Procurement Buyer

GREEK NATURAL BEAUTY, POWERED BY SCIENCE

KORRES is a Greek skincare brand, born out of Athens’ oldest homeopathic pharmacy in 1996. Founded by Greek Pharmacist George Korres who believes in the innate potency of natural ingredients and chemical engineer Lena Philippou who believes that nature is the inspiration for scientific discovery.

Inspired by the most powerful natural ingredients and local traditions, KORRES delivers effective natural products; discovered in nature and nurtured by science. KORRES collaborates with over 15 different European academic universities to do ground-breaking research into the power of plants. Our research shapes and nurtures nature’s inherent powers.

Today KORRES takes Greek herbs around the world through more than 400 natural products, with brand presence in 55 markets. It is all about effective plant-powered formulas that capture the beauty of Greece in harmony with nature.

KORRES is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated Procurement Buyer to join our Procurement Team. You will be working in a challenging international environment which embraces continuous learning and growth alongside a dynamic team of experienced professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the Strategic Sourcing
• Analyze industry trends, best practices and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and utilize emerging opportunities
• Develop and implement sourcing and supplier selection strategy domestically and internationally
• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models
• Responsible for negotiations for best possible cost product/service guarantee and develop “win-win” strategies that achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers
• Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers
• Implement supplier agreements/contracts when beneficial by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions
• Maintain and develop supplier relationships (trade shows, supplier meetings, conferences, etc.)
• Develop a supplier management program with key suppliers of the specific category including metrics, performance goals and improvement initiatives
• Ensures compliance with procurement processes
• Continuously improve productivity and efficiency of processes throughout the operational organization
• Achieve the annual targets of Procurement function based on agreed KPIs (e.g. Savings)
• Maintain the data base platform (SAP) for the purchased materials and he/she is responsible for converting PRs into POs onto the company’s ERP system (SAP).
• Ensure stakeholder engagement for the specific categories
• Support the Group Procurement Director to implement Procurement processes
• Ensure Procurement alignment

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Engineering
• Master Degree in Logistics or other relevant area is preferable
• Previous working experience as a Buyer for 5-7 years in multinational companies
• Previous working experience in Indirect Goods & Services Procurement is preferable
• Experience in project management
• Experience in change management
• Ability to understand market dynamics and develop/adopt sourcing category strategy
• Negotiation skills
• SAP user
• Great communication, interpersonal and networking skills with internal & external stakeholders
• Flexibility
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize