Material Standardisation Officer

Do you have experience in standardisation of technical equipment and materials, providing focus on continuous improvement in quality, delivery, cost reduction and support to meet customer requirements? Join CERN and offer your technical expertise to the world's largest particle physics laboratory. CERN, take part!

The successful candidate will join the Site Management and Buildings (SMB) Department, which is responsible for maintaining and renovating the Organization's structures and infrastructures, operating the technical services of the tertiary structures and infrastructures, providing general services and guaranteeing the security of people and property on the sites.

Within the SMB Department, the Supply Chain (SC) Group provides logistics (shipping, reception and distribution of goods and waste management) and stores services for all CERN Departments and for the entire user community.

The Stores (SO) Section is responsible for defining standard equipment (long-term needs and recurrent use), classifying it and publishing it in the internal web-based catalogue, as well as for managing supplies, orders and running the warehouses used for storage and order preparation. Cables, connectors and electronics centrally represent for 4000+ references and a turnover or 6MCHF / year.

Functions

As Material Standardisation Officer for cables, connectors and electronics equipment in the Stores Section, you will be in charge of the following functions:

• Technical responsibility for the standardisation of equipment / material used in CERN technical installations:
  • Researching and studying new items to be standardised, as well as rationalising and updating existing items;
  • Organising and managing technical groups working on the standardisation of items (community management) with scientific and technical internal clients;
  • Taking an active part in the auditing, evaluation and qualification of firms.
• Initiating and monitoring the procurement process for these materials:
  • Working closely with the Procurement Service on the launch of market survey and invitations to tender;
  • Drawing up detailed technical specifications for complex equipment, referring as much as possible to European or international standards;
  • Defining and checking the follow-up of test procedures for quality control;
  • Providing technical analysis of bids and selection of products in order to finalise contracts or orders with the firms concerned;
  • Working with bidding firms on the development and improvement of certain special equipment;
  • Prospecting for new potential suppliers and product alternatives on the market.
• Processing special requests for standard materials from the CERN Departments and user community:
  • Advising on and checking compatibility between the intended use and the material chosen;
  • Monitoring the service level and taking corrective measures if necessary.

Technical competencies

• Project management.
• Design and manufacturing of cables including connectors.
• Use of office software packages: Microsoft Office or equivalent (Word, Excel).