About Your New Job: • The Direct Spend Procurement Manager will be responsible for managing supply security and cost effectiveness within their direct categories, engaging with suppliers and negotiating prices, terms, conditions, and delivery timelines for technically approved items to secure the best possible offers that meet required specifications while reducing overall costs. • The Direct Spend Procurement Manager serves as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders within the country for all requests related to their assigned categories. The role ensures alignment with the business and the delivery of SLAs and KBIs for assigned categories. It supports the Country Direct Procurement Manager in managing related activities and leads the sourcing process for the assigned category. • The role also provides indirect support to the Group Strategic Procurement Manager in the strategic sourcing of the category. Ultimately, the position is responsible for optimizing service levels provided to internal customers for the assigned category. About Your New Job Responsibilities: • Develop and execute category sourcing strategies following 7 steps sourcing approach that deliver cost savings, supply continuity, and long‑term value. • Lead end‑to‑end procurement activities, including supplier selection, RFIs/RFQs, negotiations, contracting, and performance management. • Conduct market analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform sourcing decisions. • Manage the full P2P cycle for direct materials, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution. • Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers to ensure quality, cost, and delivery targets are consistently met. • Collaborate with finance on budgeting, forecasting, and spend optimization. • Partner with cross‑functional teams to understand requirements early and align procurement strategies with business needs. • Ensure OTIF delivery for critical shipments and coordinate with logistics, clearance, and treasury teams to minimize delays and demurrage. • Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement processes, tools, and technologies. • Manage Ariba workflows and approval processes to maintain operational efficiency. • Source, negotiate, and manage both new and existing suppliers to drive cost, quality, and performance improvements. • Lead the initiation and review of procurement contracts to ensure clarity of scope, commercial alignment, and full compliance with organizational policies and legal requirements. • Drive productivity and cost‑optimization initiatives by identifying improvement opportunities, leading cross‑functional projects, and implementing solutions that enhance process efficiency and overall procurement performance. ARE THESE YOUR SECRET INGREDIENTS? • BSc degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, Economics or related fields. • 6-8 Years of proven experience in Procurement in multinational company, preferably in Commodities. HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU: • You’ll have a buddy who will introduce you to the business and your daily routines during your onboarding period. • International career opportunities: As a large and expanding company, we offer unique opportunities for role changes and enriching experiences and capabilities, including cross-functional transitions and international assignments. • 4 unique core values: Customer first, We over I, Make it simple and deliver sustainably to form the foundation of a robust culture that enables continuous and sustainable growth. • Competitive remuneration and social package ABOUT YOUR NEW TEAM • We are Coca-Cola Hellenic, a growth-focused consumer goods business and strategic bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company. We bottle, distribute and sell an unrivaled range of products in 29 markets in Europe, Africa and Eurasia. As we do, we create value for all stakeholders, support socio-economic growth and build a more positive environmental impact. • We bring together more than 30,000 people from over 70 nationalities, coming from five continents. The diversity of our markets, from mature to emerging economies, provides a wide range of attractive opportunities for growth. • We nurture our talents. We give opportunities to people across all functions and levels, as well as different geographies, backgrounds and education. We are willing to take a risk on the people we believe in, even if they don’t have the perfect experience. We have faith in what every person can be. • And although we have so much to be proud of, we always stay humble. We believe the real magic happens—for us and for you—when we OPEN UP.” • At Coca-Cola HBC, we are an inclusive employer that thrives on diversity. This means our environment provides equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Join us in nurturing a culture where everyone belongs and contributes to our collective success.
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