Senior Procurement Coordinator (Permanent)

The Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG) is one of the largest Genome Sequencing Centers in Europe. The CNAG Consortium aims to carry out large-scale projects in DNA/RNA analysis for the improvement of quality of life in collaboration with the Spanish, European and International Research Community. CNAG researchers participate in major International Genome Initiatives such as the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), the International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC), the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC), the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and the European Infrastructure for life‑science information (ELIXIR), as well as in several EU‑funded projects.

Responsibilities

• Run, manage, and control tender processes in accordance with Public Procurement Regulations.
• Provide effective planning and control of purchasing resources, procurements, working spaces and research equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Instruct and assist internal users about procedures to follow, and manage the tendering process, purchasing process up to execution.
• Provide documents and information to internal clients and external auditors whenever applicable.
• Develop Sourcing and Procurement organization.
• Prepare the Tender Documents according to the Public Procurements Law and publication in the Contractor’s Profile and other official bulletins.
• Coordinate Public Tenders and General public purchases.
• Ensure compliance with public procurement regulations.
• Handle Sourcing and Procurement reporting.
• Use ERP (e‑sourcing).
• Coordinate overall purchasing strategy.
• Coordinate all public tenders, general purchases and public management.
• Guarantee outstanding performance and communication between departments.
• Control budgets and monthly reporting.
• Supervise the Purchasing Section and assure compliance with legal requirements.
• Serve as project manager in the implementation of the ERP.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of previous experience as Purchasing/Procurement or similar responsibilities.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Public Procurements and Official Tenders in entities of the Public Sector.
• Knowledge and management of the Public Procurements Services Platform of the Catalan Government and the public register of contracts.
• ERP tools experience.
• Knowledge of external and internal procurement regulations.
• Mid-level of English and good command of Spanish and Catalan.
• Mastery of administrative legislation on procurement (including the Law on Public Sector Contracts).

Contract

Duration: Permanent.

Benefits

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state‑of‑the‑art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. We are committed to reconcile a work/family life balance for our employees and offer the opportunity to benefit from annual leave and flexible working hours.