
• Continuously seek improvement opportunities that will support higher operational excellence

Before You Come on Board…

We believe you will fit well if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering Faculties or a related field.
• At least 4+ years purchasing experience. 
• Fluency in English.
  
• Strong coordination ability and communicational skills..
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Analytical thinking, decision making and capability in business analysis.
• No restrictions to travel, reside in Aksaray
• Good knowledge of SAP and MS Office programs.

What Is in This Journey for You?

·        Hybrid working opportunity

This role is eligible for Hybrid working model.

With our Future of Work focused approach, we provide work-from-home allowance, communication and ergonomy packages, online sports, mental health, and dietician support. Our hiring team will go over the fundamentals of our hybrid work model with you during the recruitment process.

·        Learning opportunities

Our journey is all about growth, and there is a lot of room for learning and growth at Brisa! You will have the chance to enhance our learning journey with our comprehensive training platform Brisa Akademi. Also, we provide training budgets for continuous and intensive learning. Additionally, you are welcome to make training suggestions as well.

·        Birthday Leave

·        Comprehensive Health Coverage

·        Wellbeing

 We make every effort to live better lives and promote a culture of well-being in the workplace. You will find several programs that can benefit your physical and mental health.

·        Training Programs: Brisa Journey

·        Career Development Opportunities

We provide opportunities to advance your career by working on diverse projects. You will become part of cross-functional teams and gain new experiences while sharing your skills.

·        Entrepreneurship Support

If you have a brilliant business plan, you can join SabancıARF – Almost Ready to Fly program that encourages entrepreneurship by supporting early-stage entrepreneurs on their journey to commercialization.

·        Volunteering

You can participate in volunteer projects through our partner platform, Ability Pool.

About Brisa

Brisa is a joint venture of the leader of the world tire industry Bridgestone, and Turkey’s rooted establishment SabancıHolding. As Brisa, we are leading the Turkish tire industry, with our Bridgestone, Lassa, and many other brands, products, and services beyond tires. We are working for the future of mobility to enable a seamless mobility experience and drive on with the curiosity and courage in our DNA.

Our journey is Driven by Diversity

Brisa is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We celebrate every voice in our environment. Brisa recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender expression, age, parental status, or physical disability. We believe all of our people make a difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging.

If courage is in your DNA, here is a journey where you will shape the future of work. Start exploring now!

Awards and Recognitions

Environmental Sustainability: 

·        CDP Turkiye, Water Safety Leader –We were awarded the "Leadership" award for the third timein the CDP Climate Change program with an "A-" rating. 

·        CDP, Climate Change Global Leadee–We won the CDP Water program “Leadership” award, which only five companies from Turkey won. 

·        By reducing water consumption by 46%, we became the first company in Europe and Turkey to receive the ISO14046 Water Footprint Standard. 

·        We have received the “WWF Green Office Certificate”, for adopting our sustainability efforts in our workplace with our employees as well. 

Learning & Development: 

With our training and development program "Brisa Journey", we received aBronze Stevie Award the category of "Best Learning and Development Strategy" at the Stevie Awards, which is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the world. 

Our Culture and Journey to the Future of Work: 

·        We ranked as a digitalization pioneer and market leader our industry in theAccenture Digital Index, receiving a score of 83%. 

·        We are honored to have received three gold awards fromBrandon Hall Excellence Awards 2022 in the categories of "Best Development in Business Strategy", "Best Development in Remote Workforce Management", and "Best Use of Mobile Learning", as well as a bronze award with YeniBri the category of "Best Newcomer Adaptation Program".