-Managing global sourcing of materials from China and India for the production plant in Turkey-Working closely with sales and production to develop costing models and developing pricing sheets-Process orders for material/services in a timely and efficient manner to ensure deadlines are met-Recommend opportunities for long term supply agreement(s) to the manager.-Resolve problems, expedite orders and coordinate repairs and returnsResponsible for sourcing and purchasing of traded goods and raw materialsHandling commercial relations with suppliers.Managing the purchase contract and price negotiations.Management of orders and documentationNegotiating on the scope of commercial, technical and legal terms such as costs, payment, delivery etc.Evaluating supplier performances and executing cost analysis.Searching and introducing alternative suppliersExpanding the product base by introducing new products and by liasing with the sales forceInvestigating opportunities for cost improvement, searching alternative sourcesLeading sourcing for new projects’ sourcingReporting regularly about purchasing operations-Resolve and manage “Open Purchase Orders”-Obtain quotes, perform analysis and prepare recommendations-Participate in completing various reports and maintaining purchasing related databases-Using MS Excel skills for Inventory Management, ensuring product availability-Developed new resources with the aim of finding and developing selective vendors / suppliers-Conducted market research to maintain up-to-date information on competitors’ activities and to spot new merchandise opportunities-Organized buyer meetings and buying trips-Root cause analysis to identify and eliminate operational problems