PP593 POOL: Senior Procurement Officer - NATO Support and Procurement Agency (Luxembourg)

About this position

The summary below is published by NATO Support and Procurement Agency on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Manage procurement operations
• Lead and supervise procurement personnel team
• Conduct contract operations
• Facilitate and present persuasively
• Negotiate effectively
• Develop solutions to problems
• Track metrics and measure performance

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: University degree in a relevant field of study
• Experience: Relevant professional experience; thorough training in procurement methods and price analysis; sound experience in contract operations in the procurement division of a sizeable organization; demonstrated skill in team leadership, management and supervision of procurement personnel
• Key skills: Procurement methods and price analysis, Contract operations, Facilitation and presentation, Negotiation, Time management and work under pressure, Problem-solving, Team leadership and supervision, Digital literacy, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Eligibility: Nationals from all Member States; security clearance required; qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Screening process
• Preliminary interview (approximately six weeks after application closing date)

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: Initial three year contract.

Hiring unit: NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency).

Position details

Reference

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Directorate-General

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Last Verified

23 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for PP593 POOL: Senior Procurement Officer at NSPA based in Luxembourg. The vacancy reference is a0a0j0. It is hosted by P, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.

Post No PP593 POOL/ Ref. No 2026_00426

JOB DESCRIPTION (See link to the full job description in the blue box)

* University degree in a relevant field of study or relevant professional experience. * Thorough training in procurement methods and price analysis. * Sound experience in contract operations in the procurement division of a sizeable organization. * Ability to facilitate/present persuasively and negotiate effectively to achieve desired outcomes. * Ability to manage time and work effectively under pressure while producing quality products under shortnotice deadlines. * Ability to develop resourceful and effective solutions to problems (including HR), ability to focus team on performance goals and expectations, to track metrics and measure performance, and to engage problems early to mitigate risk and redirect performance. * Sound digital literacy with experience in using office automation systems and software applications, e.g. Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). * Demonstrated skill in team leadership, management and supervision of a dedicated team of procurement personnel varying in number.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

* Multicultural environment * Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary (subject to Article 19 of the Ottawa agreement on exemption of Taxation) * Additional benefits for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where applicable) and additional home leave * Excellent health coverage * Great work/life balance * Generous annual leave of 6 weeks plus official holidays * Pension Scheme

POST DETAILS

* Basic monthly salary:EUR 9 674.26, tax free - before insurance and pension contributions. * Some posts of this pool are deployable. The incumbents of these posts may be required to deploy or may be assigned to a remote location, to perform duties (inside or outside a theatre/deployment location) in support of Council approved operations/missions or in support of national or multinational operations/missions authorised by the Agency Supervisory Board of NSPO.

HOW TO APPLY?

All candidates (internal and external)should refer to the [FAQs](https://www.nspa.nato.int/join-us/faq) before applying.

NSPA internal candidates must submit additionally their latest completedperformancereport.

NSPA staff members of the same grade can submit a transfer request till 23 July 2026.

Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.

All application deadlines are based on the Central European Time (CET) zone.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority.

Interviews are expected to be held approximately six weeks after the application closing date.The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.

Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.

The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.

NSPA as an employer values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce. NSPA welcomes applications of nationals from all Member States and strongly encourages women to apply.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS REQUIREMENT FOR CURRENT MILITARY OR ADMINISTRATION POST HOLDERS:

Please note that if you currently hold a military or administration post, you will be required to decide, in accordance with your national authorities' regulations, whether to retire or resign from your post, or apply for special leave from your national authorities. If you are invited to a preliminary interview, you will be asked to indicate your preference at that time as well.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 10 July 2026, 13 days ago.

The application deadline is 20 August 2026, 28 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 23 July 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at NSPA see the NSPA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Luxembourg see our Luxembourg location page.

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