Global Procurement Specialist (Hybrid)

Octagon Professionals International; Noordwijk; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Professionals International is recruiting six to eight Procurement & Purchasing Officers to provide end-to-end purchasing support for ESA's Purchase Office Support Service. Each Officer independently handles the full Purchase Order process.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a procurement career within an international organisation, with hybrid working options at ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands), ESRIN (Frascati, Italy) or ESAC (Madrid, Spain).

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of procurement or purchasing experience.
• Experience with SAP or an equivalent ERP system.
• Fluent English with strong communication skills.
• Experience within ESA or a comparable international organisation.
• Professional procurement qualification, or working towards one (e.g. CIPS).

Responsibilities

• Analyse Purchase Requests and select the appropriate procurement route.
• Prepare Requests for Quotation and communicate with suppliers.
• Evaluate quotations and prepare Purchase Orders.
• Support commercial negotiations and maintain procurement documentation.
• Provide procurement advice to ESA customers.
• Contribute to harmonisation of procurement practices across ESA establishments.

Skills

Procurement

Purchasing

SAP

ERP systems

English fluency

ESA experience

CIPS (in progress)

Education

Degree or diploma in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration or equivalent

CIPS qualification (in progress)

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Octagon Professionals International is recruiting six to eight Procurement & Purchasing Officers to provide end-to-end purchasing support for ESA's Purchase Office Support Service. Each Officer independently handles the full Purchase Order process.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a procurement career within an international organisation, with hybrid working options at ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands), ESRIN (Frascati, Italy) or ESAC (Madrid, Spain).