Procurement and Contracts Officer (IPT-PI-SU-2026-184-LD)

Introduction As part of the Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer ( IPT ) Department, you will join the Procurement and Industrial Services Group (PI), which is responsible for procuring all supplies and services for the Organization, ensuring that the specified and contractual technical, delivery and performance requirements are met at the lowest possible overall cost whilst achieving balanced industrial returns for CERN Member States and respecting CERN's Procurement Rules. The Group monitors and reports procurement activities and statistics to CERN Management and Member State representatives.   Functions In the role of Procurement and Contracts Officer, you will: - Advise and support the Organization in identifying procurement strategies, ensuring cost efficiency and quality. - Carry out research to identify and participate in the qualification of potential suppliers. - Prepare price enquiries, market surveys and invitations to tender in accordance with the Organization's Procurement Rules and on an international basis. - Analyse offers, prepare proposals for adjudications and submit these to CERN’s Management. - Ensure the preparation, negotiation and follow-up of numerous orders and contracts. - Contribute to the advancement of CERN's procurement techniques and tools, influencing their modernisation and optimisation. - Foster and sustain a wide-ranging network of relationships across diverse levels, both internally and externally, while actively representing CERN in global business events.  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.