Product Purchasing Specialist

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an hands-on Product Purchasing Specialist for our Product Management Department, who will join our team with product manager job specification in the department. Being the industry’s leading distributor and service provider for chemicals, we can offer best-in-class service, extensive market know-how, formulation expertise and the highest quality chemicals.

JOB DESCRIPTION & REQUIRED BUSINESS ACUMEN

• Purchasing and sourcing commodities / chemicals and taking the ownership of product management in terms of effective stock management, stock turns, cost analysis and pricing strategy.
• Strategically buying the chemical raw material / products from a selected and negotiated supplier portfolio, make a single sourcing for customers’ requirements.
• Presenting deep knowledge for chemical raw material analysis.
• Setting a recommend product pricing range/band for account managers.
• Making market and competition analyses concerning relevant products.
• Monitoring product development and activities with defined KPIs and thriving to improve in collaboration with sales.
• Keeping required records of all data and maintaining trustworthy feedback for sales teams.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering Or Chemistry, preferably from reputable universities.
• 3-6 years of trackable experience in product purchasing & sourcing in industries such as Polymers, Rubber, CASE, Construction chemicals.
• Fluency in English and excellent numeric reinterpretation skill set.
• Ability to maintain long-lasting relations in with excellent communication and process management skills.
• Leverage understanding of business, operating and financial environments and customer needs to deliver results.

Contact Person:

Sebnem Yilmaz

sebnem.yilmaz@brenntag.com

Regional Human Resources Director Middle East North Africa

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

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