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Public procurement specialist

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Public procurement expert Public procurement practitioner Public sector procurement expert Public sector procurement practitioner Public sector procurement specialist

Public procurement specialists are full-time public procurement practitioners working as part of a procurement team in a large organisation or central purchasing body in all phases of the procurement cycle. They translate needs into contracts and deliver value for money for the organisation and the public.

Tasks

(a) Liaising and consulting with programme administrators and other interested parties to identify policy needs;
(b) Reviewing existing policies and legislation to identify anomalies and out-of-date provisions;
(c) Researching social, economic and industrial trends, and client expectations of programmes and services provided;
(d) Formulating and analysing policy options, preparing briefing papers and recommendations for policy changes, and advising on preferred options;
(e) Assessing impacts, financial implications, interactions with other programmes and political and administrative feasibility of policies;
(f) Conducting threat and risk assessments and developing responses;
(g) Reviewing operations and programmes to ensure consistency with policies of the organization.

Knowledge

  • Management and administration
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Law
  • Work skills
  • Philosophy and ethics

Digital competencies

  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Purchasing goods or services
  • Developing solutions
  • Negotiating and managing contracts and agreements
  • Developing operational policies and procedures

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Leading others
  • Communicating
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Business and administration professionals

Administration professionals

Policy administration professionals

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Policy administration professionals

1.265

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

51,95%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-11,23% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

75,35%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

13,35%

Part-time contracts

1,09% Turnover index

270

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

15%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration professionals

46%

54%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Administration professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Policy administration professionals

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
23%
Between 1 and 2 years
14%
Between 2 and 4 years
31%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
16%
Administrative and support service activities
33%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
18%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
12%
Education
9%
Information and communication
7%
Others
21%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.