Buyer

Buyer at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium. General Purchasing and Contracting

Department: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)

• General Purchasing and Contracting
• Exercise the functions associated with being a Buyer in support of the procurement process throughout the entire procurement workflow for goods, services and/or engineering works by but not limited to the following
• Reviewing, editing, and recommending wording of technical specifications to be used in solicitations to ensure it is understandable from a commercial perspective
• Screening firms as potential bidders, creating inputs and maintaining supplier data in the Supplier Management Database. Staying abreast of new market trends, e-commerce and technology developments;- Supporting customer
• For simplified procurement solicit offers in accordance with established thresholds
• Suggesting and drafting bidding instructions and contract clauses to be applied to all solicitations including Invitation For International Bids

• Incumbents must have at least 2 years of prior contracting experience
• At least 2 years of professional experience in the field of supplier relationship management
• English - SLP 3322

• Definite duration contract of three years normally followed by an indefinite duration contract