Purchasing Officer

The Institute

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

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The role

As a Purchasing Officer, you will have the duties to:
Determine needs for suppliers and collect cross-functional corporate/ business requirements

Manage sourcing and procurement across indirect spend categories (Services)

Maintain procurement supplier database and contract management tracking tools

Communication with vendors and stakeholders to ensure compliance with procurement rules.

Purchase order creation

Spot process improvement opportunities

About the team

The goals of the Procurement Area are to attend users and institute’s needs, to guarantee delivery time, quality and to get value for money while ensuring compliance in public procurement regulations. The Procurement Manager, four Procurement Officers, the Warehouse officer, the Equipment Purchasing Officer and technical liaison, and currently two Public Tender Officers compose the Team.

Whom would we like to hire?

Professional experience

Must Have

You have 2-3 years of experience in Purchasing items/services, negotiation, orders claims, attending service calls or monitoring all purchase process

High Communication skills

Desirable but not required/ Nice to have

To have working experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP or similar).

Flexible profile, able to cope with different clerical tasks

Solutions-oriented and have the ability to influence people

Public sector experience

Education and training

To hold a degree in Business Administration or FP Administration or related field

Languages

Proficient in Spanish and Catalan

To have a medium level of English

Technical skills

Advanced MS Office skills

Numerical and analytical skills

Competences

Ability to work independently as well as being part of a team

Precise and have attention to detail

Highly developed organization skills

Proactive

Hands-on profile and problem-resolution oriented

Service orientation

Good communication skills

The Offer - Working Conditions

Contract duration: permanent contract

Estimated annual gross salary: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales.

Target start date: As soon as possible.

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section.

The CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees and are offering extended vacation period, teleworking and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.

Application Procedure

A motivation letter addressed to Pau Mestre (Purchasing Manager).

A complete CV including contact details.

Contact details of two referees.

Selection Process

**Deadline**: February 15, 2024
**Job category**: Administration
**Area**: Life Sciences