Purchasing Manager - Social Brand Building

Job Location
BUCHAREST OFFICE

Job Description

Do you want to make an impact from Day 1 at a company behind some of the world’s most trusted consumer brands? At P&G, consumers are at the heart of everything we do. For more than 180 years, our people have combined leadership, innovation, and citizenship to improve everyday life in small but meaningful ways!

As Purchasing Manager for Social Brand Building , you will develop value-driven sourcing strategies, lead negotiations and contract management, and use market and performance insights to identify opportunities. You will manage a high-performing agency and supplier ecosystem, partner with Brand, Finance, Legal, and Operations to enable successful campaigns, ensure compliance, and drive scalable solutions, innovation, and measurable long-term business results.

 Monthly gross starting salary: 13.600 RON - this represents the starting salary for the role. We also recognize relevant experience and offer additional compensation accordingly. We consistently benchmark our salaries against top competitors and every P&G employee’s salary is reviewed at least annually so there is ample room for growth.

As a Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for:

- Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing and contract governance for social marketing and agency partnerships, ensuring alignment with purchasing strategies, compliance, and best total value.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external business partners to coordinate sourcing activities, manage statements of work and purchase orders, and ensure seamless, compliant campaign execution.

- Define and execute data-driven sourcing strategies, lead complex negotiations and supplier selection, and deliver total value creation through market analysis, cost modelling, and disciplined operational compliance.

- Own the full contract lifecycle—from drafting and negotiation to execution and compliance—while managing and improving agency and external partner performance across social marketing engagements.

- Develop and scale sourcing solutions, build cross-functional partnerships, and identify opportunities to improve marketing efficiency, enable campaign execution, and strengthen P&G’s position in the creator economy.

- Deliver excellent business results through rigorous execution, data-driven decision-making, disciplined compliance, and strategic relationship management to drive performance and value creation.
- Leverage a strong understanding of the social media, influencer, and creator ecosystem and cost models to shape sourcing strategies, evaluate agency and content creators capabilities, manage commercial models and enable compliant, effective creator partnerships.

Job Qualifications

Our ideal candidate profile:

- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration or Industrial engineering (a background in Marketing is a plus).
- Fluent business Romanian and English  proficiency (verbal and written).
- Relevant indirect procurement experience, particularly sourcing intangible services, with knowledge of the creator economy, social media, influencer marketing, agency models, and platform dynamics can represent an advantage.
- Understanding of digital risk management, including brand safety, data privacy (GDPR), and advertising standards.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills, including market analysis, cost modelling, savings tracking, business-case development, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across multifunctional teams and external partners.
- Demonstrated operational resilience and ability to drive processes effectively in complex environments.

Becoming part of P&G, you will benefit from:

- Competitive salary package, annual bonus and vacation bonus .
- Private medical insurance & life insurance & 24 Hours Accident Insurance .
- Stock Ownership Plan  - You have the opportunity to buy P&G shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange to participate in the profits of the Company and the company will match part of the investments.
- Flexible working schedule & Hybrid Work from Home/Work from Office option.
- Meal allowance of 45 lei/worked day and access to our private canteen.
- Flex Benefits Fund  allows employees to customize their benefits according to their unique situations, aspirations, and life stages. You can allocate flexibly for your Mental, Financial, Physical, and Work-Life Wellbeing (e.g., sports, dental, public transportation support, cultural events, books & study materials, kids care expenses, pet care, etc).
- Access to a variety of learning and development internal platforms .
- Fresh fruits every day in the office.
- Purchase of company products option at reduced prices .
- Additional bridge days off offered by the company  (up to 3 days per year).
- Employee Assistance Program  – confidential expert guidance and specialist support on any work, wellbeing, emotional, financial, physical or family issue.

The above benefits are granted under the conditions of the collective labor agreement applicable, and P&G internal policies.

ABOUT US:

We produce globally recognized brands, and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including  Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more . Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Visit  http://www.pg.com  to know more.

Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being “in touch” so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivalled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Schedule
Full time

Job Number
R000161096

Job Segmentation
Entry Level

Starting Pay / Salary Range
13,600.00 / month