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Head of public procurement and purchasing strategy

Mairie de Gardanne · Local government

En français : Responsable de la commande publique et de la stratégie achats

This job in plain words

The city of Gardanne is hiring a head of public procurement and purchasing strategy, full time, based at the Town Hall. The job is to deeply change the purchasing function, to make practices safer and to improve economic and environmental performance.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Civil servants (Attaché or Attaché principal grades) and contract staff can apply. A contract worker can be hired while waiting for a civil servant, under article L332-14 of the general civil service code.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Not stated · Master 2 in public law, public contracts, public procurement or public purchasing (ideally)
Experience
Proven experience in public procurement, ideally in a local authority; management experience expected
Contract
Civil servants (Attaché or Attaché principal grades) and contract staff. For a contract worker: contract of one year at most, renewable up to 2 years in total, while a civil servant is being recruited. Permanent full-time job (37.5 hours).

The profile they want:

  • Proven experience in public procurement
  • Management or service leadership experience expected
  • Good knowledge of the Public Procurement Code and case law
  • Strong analysis, foresight and strategic thinking
  • Teaching skills, ability to convince and to lead change
  • Discretion, impartiality and high ethical standards

What you would do

  • Organise the council's purchasing function
  • Make public procurement practices legally safe and manage risks
  • Support departments, the General Management and elected officials
  • Build a purchasing strategy and analyse spending
  • Negotiate, produce indicators and lead change

How to apply

Apply on the employer's website from the official Choisir le Service Public offer. You can also send your cover letter and CV to the HR department of the Mairie de Gardanne, by email or by post.

Documents to send:

  • Cover letter
  • CV

Good to know:

  • Job based at the Hôtel de Ville in Gardanne
  • Permanent full-time job, 37.5 hours a week
  • Bonuses: holiday bonus and end-of-year bonus
  • Employer contribution to health and provident insurance, staff canteen

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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