Senior Procurement Leader – Hybrid, Global & ESA-scale

Octagon Professionals International; Noordwijk; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working locations

Visa and relocation support

Job summary

Octagon Professionals International seeks a Deputy Service Manager / Lead Procurement Specialist to steer ESA's Purchase Office Support Service. You will deputise for the Service Manager, drive complex procurement, and ensure consistency across ESA establishments in a hands-on leadership role.

You will join a professional-services partner with 35+ years of experience, supporting ESA and international institutions, with hybrid work across ESTEC, ESRIN or ESAC and relocation support where

Qualifications

• Degree in Procurement, Law, Business or Engineering.
• 8-10 years of procurement experience.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Proven leadership experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills; fluent English.
• Experience within ESA or comparable international/public procurement.
• Experience coordinating teams across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Act as deputy to the Service Manager and lead the service in their absence.
• Coordinate operational delivery across all ESA sites.
• Ensure procurement processes are applied consistently and correctly.
• Manage complex, high-value procurement cases from start to finish.
• Mentor and support procurement staff across the team.
• Drive service improvement and harmonisation initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Procurement

SAP

ERP

Stakeholder management

Contractual knowledge

Team coordination

Communication

English language

Education

Degree in Procurement, Law, Business or Engineering

Tools

SAP or ERP system

Job description

Octagon Professionals International seeks a Deputy Service Manager / Lead Procurement Specialist to steer ESA's Purchase Office Support Service. You will deputise for the Service Manager, drive complex procurement, and ensure consistency across ESA establishments in a hands-on leadership role.

You will join a professional-services partner with 35+ years of experience, supporting ESA and international institutions, with hybrid work across ESTEC, ESRIN or ESAC and relocation support where