Procurement and Contracts Officer

Manages procurement strategies, tendering and contracts for CERN’s Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer Department in Geneva. The officer will qualify suppliers, prepare tenders, analyse offers, negotiate contracts and develop procurement tools and represent CERN with internal and external partners to secure technical, delivery and performance requirements at balanced overall cost.

• Advise CERN on procurement strategies that ensure cost efficiency and quality
• Research and qualify potential suppliers
• Prepare price enquiries, market surveys and invitations to tender
• Analyse offers and prepare adjudication proposals for CERN management
• Negotiate and follow up orders and contracts
• Modernise procurement techniques and tools
• Build relationships and represent CERN at global business events

• Master’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in economics, purchasing, law, engineering or a related field
• Experience procuring technical supplies or services and understanding source-to-contract processes and procurement systems
• Spoken and written English with commitment to learn French
• National of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State

• Public procurement and contract-management experience

• Procurement Strategy
• Supplier Qualification
• Tendering
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Price Analysis
• Market Surveys
• Public Procurement
• Stakeholder Management
• Commercial Documentation

• CERN Procurement Rules

• Hybrid arrangement requiring regular physical attendance
• Five-year contract with potential extension and eligibility for indefinite tenure
• Minimum net entry salary: CHF 9,236 per month