Overview
The Procurement Officer is responsible for overseeing and managing the procurement and contractual aspects of goods and services for NATO Headquarter's maintenance and operation, ensuring quality, legal compliance, and adherence to regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop an enterprise-wide view and strategy of assigned category.
- Develop source selection plans, assign organisational resources, and optimise processes.
- Implement and monitor procurement plans from initiation to conclusion.
- Conduct associated procurement actions.
- Monitor benefit realisation and identify customer service issues.
- Store, administer and distribute procurement-related information and documents.
- Prepare, manage, and facilitate a wide variety of events and procurement actions with industry and/or NATO representatives.
- Cultivate a motivated environment through guiding, mentoring and supporting assigned staff.
- Collaboratively resolve conflicts.
- Develop organisational standards and best practices for professional relationships.
- Continuously develop professional procurement skills and/or knowledge of procurement law, policies, regulations, practices and NATO policies and procedures.
- Research and analyse data, identifying market trends and buying habits.
- Assess vendors’ financial standing and viability.
- Perform any other related duty as assigned.
Required Experience
At least 3 years of procurement and contracting experience, preferably, in indirect procurement, or public sectors; significant experience in supplier and proposal evaluation activities and in organising, managing, and leading supplier and proposal evaluation teams; expertise in contemporary strategic sourcing processes.
Qualifications
A university degree in any of the following domains: commerce, trade, purchasing, supply, economics, management, law, business administration or engineering or equivalent; a post-graduate degree in purchasing, contracting, or supply management; Level 4 UNDP/CIPS certification or equivalent or a higher level of qualification granted by a national professional association; demonstrated experience in using current sourcing and procurement technologies (e.g. Oracle EBS, e-sourcing, e-procurement, contract management systems, etc.).
