​Deputy Director: Smaragda Tsigani

The Procurement Department is responsible for planning, carrying out and monitoring the procedures for the assignment and execution of the company's contracts for the supply of goods and services. Accordingly the Department:

• Standardizes and monitors the procurement procedures, in collaboration with the relevant organisational units.
• Assesses the needs and gathers the requests for goods and services, as well as their technical specifications from the relevant units, evaluates them and coordinates their most effective implementation.
• Draws up, monitors and implements the annual procurement programme which is approved by the company's Management.
• Elaborates standardised calls for tender and contracts, drafts them in terms of technical specifications in collaboration with the relevant organisational units, carries out the procedures and keeps all relevant records.

The Department is responsible for drawing up the contracts concluded after a tender and it supports the MOU units to implement them in compliance with their terms. Moreover, it creates and maintains the relevant procurement files and a register of contracts and suppliers.