Regional Purchasing & CSR Data Executive

As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.

In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 000 people in nearly 80 subsidiaries based in +50 countries.

Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 2.2 billion euros.

We are looking for our new "Regional Purchasing & CSR Data Executive" to be located in MEA Regional Headquarter, Ataşehir / İstanbul. This role will be reporting to the Regional Purchasing Director.

Strategic

• Leveraging data analytics in procurement, providing valuable insights into spend, supplier performance, and risk; for identifying areas for improvement.
• Reinforcing the strategic sourcing initiatives by providing market intelligence reports.
• Creating a centralized Regional Purchasing Data Hub to standardize data and build collaborative ecosystems with internal stakeholders and suppliers for cost, innovation, and risk management.

Operational

• Participating in the Regional tender preparations for ocean freight & some other purchasing categories by analyzing the needs of the entities, preparing the tender documents and analysing the bids,
• Performing market analysis to benchmark supplier pricing and purchasing performance against industry standards,
• Developing and maintaining dashboards and reports to provide insights into purchasing activities in the Region by using business intelligence tools,
• Defining and implementing qualitative and quantitative monitoring tools to track and display purchasing performance indicators,
• Monitoring and reporting on risk management, cost saving and innovative projects across purchasing categories & across MEA entities by providing data-driven approaches,
• Analyzing, consolidating and reporting of the MEA entities’ monthly rolling purchasing price forecast; focusing on the impact of variable cost and adherence with the budget,
• Developing and maintaining dashboards and reports to provide insights into sustainability activities in the Region, by using business intelligence tools,
• Defining and implementing qualitative and quantitative monitoring tools to track and display sustainability performance indicators,
• Promoting digital & communication tools for developing the Regional Purchasing Network and Regional CSR Network.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business Management,
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data analysis and minimum 3 years experience in purchasing,
• Experience of ocean freight operations, shipping markets, and international trade (preferred),
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data,
• Stakeholder managmenet, ability to work with cross-functional teams and influence change,
• Agility and resilience for adapting to complex and evolving landscape, with sense-and-respond mindset,
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles and passion for creating positive change,
• Attention to detail and the ability to work with large volumes of data,
• Proficiency in purchasing and logistics softwares, as well as data analytics; expertise in SAP, Ariba and Power BI is preferred,
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Powerpoint, Access etc).
• Excellent reporting skills.