Job Description

Your responsibilities

• Advise and support CERN’s research and technical departments in identifying procurement strategies within budgets and deadlines;
• Conduct market consultations with a view to preparing the procurement and informing economic operators of the procurement plans and requirements;
• Prepare price enquiries and analyse bids received;
• Negotiate, place and follow up orders, contracts, collaboration agreements and contract amendments, with suppliers and institutes to ensure the lowest possible overall cost within the applicable legal framework;
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders; Manage or contribute to purchasing-related projects.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Negotiation and commercial savvy
• Strategic thinking and problem solving skills
• Numerical skills
• Creativity
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Finance, procurement or related field (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 30th October 2024 at 23:59 (midnight) CET.

Job reference: IPT-PI-SU-2024-159-GRAP

Contract duration: 12 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-February-2025

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace. Join world-class subject matter experts on unique projects, in a Quest for greater knowledge and deeper understanding.

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Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.