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Strategic Procurement Specialist

  • Buyer / Purchaser, General

As a Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will drive long-term sourcing strategies for critical electrical assets, work with international suppliers, and lead complex EU procurement projects from strategy to contract award. In this high-impact role, you will collaborate with technical experts, influence sustainability initiatives, and help secure the technologies powering tomorrow’s grid.

Strategic Procurement Specialist
  • Buyer / Purchaser, General
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
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Function

  • Work closely together with the technical and asset management departments to gain an overview of the long-term requirements,
  • Analyse the market and potential supplier worldwide, always with an eye on the current developments on the market and anticipating the requirements of the Elia Group,
  • Based on the market analysis, work out the medium- to long-term procurement plan for strategic electrical equipment,
  • Define and implement the strategies in coordination with the internal stakeholders,
  • Take an active part in the implementation of the sustainable policies of the Group,
  • Organize the EU procurement procedure from A (definition of selection and awarding criteria) to Z (negotiation and awarding of the contract), which represents 80% of the job,
  • Based on your experience in EU procurement procedures, participate in the optimization of internal processes, methods and tools in procurement,
  • Depending on your experience, take responsibility for a complete family of assets working autonomously with a global scope,
  • Contribute to building synergies and best practices
  • You have a Master’s degree in technical or engineering studies or you have an economics background with strong technical focus in form of relevant internships or prior professional experiences,
  • You have strong organizational skills, like work independently, take initiative, stress-resilient and think in a problem-solving way,
  • You are analytical and result driven.
  • You are trilingual: French, Dutch and English (one mother tongue and the other both level B2 to C1),
  • Preferably 2 to 5 years of experience in a technical context, in public procurement or project management environment,
  • Affinity with legal terminology and contract negotiation,
  • You master the most common Microsoft Office applications,
  • Flexible in working partially from home and at the office
  • Willing to travel few times a year to Berlin
  • It will be an asset, if you offer:
    • Knowledge of Ariba
    • Knowledge of German

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Carine Joosen

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