Senior Procurement Officer

Senior Procurement Officer_ Non-IT Procurement Unit

We are seeking for a Senior Procurement Officer to join Non-IT Procurement Unit within Group Procurement.

By joining this role, you’ll be part of the Procurement team which is responsible for managing and processing demand related to goods and services as requested by the Bank’s Units and Subsidiaries.

As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will contribute on maintaining the Bank's financial well-being as well as monitoring and handling requests related to investment costs (CapEx) and operational needs (OpEx). Key characteristics that the candidate should display for this position include advanced communication and negotiation skills, ability to synthesize and analyze data and strong organizational skills. Additionally, creative thinking, confidentiality, high sense of responsibility, adaptivity to change, willingness to learn and taking initiative are key principles of the candidate's personality for the position.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Management of requests by conducting tenders for the supply of goods and services in various categories with new and existing suppliers to cover the needs of the Group. Indicative categories include: Consulting Services, Insourcing Services, Security Systems & Services, Energy Supply, Postal Services, Facility Management Services, Technical Works, Furniture, Cash in Transit, Transportation, Consumables, Mobile Telephony, and generally anything the Group requires (excluding IT categories)
• Conducting negotiations with suppliers regarding cost, specifications, response times, etc., for new and existing projects and requests
• Monitoring expenditures under his/her responsibility. Identifying operational improvements for the Bank and implementing related actions
• Direct cooperation with the requesting Units to understand and process their requests, as well as with other Support Units regarding the completeness of the requests (budget, etc.)
• Preparation, submission, and presentation of requests for approval to the Group Procurement Committee
  
  

You will be a great candidate for us if you:

• Have 5+ years professional experience within an established organization in Procurement or in a related field
• Hold a Degree of Higher Educational Institution in Finance, Business, Engineering, or a quantitative field of study
• Are Proficient of the MS Office suite especially in Excel and PowerPoint. ERP knowledge (i.e. SAP) is also a desirable attribute
• Are fluent in the Greek and English language
• Have strong negotiation skills
• Have developed communication skills with an emphasis on the ability to exercise influence
• Have the ability to communicate well and collaborate with internal customers and suppliers
• Have adaptive thinking and perception
• Have a developed level of initiative with an emphasis on the ability to quick decision making and immediate problem solving
• Have very strong Code of Ethics, transparency and integrity
  
  

And You Share The Same Value Based Behaviors

• Learn & self-improve with every opportunity
• Bring high impact results
• Build mutually beneficial relationships when interacts with clients or colleagues
• Bring people around to your idea, solution or direction
• Develop new solutions, minimize
• complexity
• Gain other people's trust
  
  

Benefits

• A competitive remuneration to the rest of the market
• Benefits for your health, your family, your plans and your future financial expectations
• Opportunities for professional development: we provide tools, vocational guidance and opportunities so you may develop every aspect of your professional life
• Ongoing learning offerings: we adopt international training methodologies and modern educational systems
• Cooperation, creativity and innovation: we adopt flexible cooperation models to achieve fast results and increased productivity
• Modern working environment: we adopt practices to improve your experiences at work
• Volunteering activities through our dedicated TeamUp programme
  
  

Application deadline : 21/01/2025

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