Corporate Commodity Buyer

• Nov 2021 - Present

Metal non Sheet Metal

Indirect Purchasing Team Lead

• May 2021 - Nov 2021

Senior Commodity Buyer

• Apr 2020 - May 2021

• Lead buyer for all indirect purchasing scope (both opex & capex) • Tender management & negotiation & supplier selection, responsible for all required procedures of tender process.• Initiate RFQ process for the direct purchasing scope acc. To the responsibility area.• Purchasing performance management and performance reporting to global controlling team• Coordinate cost improvement projects in purchasing department• Tracking & improvement of P2P process • Contract management both for indirect & direct purchasing scope. • Responsible for the supplier management tools • Lead projects assigned by department manager• Executive reporting by daily & weekly basis to department manager Show less

Senior Buyer

• Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

•Receiving RFQs and managing tenders for IT& Automation & Engineering requirements, execute all related negotiations. • Procurement of the required Services/ Materials/ Equipment for IT& Automation & Engineering categories • Establishing the network between internal beneficiaries and suppliers • Tracking & development of the P2P process in the area of the responsibility to ensure cost and time plan is aligned with company’s targets • Contract management in the area of expertise and coordinating the overall contracting process in terms of commercial and technical requirements • Management of the category budget within defined business targets and regularly KPI reporting • New supplier Searching and Following up approval process according to the required business segment criteria • Conducting scope of works and lead improvement & development processes with the related departments • Lead specified purchasing projects within defined targets • Contributing weekly & yearly reports of the purchasing department & management reports Show less

Purchasing Engineer

• Oct 2014 - Jun 2018

- Commodity buyer for chemical related parts (Rubber, Plastic, surface treatment, lubricants, labels) - Receiving RFQs for the new parts, modifications and process changes; negotiate prices and reporting according to demands from R&D and other related departments, following up process until the part is approved. - Discussing with suppliers in technical and commercial aspects in order to reach yearly business targets and reporting results to the central purchasing management. - Participating and contributing monthly/yearly reports of purchasing department. - Starting sourcing process of new parts together with central purchasing management, realizing the sourcing decision process requirements / tasks for ZF Gebze. - Providing price and supply informations (cost, supplier, incoterms, etc.) of the materials for the new projects Bill Of Materials. - Using ZF supplier management methods to the local suppliers. - Updating monthly prices of local suppliers, following up price agreements of abroad companies. - In the scope of the supplier development projects and/or new supplier approval process, in cooperation with the central supplier development department, coordinating local supplier and following up the procedures. - Conducting Value engineering and Value analysis (VE /VA) projects of the purchasing parts Show less

Project Engineer

• Apr 2013 - Oct 2014