Sivas Cumhuriyet University Center for Nanophotonics Application and Research (CÜNAM) is a legal entity established under Law No. 6550 on the Support of Research Infrastructures, and stands as one of Türkiye's leading high-technology R&D ecosystems. Operating in the fields of nanophotonics, semiconductor technologies, and advanced material sciences at global standards, our Center offers a dynamic working environment beyond traditional public and academic constraints, thanks to its administrative and financial autonomy framework. In line with our future-oriented global objectives, we are seeking a dynamic "Procurement and Foreign Trade Specialist" team member who will manage both local and international procurement and tendering processes, and spearhead our international expansion by conducting face-to-face business negotiations to secure sales and partnerships with global companies for the advanced technologies developed at CÜNAM.

• End-to-End Procurement: To manage and execute end-to-end purchasing and tendering processes for machinery, equipment, consumables, and services required by the Center from domestic and international markets.
• Tendering Coordination: To coordinate specification preparation processes, collect proposals, create comparative analysis tables, and manage tender committee procedures in accordance with the procurement and tendering regulations to which our Center is subject.
• Global Business Development & Sales: To conduct direct B2B meetings and negotiations with potential overseas companies, establish collaborations, and successfully close sales agreements during the commercialization phase of CÜNAM’s high-tech products and services in the global market.
• Network & Correspondence Management: To expand the international supplier and customer database, and manage corporate correspondence along with proposal processes.
• Trade Operations: To monitor and manage import, export, and customs clearance procedures in compliance with legal regulations.
• Financial Alignment: To execute routine operations related to procurement and sales—such as tracking invoices, waybills, and payments—integrated with preliminary accounting processes.

Language Proficiency (Critical)

• Excellent command of English at a level capable of fluently and persuasively conducting face-to-face business negotiations, commercial discussions, and sales processes with international corporate clients.

Accounting Knowledge

• Having a basic command of preliminary accounting processes to monitor fundamental financial operations is highly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in domestic/international procurement, foreign trade, tender management, or international sales processes.

Personal Competencies

• High communication and persuasion skills, advanced negotiation capabilities, analytical thinking, and a result-oriented approach.

Military Status

• Completed or exempted from military service for male candidates.

Provided Opportunities and Benefits

• Flexible and Competitive Salary Policy: Net compensation determined based on market conditions, the candidate’s level of expertise, and seniority, independent of standard civil servant base salary scales, within the framework of autonomy granted by Law No. 6550.
• Dynamic Work Environment: The opportunity to be a part of a cutting-edge technology ecosystem with robust international connections and global projects.
• Location: CÜNAM Building, located within the Sivas Cumhuriyet University Campus.

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