Procurement Administration Officer (0,8 FTE)

An exciting opportunity has become available for a passionate Procurement Administration Officer (32 hours a week) to join the Akkodis team, supporting the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. You will be working from our Akkodis office (hybrid) in Rotterdam. 

Key Responsibilities:

In this role you will be supporting the different departments across the European Space Agency. You will perform administrative transactional and reporting tasks as part of the procurement process. Tasks will be:

• Create Purchase Order related objects in support of the agreed Work Plans;
  • Shopping cart management;
  • GRNs / Confirmations;
  • Entering changes in planning tool.
• Create Contracts in support of the agreed Contract Action Plans;
• Follow up on the approval of all the above objects in the relevant tools;
• Follow up and implementation of the Contract Change Notice;
• Provide administrative support for timesheet management, ensuring timely submission, resolving user issues, and assisting with system data management and reporting;
• Manage and process low-value IT procurements, including invoice verification, data entry, and tracking purchase order balances;
• Coordinate with Technical Officers to ensure accurate order details and timely confirmations;
• Provide reporting such as statistics and progress status related to these tasks.

Company details

Akkodis has proudly supported the Aerospace & Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Akkodis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team!

About ESA-ESTEC 

The European Space Agency (ESA) has sites in several European countries. 

The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has grown into ESA’s largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europe’s space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System.

The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens.

Candidate’s Profile

To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background / experience is required: 

• Vocational education combined with experience in Procurement or Supply Chain;
• Extensive experience and a good understanding of SAP
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, highly organized, tactful, autonomous, flexibility, team spirit and discretion are a must;
• Highly proficient with modern electronics office automation tools, in particular Microsoft Office suite and electronic mailing (preferably Office 365);
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospace@akkodisgroup.com as soon as possible