Senior Direct Category Procurement Manager

Danone Türkiye is looking for a talented colleague for the “Senior Direct Category Procurement Manager” position.

As a Senior Direct Category Manager, you will be an individual contributor in this role and reporting to the Cycles & Procurement Director.

In this role you will;

• Define sourcing strategy
• Procurement experience across different market
• Developing function by driving new approaches, improved processes and valuable insights-
• Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective,
• Supply security management support
• Contract execution
• Supervise and coordinate the purchasing team
• Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors
• Business & financials understanding of how procurement brings financial value to the overall profit and loss
• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with suppliers,
• Prepare market analysis & market reports.
• Driving “Responsible Sourcing” initiatives in line with global initiatives and working proactively and aligning with Global Category Management for
• Regional Procurement strategy.
• Monitoring the market supply situation , pre-alert / alert the supply risk and activate the potential mitigation actions.
• Ensure all the targets as like; savings, cash flow and others are agreed & achieved
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master Degree in preferably Engineering or Business Administration,
• At least 8 years of experience at least 3 years of within paper and/or FMCG environment in Procurement and/or Supply Chain management,
• Strong analytical and purchasing skills with the ability to see the big picture and focus on results
• Strong project management skills Advanced negotiation skills
• Highly comfortable when dealing with a lot of numbers & data Proactive and excellent relationship management skills
• Curiosity, persuasion, organization, team worker, pragmatism
• Language English
• Ability to travel

Being a Danoner means that you create your own working experience. 

• You could design your own way of working with our hybrid working model.
• Our head office is in Ataşehir.
• You could decide your daily 8-hours of working period within our flexible-working hours practice.
• We know that you will have home expenses during home office days. So, Danone supports you for your expenses with an allowance as well!
• Summers are flexible here! You could work fully remote for 4 weeks during July and August.
• We also enjoy Fridays during summer period between July and August by finishing our works by 15:00 and enjoy the rest of the day and starting the weekend earlier.
• Danone offers various types of leave days to support Danoners’ work-life balance and well-being. We have a wide variety of leave types, such as in your first year 5 days of “Im New in Danone Leave”; 1 day of “My Future is Good Leave” for our social responsibility activities. These options cater to different aspects of employees’ lives and needs, reflecting the company’s commitment to not only professional growth but also personal and social responsibilities.

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all implementations* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home. 

All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability. 

Working with us is about being able to do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. 

Working here, you’ll need to enjoy a fast-paced environment, a little complexity and challenging tasks but it is packed with opportunities. You will work for some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Activia, Danone, Danino, Danette, Aptamil, Bebelac, Hayat, and Sırma, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself. 

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU. 

What we offer 

This is a visible position within the company, we offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise and have an end-to-end responsibility to drive “change” & “growth”. You will have a chance to experience 360 ways of working with multiple stakeholders. We develop talents and growth potential to enable strong career development for our employees. 

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