Direct Buyer

About the role

Johnson Electric is looking for a Direct Buyer to turn engineering requirements into smart sourcing solutions. The role connects Engineering and Supply Chain, drives supplier selection and negotiations, and ensures the right balance of quality, cost and timing from sourcing through to production launch.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with the Engineering Competency Center (ECC) via JE-PDS to align direct materials with technical, quality and timing requirements.
• Implement commodity strategies set by the European HQ Senior Manager Purchasing and manage information flows to the Senior Officer Sourcing.
• Manage the pre-contractual phase with external suppliers through commercial monitoring to secure valid and binding offers.
• Prepare make-or-buy decisions, present data in decision matrix tools, and negotiate part-level contract conditions including delivery times and tool agreements.
• Drive cost reduction, negotiate payment terms, and choose procurement tools such as supply agreements and purchase orders.
• Hand over binding transfer documents to Operations and Logistics so products move smoothly into production.
• Periodically review serial production performance to ensure supplier material turns, quality and pricing meet predefined conditions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Logistics or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in strategic procurement project management for the responsible commodity.
• Strong negotiation skills, assertiveness and deep product knowledge of the commodity.
• Good spoken and written English.
• Responsible, empathetic, compliant with company regulations and able to work in a multicultural environment.

Required skills

• Ability to manage EU HQ commodity guidelines to deliver high-quality supply assurance with short lead times and low total costs.
• Ability to define commercial terms including price, lead time and liability negotiations in line with EU HQ guidelines.

What we offer

• A truly international and multicultural work environment in a company listed among the top 500 industrial enterprises in Turkey.
• Private health insurance covering family members.
• Local pension plan.
• Various allowance benefits.