Senior Procurement Officer/Technical Procurement Manager

The European Spallation Source is one of the largest science and technology infrastructure projects being built today. The project includes the most powerful linear proton accelerator ever built, a five-tonne, helium-cooled tungsten target wheel, 15 state-of-the-art neutron instruments, a suite of laboratories, and a supercomputing data management and software development centre. In the context of its history and future as a scientific organisation, however, it is more than the sum of its parts. It is a brand-new Big Science organisation and we are building it from the ground up.

Come and build the future of Science with us!

About the role:

The ESS is at an exciting turning point. It is in transition from being a construction site, to being an operating facility. To help us realise our goal of being the most powerful neutron source in the world, we now need Senior Procurement Officer/Technical Procurement Manager to join our Supply, Procurement and Logistics (SPL) division. In this position you will be hired into SPL and matrixed to the Technical Office – which is an executive team that assists the Technical Director and Associate Director for Operations and Infrastructure to execute and deliver the technical programme and drive the transition to operations.

In this role, you will act as Senior Procurement Officer and your main task is to create and execute the technical procurement function. This will involve supporting the establishment, execution and follow-up of a common contracting and procurement plan, coordinating central functions to ensure that required information is provided to place a technical procurement as well as verifying readiness requirements and involvement of stakeholders and functions before placing a contract.

The role will also involve supporting system owners in contracting, following up on contract execution and delivery, the development of ESS processes and templates, and assisting with the creation and build-up of the ESS Part Master from a procurement perspective. You will also be required to provide functional requirements to ESS business software.

This is a full-time, permanent position based at the ESS Campus in Lund, Sweden.

About you:

To thrive with us in the Supply, Procurement and Logistics division, you need to be driven, responsive and good at spotting both problems and opportunities. You need to be a highly motivated, self-driven person who can bring significant, demonstrable experience of working in a procurement function within large-scale projects.

First and foremost, we need someone who is suitably qualified and experienced. Ideally, this means a University degree or equivalent within Public Administration, Business Administration, Law, Finance and/or Engineering. However relevant, technical experience in a similar role is more critical than the type of qualification you hold. We expect the successful candidate to have at least 10 years of experience from complex and advanced procurements, preferably on an international/European level. A strong background in public procurement, including working knowledge of public procurement principles and relevant EU procurement directives, is a prerequisite for this role.

We need you to bring significant experience of drafting and negotiating procurement contracts and advising on matters related to contract management as well as international, European and/or Swedish customs, VAT and tax legislation. Prior experience of working with ERP modules from Unit 4 Business World and HxGN EAM (formerly InforEAM) would be a benefit.

We are building ESS from the ground up, so we need someone who is comfortable not only following procedures, but also creating them. We attach great importance to personality and attitude, so we're looking for a real team player: Someone who is sociable, has excellent communication skills, who likes to collaborate with different people and who is committed to helping this amazing project to realise its full potential. We need a confident, hands-on colleague who is able to work in a structured, orderly, and responsible way.

The working language of ESS is English but knowledge of other European languages is always an advantage.

What can we offer?

Aside from the chance to work at truly unique big science project, you can also expect:


• An opportunity to contribute to the future discoveries within neutron science.
• A stunning, brand new workplace filled with innovative minds and brilliant people from across the globe.
• A challenging, innovative and stimulating work environment.
• Market competitive compensation that is individual and differentiated according to role, responsibilities, individual skills, abilities and achievements.
• 30 days of annual leave, as well as more than 10 days of public holiday and company days off or days with limited working hours.
• Monthly pension contributions on top of your salary.
• Flexible working arrangements and a real work-life balance.

If you see yourself in what we’re looking for, please provide your CV and motivation letter in English by clicking on “apply” and following the instructions. Please be aware that we can only accept direct applications made via the ESS website.

Certain roles at ESS require health and safety checks and/or security clearance procedures, which will be performed as part of the recruitment process.

We review applications continuously, so don’t miss out! Submit your application as soon as you can and quote the job reference number ESD-32444 in your application.

For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process or contact Daniel Nordin Baker – Recruitment partner – at daniel.nordin@ess.eu.

For trade union information, please contact Unionen representative Conny Wendt at conny.wendt@ess.eu or SACO/Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers representative Marc Kickulies at marc.kickulies@ess.eu.

We look forward to receiving your application soon!