The company offers career opportunities, a competitive compensation package (annual base salary + bonuses according to company policy) & social package (health insurance, limited mobile communication, service, food &, etc.).

Working hours: 08:00 to 17:00, Monday-Friday.

Location: Khirdalan city, Shamakhi highway, h.1.

Main responsibilities:

• arrangement and holding of tenders to select the suppliers
• elaboration of strategies by categories and tenders, taking into account trends, needs and specifics of the local market, existing practices and know-how
• cost model analysis, benchmarking by category
• elaboration and implementation of cost optimization (reduction), improvement of payment terms; 
• supply risk management, compiling of a risk matrix, development of the corrective actions plan with suppliers
• management and control of the quality level of materials provided by the suppliers
• contracting of new suppliers, introduction of alternative materials through tests in accordance with the Companys internal regulations
• elaboration of a roadmap for sustainable development agenda with suppliers
• participation in the elaboration, finalization and approval of contracts standards with suppliers
• participation in budgeting, complaint management with suppliers and cross-functional projects
• internal and external activity-specific reporting

• Higher education (preferably in the economics)
• At least 3-5 years of experience in direct buying
• Knowledge of the supplier tendering process
• Advanced MS Office user (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Advanced level in Azerbaijani and Russian, at least upper-intermediate level in English
• Communication and negotiation skills.

Skills and expertise:

• Negotiation skills 
• Analytical thinking 
• Task-solving skills 
• Planning and prioritization skills 
• Stress resistance 
• Sociability
• Commitment 
• Multi-tasking