Job Description

Empiria Group is seeking to hire for their Headquarters in Glyfada:

Purchasing Manager

About us

Empiria Group owns, manages, and operates a distinctive collection of luxury hotels and villas, members of The Luxury Collection and Design Hotels™ by Marriott International, located in some of Greece’s most iconic destinations: Santorini, Paros, Milos and the Peloponnese

With more than 30 years of expertise and a team of over 400 associates, Empiria Group is driven by a shared purpose: to create space for joy through elevated hospitality experiences Our culture is shaped by four core values — finding joy, always elevating, exuding passion, and leading with purpose — guiding everything we do.

At Empiria Group, hospitality is more than a profession. It is a craft, a mindset, and a journey of continuous growth.

The Purchasing Manager leads the Group’s procurement function and is responsible for defining and executing a comprehensive procurement strategy that supports Empiria Group’s business objectives, operational excellence, and long-term growth.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the role provides strategic leadership across sourcing, procurement governance, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, and cost optimization initiatives for all Group properties and corporate functions.

The Purchasing Manager ensures that procurement practices deliver maximum value, operational efficiency, quality assurance, and risk mitigation while supporting the distinctive standards of luxury hospitality that define the Group’s brands. The role oversees procurement policies, supplier performance frameworks, inventory strategies, and purchasing processes, while fostering strong collaboration with Operations, Finance and hotel leadership teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and execute the Group’s procurement strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, operational requirements, and financial targets across all properties and corporate functions.
• Lead all purchasing and sourcing activities, driving cost optimization, operational efficiency, supply chain continuity, and value creation while maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships, overseeing supplier selection, tendering processes, contract negotiations, performance evaluations, and long-term partnership development.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve procurement policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks, ensuring compliance, transparency, and consistency across the organization.
• Partner closely with hotel operations and department leaders to anticipate business needs, translate forecasts into procurement plans, and ensure the timely availability of goods and services.
• Oversee inventory management practices, stock levels, reorder points, and purchasing activities to optimize working capital, prevent shortages, minimize waste, and avoid overstocking.
• Lead the annual procurement budgeting process (OPEX & CAPEX), monitor purchasing expenditure and cash flow, evaluate pricing proposals, and ensure procurement activities support budgetary objectives.
• Oversee procurement systems, ERP platforms, purchase order processes, inventory controls, invoice validation, and reporting tools to ensure operational efficiency, accuracy, and data-driven decision-making.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier developments, and hospitality industry trends to identify sourcing opportunities, innovative solutions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, contractual obligations, internal controls, and regulatory requirements, including the coordination and support of ISO-related processes and certifications.
• Oversee inventory management practices, stock levels, reorder points, and purchasing activities to optimize working capital, prevent shortages, minimize waste, and avoid overstocking.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the procurement team while fostering strong collaboration with Finance, Operations, and hotel leadership teams to support strategic and pre-opening initiatives across the Group.
• Travel regularly (during operational months) to the Group’s properties to maintain operational alignment, strengthen supplier partnerships, support business needs, and ensure consistent procurement standards across all locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Hospitality Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive procurement experience, including leadership responsibility within hospitality, luxury hotels, or multi-unit operations.
• Proven track record in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, inventory management, budgeting, and supply chain operations.
• Experience managing procurement across multiple locations and stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems and procurement platforms; experience with Entersoft ERP and Power Apps will be considered an asset.
• Excellent analytical, financial, and commercial acumen.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent command of both English and Greek, written and spoken.
• Ability to travel regularly to Santorini, Paros, Milos, and other Group destinations as required during operational months.

Candidate’s Profile

• Strategic and commercially driven leader with a strong business mindset.
• Results-oriented, with the ability to balance operational needs and long-term objectives.
• Strong negotiator with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a strong commitment to quality and service excellence.

Benefits

What We Offer

At Empiria Group, our hotels are more than workplaces — they are environments where people grow, evolve, and find purpose.

• Private health insurance
• Company laptop & mobile phone
• Development & training opportunities
• A respectful and internationally oriented working environment
• Travel, accommodation & meals covered for all on-site visits
• Friends & Family Rates within company’s chain of hotels
• Exclusive Employee Discounts within company’s network of selected partners and local service providers.
• Numerous employee recognition & engagement programs and actions (special experiences & scheduled events, employee recognition days, awards and much more)

At Empiria Group we are proud to foster Equal Employment Opportunities regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All applications are considered strictly confidential. After careful consideration of all the resumes received, we will only contact the candidates who meet the requirements of the job to arrange an interview. ​

You provide the Talent!

We provide the Space for Opportunity and Growth!