Procurement Engineer

An excellent opportunity to get involved in Project Supply and Tendering within the Oil and Gas, Water and Power sectors in Turkey and the Middle East. 
Turas; founded in 1989 in Istabul - we have been working in petrochemical and oil-and-gas sectors for over 30 years. 
For our growing organization, we need procurement engineers who would: 

• Analyze and evaluate commercial and technical aspects as soon as tenders, inquiries and indents are received,
• Work closely with inside sales team to develop best quotation strategies,
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies,
• Investigate potential suppliers,
• Maintain a top notch relation with all vendors,
• Submit RFQs to specified and non-specified vendors and obtain quotations on time,
• Receive and evaluate bids as per standard evaluation criteria (comparative analysis to use the optimum solution),
• Meet supplier representatives regarding specifications, costs, inspection, etc. relating to materials, parts, equipment,
• Keep supplier data base up to date,
• Input prices, terms and conditions, vendor documents, msds, tds, shipping weights and dimensions etc into CRM for the subject opportunity,
• Assist order management team in selecting the best possible transport method based on vendor location and delivery terms,
• Assist the sales team in negotiation of commercial issues involved in purchasing process,
• Negotiate price and payment/delivery terms with suppliers,
• Review the terms and conditions of subcontract documentation to ensure contractual protection,
• Assist data entry team for item numbering and item input to ERP system,
• Prepare and issue Purchase Orders for successful tenders/offers,
• Prepare advance payment requests using a/p module of ERP and submit to finance department for payment,
• Follow the delivery dates of ordered materials,
• Ensure that delivered materials meet clients’ original requirement,
• Review and confirm supplier’s shipping documents vs purchase order and t&c’s,
• Prepare monthly received quotation and placed purchase orders report,
• Take active role in resolving any material defect, warranty claim, wrong material delivery and return of goods process and assist order management team for replacement deliveries,
• Comply with Corporate goals, objectives and policies.

• Strong and well established relations with key suppliers in Turkey and abroad, such as ABB, Siemens, Emerson, Yokogawa, BASF, Swagelok, Voith, Parker, Rotork, Flowserve etc.,
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from one of the following universities, BU, METU, ITU, YILDIZ, 9 Eylul or Ege is a must,
• Previous work experience in procurement or tendering for EPC projects or material supply projects for international Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and Energy Companies is a plus,
• Having an extensive network and database of suppliers/contacts in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation fields,
• Proven track record with respect to the successful completion of procurement activities of tenders, projects for major customers including Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Chemical, Power etc. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills,
• Willingness to learn,
• Driven self-starter who is highly motivated,
• Fluency in both written and spoken English, second language, German, Italian or French is an asset,
• Experience in ERP and CRM programs is a plus,
• For the male candidates, military service has to be completed,
• Experience of being in a position to use his/her own initiative,
• Advanced level of MS Office tools,
• No restrictions on travelling abroad,
• Experience of coordinating tendering, procurement or proposals activities.