Procurement Plant

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**Application Deadline**: 24/08/2025

**Department**:Administration Department

**Division / Program**:Procurement Division

**Section / Project**: Procurement Plant & Machine Assembly

**Job Family**: Line Management and Group Leaders

**Job Role**: Section Leader

**Job Grade**: P4

**Language Requirements**:Fluent in English (written & spoken)

**Contract Duration**: Initial Employment Contract up to five years with possibility for extension

**Overview**

**Are you looking for an exciting opportunity at the heart of an ambitious fusion energy project?** Join our Procurement Plant & Machine Assembly Section as a Section Leader, where the scope of this Section covers tokamak and machine assembly and construction procurement.
- As a **Section Leader**, you will:

- **Lead a team** of procurement officers and buyers, assigning priorities to achieve objectives.
- **Coordinate delivery of procurement and contracts** ensuring quality, accuracy and deadlines with procurement plans. Supporting contract management within your scope
- **Propose efficient procurement strategies** and implement the procurement process in compliance with the IO rules and regulations.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Provides inclusive and effective leadership for the Section, ensuring team members are performing their assigned duties well, are motivated, and developing their skills and experience for the benefit of themselves and the ITER Organization (IO).
- Oversees the procurement processes, including tenders, evaluation reports, preparation of associated documents, contracts, and related agreements.
- Manages the planning of procurements assigned to the Section, raising early warnings as and when necessary.
- Proposes procurement strategies through a thorough analysis of the needs and associated risks, provides advice to the line management on appropriate tender and contractual strategies and potential issues post signature of the contract.

**Additional Responsibilities**
- Provides feedback, sets goals, and identifies opportunities for team members’ professional development.
- Advises and supports the technical teams and responsible officers in the preparation of sound technical specifications.
- Builds and maintains relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
- Leads negotiations, including for contract amendments in view of achieving the best value for the IO.
- Manages claims in coordination with the Claim manager and Legal Affairs.
- Partners with other Procurement Managers to provide input for the improvements and elaboration of procurement templates, policies and instructions.
- Deputizes and substitutes other Procurement Managers for any delegated tasks and on ad-hoc basis wherever needed.

**Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the staff member may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above primary responsibilities.**

**Experience & Profile**

**Essential**:

- **Significant experience** in procurement or supply chain, in the field of public administration, industry, energy, construction, or oil & gas.
- **Procurement**: Acquiring goods, services, or works from external sources in a cost-effective and efficient manner, including strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and regulations in a range of simple procurement and low value contract to complex procurement and high value contracts.
- **Negotiation**: Ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and reach mutually beneficial agreements in various situations, using interpersonal skills to build rapport, establish trust, and maintain positive relationships with others involved in the negotiation process.
- **Team Management**: Defining, organizing, and overseeing the day-to-day activities of a unit or team to ensure efficient