Procurement Officer (fixed-term)

For almost six decades, Pharmathen has remained committed to its vision of improving patients’ lives through innovation and expanding access to complex pharmaceutical therapies.

Today, Pharmathen's capabilities extend across a broad range of specialized dosage forms, including sustained-release products, long-acting injectables, and oral solid dosage forms, while its portfolio includes more than 100 commercial products available internationally through a strong network of partners.

These activities are supported by a robust Research & Development and Manufacturing ecosystem, with three facilities in Greece.

The driving force behind Pharmathen is its people. With more than 1,600 employees representing 27 nationalities, the company fosters a multicultural workplace where women account for 53% of the workforce and 40% of the Senior Leadership Team.

Grounded in its shared values of integrity, quality, innovation, leadership and performance, and guided by strong business ethics and a commitment to its vision, Pharmathen remains dedicated to its founding mission: improving patients' lives.

Pharmathen offers a great opportunity for career development and is seeking to recruit a Procurement Officer to join our team at our Marousi premises.

The Procurement Officer will support the day-to-day procurement activities, with a focus on contract administration, purchase order management, spend analysis and procurement data management. The role will contribute to maintaining accurate procurement information, supporting reporting activities and ensuring the effective administration and continuous improvement of procurement processes and systems.

More particularly:

What you will do:

Contract Management & Administration

• Maintain the contracts repository
• Upload and update contracts in SAP and SharePoint
• Track contract expiration and renewal dates

Procurement Administration

• Create and monitor POs with complex payment terms (eg milestones)

Category Management Support

• Supplier mapping per spend category
• Update and Maintain Price Lists (eg in consumables)

Spend Analytics

• Consolidate spend data from SAP and other sources
• Support category managers with basic spend analysis
• Prepare spend reports by supplier and category (and site if possible)

Procurement Digitalization

• Support SAP clean-up activities
• Assist in standardizing supplier and spend category /material coding in a Procurement baseline

The ideal candidate should have:

• 1–2 years of experience in Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain or a related function
• Hands-on experience with SAP, preferably in a Procurement/Purchasing environment

Job-Specific Skills:

• Good knowledge of MS Excel and ability to work with and organize procurement data.
• Basic understanding of procurement processes and Purchase Order management
• Familiarity with spend reporting and basic data analysis
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date information
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Good command of English, both written and spoken

What you'll gain:

• Involvement in a high-caliber, team-oriented and dynamic environment
• Exposure to divers business opportunities, challenges and best practices
• Great opportunity to leverage and develop your business knowledge and skills

Join our team and experience the unique Pharmathen’s culture that gives you the opportunity to innovate, to make decisions, to achieve your own potential and to chart your own career.

Pharmathen is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, and national origin.