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Public buyer – Head of the purchasing centre
Conseil départemental de l'Hérault · Occitanie · Closes in 18 days
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Civil servants (Attaché or Attaché principal grades) and contract staff can apply. The job is open to people with disabilities.
Category: Category A (executive)
Experience: Successful experience as a public buyer.
The profile they look for:
- Successful experience in a public buyer role.
- Listening and analysis of the needs of members and services.
- Professional curiosity and market monitoring.
- Autonomy and ability to set priorities based on deadlines.
- Good at suggesting ideas to improve purchasing practices.
- Rigour and organisation within the legal framework.
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
Deadline: November 19 (Closes in 18 days)
Apply on the employer's website, reached from the official offer on Choisir le Service Public.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Job vacant from 01/01/2027.
- Category A, Attaché or Attaché principal grades.
- A contract agent can be hired while waiting for a civil servant: contract of one year maximum, renewable up to 2 years in total.
- Job open to people with disabilities (article 352-4 of the General Civil Service Code).
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