Senior Strategic Buyer - Local Coordinator GR

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Job Description: The Senior Strategic Buyer will play a crucial role in managing the procurement of goods and services, working closely with internal teams to identify needs, and ensuring the company’s supply chain is efficient and cost-effective. This role involves strategic sourcing, category management, value and performance management, policy management, governance & compliance, outsourcing, strategic planning and forecasting, and process excellence and efficiency. Additionally, the role coordinates Real Estate & Facility Management and Protection & Resilience activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation
• Global Category Management
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Contract Management
• Demand Management

Collaborate with internal stakeholders to forecast demand, manage provider panel, and optimize supply chain efficiency.

• Risk Management

Ensure all risk assessments are performed.

Work closely with internal departments to ensure compliance with company standards and policies.

• Reporting & Analytics

Regularly perform spend analysis and inform Allianz Partners Regional and Global Procurement

• Real Estate & Facility Management

Manage facility access and security.

• Protection & Resilience Management

Coordinate incident and crisis management, including security and emergency response management.

Key Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Insurance, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).

+8 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.

Experience in managing a team and/or in a leadership role.

Proven experience in project management with delivery responsibility.

Strong ability to use data and insights to identify and drive opportunities.

Familiarity with Ariba as a procurement tool.

Strong interpersonal skills, able to foster relationships with peers and other functions; ability to motivate and influence key project stakeholders and drive change.

Fluency in English and Greek is mandatory.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow. 

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.