Beschreibung

Are you passionate about procurement and contracts? As part of a support team to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Operational Support Hub Europe (OSHE), based in Köln, you will be collaborating within a team comprising of both military and civilian members. As our new Contract Supervisor, you will be supervising a team of Contract Officers and processing procurement files to ensure that the right goods and services are procured in a compliant and cost-effective manner. This is a brand-new position, which affords the successful candidate a chance to really shape and grow it in a proactive and rewarding way.

 What does a typical week look like?

- Checking and validating the work completed by your Contract Officers.
- Producing compliant and well-organised contracting files.
- Checking that the budget funds from the requesting departments are sufficient to cover the cost of their requested purchase(s). 
- Obtaining quotes for goods and services and ensuring that the bidders are treated in a fair and transparent manner.
- Reviewing quotes for compliance and deviations from contract conditions.
- Advising about best value and making recommendations to your stakeholders (the requesting department).
- Approving and awarding contracts.
- Reconciling payments.
- Maintaining accurate electronic records of contracts.

 What qualities do you offer?

 ü  You offer sound expertise in contracting and/or procurement.

ü  You are a natural and inspiring leader who can successfully and diplomatically supervise your team.

ü  You are competent in using Microsoft Office software and other packages as part of your daily work.

ü  You have a love of number crunching and managing the finances to ensure that the best standards, cost and delivery schedules are achieved within the budget.

ü  You thrive on collaboration and teamwork.

ü  You can communicate tactfully and effectively in spoken and written German & English.

ü  You work independently and can plan and organise your day to ensure that your work and the work of your team is prioritised appropriately.

**Internal Job Title:** Contract Supervisor

**External Job Title:** Contract Supervisor

**Classification:** C6

**Closing date:** 09 September 2025 - if no suitable applications are received, we reserve the right to extend the deadline.

**Who can apply:** Persons legally entitled to work in Germany indefinitely. See “Factors having an impact on your eligibility for employment” below for more citizenship criteria.

**Work week hours:** 38.5 (full-time)

**Location:** Luftwaffenkaserne Wahn, Köln

**Starting salary (C6, step 1, gross):** €3500.96 EUR per month

The salary scale has a total of eight (8) incremental steps which you can grow into over a fixed period. Further information about this can be provided on request.

**Positions to be filled:** 1 (a candidate pool of partially qualified candidates may be created following the interviews)

**Proposed start date:** Immediate
 
NON-NEGOTIABLE FACTORS HAVING AN IMPACT ON YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT

1.             You must be a citizen of a current NATO member country.
2.             You must be willing to undergo a background investigation to obtain and maintain a valid security clearance certificate from your own NATO country (if required for the specific position) and subsequently to obtain and maintain a NATO security clearance.
3.             If your country of citizenship has compulsory military service (conscription) for its citizens, you must have completed your compulsory military service (conscription) as per your country of citizenship’s legislation. If your country of citizenship does not have compulsory military service (conscription) for its citizens, this requirement is not relevant for you.
4.             You must be willing to provide the required documentation to obtain ‘reliability status’.
5.             You must be able to obtain and maintain a criminal record check.
 
OPERATIONAL & ORGANISATIONAL NEEDS
6.             Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position in Germany or Canada and maintain the relevant certification throughout the duration of employment.
7.             For operational or unforeseen business reasons, employees must be willing and able to work from home if requested to do so. However, this position is office based.
 
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL*

*Education:* 

·          Minimum successful completion of secondary school in combination with successful completion of commercial apprenticeship/vocational training (Mittlere Reife mit abgeschlossener kaufmännischer Ausbildung), or similar level of education obtained through work experience.

*Language:*

·          Fluent written and spoken English & German are BOTH essential.

*Experience:*

·          Experience in providing contracting and/or procurement support services.

·          Experience in financial management.

·          Experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Publisher, and Access).

·          Experience in supervising staff.

 ****If your application does not clearly evidence how you meet all the ‘essential’ criteria, it cannot be considered. Therefore, it is important that your CV and/or motivation letter are up-to-date and that they clearly evidence all the essential criteria as outlined above.***
 
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ASSET (DESIRABLE)**

·          Experience working with the armed forces of a NATO member country.

·          Experience using SAP (or DRMIS).

·          Ability to communicate in any other European languages (in addition to English & German).

 *****Evidencing how you meet the ‘asset’ criteria will add further value to your application.***
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

·          Your application must include a valid email address and you must ensure that this address is functional and monitored at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to inform us of a change of contact information during the course of this selection process. Failure to respond in a prescribed timeframe may result in elimination from this process.

·          You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written assessments (online or in-person), interviews (pre-recorded video, Microsoft Teams or in-person), reference checking, and other assessment tools.

·          Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence and telephone calls, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

·          Achieving the pass mark on any of the stages/assessments used does not guarantee you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process.

·          Appointments are based on merit, which is achieved when the person appointed meets the essential qualifications for the work to be performed, and consideration has been given to:

·          Any additional or desirable (asset criteria) to perform the work or for the organisation, currently or in the future;

·          Any current or future operational requirements; and/or

·          Any current or future organisational needs.

·          Costs associated with assessment, obtaining documentation to achieve reliability status or relocation will not be paid for or reimbursed by the employer (i.e. travel or any other associated costs/fees)

·          Lateral (internal) transfers are possible within the organization, and these individuals will be given preference in the staffing process.

·          As part of the application process, you will be expected to upload valid evidence of your entitlement to work in Germany. Please note that the Canadian Forces Support Unit (Europe) does not sponsor any work permits directly or indirectly.

·          Only applications submitted in English will be considered.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: CFSUERCPO-StaffingServices@forces.gc.ca

Please click the 'apply now' button (see below) to submit your application (you will need to upload your CV, motivation letter and valid ID as part of the application process

**- You are kindly asked to apply officially via the official way only -**

**- Applications received via any other method will not be considered valid**