Procurement Associate

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 878 km long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.

TAP will facilitate gas supplies to South Eastern European countries through prospective interconnectors. TAP is connected to Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (IGB) which started its commercial operations in October 2022, providing Caspian gas to Bulgaria, enhancing security of energy supplies in one more European country. TAP’s exits in Greece and Albania, together with the landfall in Italy provide multiple opportunities for further transport of gas from Azerbaijan to the wider European markets.

As a key part of the Southern Gas Corridor, TAP is strategically and economically important to Europe and essential in providing reliable access to a new source of natural gas. TAP plays a significant role in boosting Europe’s energy security, supply diversification, as well as its decarbonisation objectives.

Your role

As a Procurement Associate , you will support the sourcing of materials, services, and indirect spend, with a strong focus on delivering timely, cost-effective, and policy-compliant outcomes. You will manage key steps across the procurement lifecycle, from purchase requisition to purchase order, and work closely with stakeholders to help keep operations running effectively across Greece, Albania, and Italy.

This is a hands-on role that combines materials management with broader procurement support, helping to ensure the smooth flow of critical materials while contributing to efficient, compliant purchasing activities across the business.

You will also contribute to wider procurement and contract management activities as needed, making this a varied role with exposure to multiple procurement processes, supplier interactions, and cross-functional priorities.

Your Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities – Materials Management (Core Focus)

• Manage the full lifecycle of material purchase requisitions from O&M teams across three countries.
• Support the preparation and ongoing management of the annual materials procurement plan for the assigned departments.
• Convert approved purchase requisitions into purchase orders while ensuring compliance with TAP procedures.
• Coordinate closely with TAP’s Materials Specialist to monitor availability, specifications, and stock levels.
• Conduct supply market analysis and contribute to supplier portfolio management.
• Prepare RFQs to secure commercially advantageous offers for materials and equipment.
• Maintain and update the material PR/PO register across all three operating countries, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
• Follow up with vendors to ensure timely purchase order confirmations and on-time delivery.

Secondary Responsibilities – Procurement & Contracting Support

• Provide support throughout the tendering process, from vendor prequalification and tender preparation to evaluation and contract award, when required.
• Support the preparation, negotiation, and administration of service contracts and purchase order agreements when required.
• Contribute to the review and processing of variation orders under existing contracts.
• Support a range of contract management, compliance monitoring, reporting, and procurement administration activities to ensure efficient, transparent, and policy-compliant procurement operations.

Your profile

• Strong experience in materials procurement, particularly for spare parts and equipment, within an international industrial environment.
• Solid understanding of procurement lifecycle processes and inventory management.
• Experience with tendering, supplier management, and contract administration.
• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline would be strongly preferred.
• A professional certification such as CIPS would be an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of SAP procurement modules, including PR/PO processing and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in English and Greek; knowledge of Italian would be an advantage.

Our approach to fairness and transparency

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace where all applicants are considered based on merit, skills, and experience. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on any protected grounds.

In line with the EU Pay Transparency Directive:

• Compensation will be offered within a predefined and internally benchmarked salary range aligned with the role’s responsibilities and your experience. The base salary range for this position is EUR 25,000 to 28,000 gross per year + variable + standard TAP benefits.
• Equal pay principles and objective criteria are applied throughout the recruitment and reward process. TAP will not request information on previous or current salary during the recruitment process.