Job Description
Dutystation: Home based
Functional responsibilities
The Technical Procurement Specialist will:
- Establishing for different types of commodities mentioned (heavy machinery, vehicles, electric vehicles and peripherals, access to energy systems) a set of comprehensive specifications that will be used by the UN Web Buy team in Copenhagen to publish suitable tenders
- Review and update specifications for categories where LTAs need to be renewed
- Answer potential requests for clarifications from bidders during tender publication stage
- Perform the technical evaluation and come up with technical evaluation report in compliance with Procurement procedures, in order to award Long-term Agreement (LTA) contract(s) to one or several suppliers
Education/Experience/Language requirements
a. Education
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent), preferably in the field of vehicle engineering or other relevant type of mechanical engineering;
- Bachelor’s degree with an additional two years of relevant work experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master’s/advanced university degree.
b. Work Experience
- With an advanced university/Master’s degree, at least 5 years of progressive experience in the field of Motor Vehicles and Heavy Equipment (design, manufacturing, procurement, sales, maintenance and repair, fleet management, etc.);
- Experience in procurement of Motor Vehicles and Heavy machinery Equipment;
- Experience of procurement with UNOPS and in the UN is an asset.
c. Languages
- Fluency in English. Fluency in Other UN language will be considered an advantage.
About the Organization
TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE
UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.
Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.
We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.
We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.
