Purchasing Manager – Social Brand Building

About the role

P&G is hiring a Purchasing Manager for its Athens General Office, within Social Brand Building. The role develops value-driven sourcing strategies, leads negotiations and contract management, and manages a high-performing agency and supplier ecosystem. It works closely with Brand, Finance, Legal and Operations to run campaigns in line with compliance and to drive scalable, long-term results.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing and contract governance for social marketing and agency partnerships, aligned with purchasing strategy and compliance.
• Coordinate sourcing activities with internal and external partners, manage statements of work and purchase orders, and ensure compliant campaign execution.
• Define and run data-driven sourcing strategies, lead negotiations and supplier selection, and create value through market analysis and cost modelling.
• Own the full contract lifecycle, from drafting and negotiation to execution and compliance, and improve agency and partner performance.
• Develop and scale sourcing solutions, build cross-functional partnerships and strengthen P&G's position in the creator economy.
• Evaluate agency and content creator capabilities, manage commercial models and enable compliant creator partnerships.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration or Industrial Engineering; a marketing background is a plus.
• Fluent business Greek and English (spoken and written).
• Completed or exempt from military service requirements, if applicable.
• Indirect procurement experience, especially sourcing intangible services, is an advantage.

Required skills

• Knowledge of the creator economy, social media, influencer marketing, agency models and platform dynamics.
• Understanding of digital risk management, including brand safety, GDPR and advertising standards.
• Analytical and commercial skills: market analysis, cost modelling, savings tracking, business cases, forecasting and strategic decision-making.
• Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills.

What we offer

• Yearly gross starting salary of 40,040 EUR, with additional compensation for relevant experience and annual salary reviews.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedule.
• Formal training, regular mentorship and a flexible benefits programme.