Principal Procurement Officer

**Principal Procurement Officer (works, supplies, services)
**Location: Strasbourg **Reference**: e050/2024**

Publication: 14 October 2024

**Deadline: 04 November 2024**

Are you interested in procurement and would like to contribute to the developme nt of the profession in an International

Organisation working for human rights, democracy and the rule of law? If you are thorough and meticulous in your work and

willing to take charge of a wide range of different procurement portfolios, this vacancy may be the right opportunity for you.

**Who we are**

With over 2600 staff members coming from all its 46 member States, the

Organisation. We all strive towards protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law and our three core

values - **professionalism, integrity and respect**:

- guide the way we work.

The

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organisation whose mission is to contribute to the protection of public health by promoting access to safe medicines and

healthcare through the elaboration of quality standards, which are recognised as a scientific benchmark worldwide.

**Your role**

As a Principal Procurement Officer, you will be responsible for procurement portfolios covering categories such as works,

supplies or any other indirect commodities required for the smooth running of the Organisation. Your tasks will include:
helping to define procurement strategies and monitoring their implementation (procurement mapping, business
intelligence, statistical analysis followed by proposals for optimising and harmonising contracts, analysis and consistency
of the prices paid);
informing and advising internal departments about procurement and providing them with operational support for
procurement:

- advising prescribers on the choice of purchasing procedures according to the projected budgets for each

project;
- assisting prescribers in defining needs and drawing up specifications, taking into account the concept of best

value for money and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership);
- preparing and drafting the administrative documents for the contracts and ensuring that the selection criteria

are appropriate;**Our work is carried by our values**
- ensuring compliance with the tendering and advertising procedures for each procurement procedure, while

proposing service providers suited to the requirements;
- assisting prescribers in drawing up analysis reports, ensuring the best value for money;
- awarding contracts according to the type of procedure and providing responses to unsuccessful tenderers;
- monitoring the administrative execution of contracts, helping to ensure that contractual terms are complied

with and enforced (price adjustments, deadlines for completion, penalties, performance monitoring, dispute
settlement, renewal, etc.).
- performing ongoing market prospection and monitoring to keep abreast of the various sectors of activity, services
providers (sourcing), products and regulations, and anticipate changing needs;
conducting any negotiations needed to obtain bids optimised in line with targeted criteria;
putting in place and monitoring performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement of procurement efficiency;
playing an active part in modernising procurement processes and in rolling out dedicated tools (e-procurement,
databases, statistical reports, etc.);
working with procurement departments in other international organisations to share best practice and compare
performance.

**What we are looking for**

You must:
have a higher education qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent to 1st cycle of the Bologna process
framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in public contracts, public procurement, purchasing,
international trade, or a relevant field;
have a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in public and/or private procurement;
have a very good knowledge of one of the
of the other (English/French);
be a citizen of one of the member States of the
service of that state;
have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the

be under the age of 65 years.

Demonstrate to us that you have the following competencies:
Professional and technical expertise:

- knowledge of public procurement and public procurement regulations;
- knowledge of indirect procurement (works and/or supplies and/or services);
- good command of IT tools (Pack Office, Official Journal of the European Union, eNotices, e-procurement

platforms) and ability to use other software.
- Planning and work organisation Please refer to the
Analysis and problem solving **Competency Framework**

Negotiation of the

( - 1,6Mo) Service orientation

Teamwork and co-operation

Results orientation

Initiative

These would be an asset:
Professional and technical expertise:

- ability to build management tools with relevant indicators;
- prof