CO26130 (LA): Consultant – Technical Expert, Fixed Wing Aircraft - NATO Support and Procurement Agency (Luxembourg)
About this position
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Post No CO26130/ Ref. No 2026_00114
STATEMENT OF WORK
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- University degree or equivalent education in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field. - Proven experience in supply chain management in the aerospace, or military aviation environment. - Strong knowledge of procurement processes, and contract execution. - Experience with portfolio management, performance dashboards, and KPI definition. - Proven experience as a consultant or senior practitioner in procurement, supply chain, or operations improvement. - Solid process-improvement expertise (process mapping, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement methods). - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations. - Demonstrated experience with public procurement organizations or strongly regulated procurement frameworks. - Ability to work with complex, multi-stakeholder environments and critical supply items - Very good knowledge of relevant QA standards and policies. - Ability to to present findings clearly to management and…
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Are you eligible?
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- Education: University degree or equivalent education in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
- Experience: Proven experience in supply chain management in the aerospace, or military aviation environment. Proven experience as a consultant or senior practitioner in procurement, supply chain, or operations improvement. Demonstrated experience with public procurement organizations or strongly regulated procurement frameworks.
- Languages: English (fluency), French (beginner)
- Key skills: Strong knowledge of procurement processes, and contract execution, Experience with portfolio management, performance dashboards, and KPI definition, Solid process-improvement expertise (process mapping, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement methods), Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations, Ability to work with complex, multi-stakeholder environments and critical supply items, Very good knowledge of relevant QA standards and policies, Ability to present findings clearly to management and operational teams, and to conduct and efficiently participate in international meetings, Knowledge of information systems at end-user level with experience in using personal computers and software packages
- Eligibility: In date NATO SECRET security clearance
Contract and working arrangements
Contract duration: 12 months.
Hiring unit: NSPA.
Position details
- Reference
- jmsyyc
- Directorate-General
- LA-F
- Last Verified
- 18 October 2026
Position overview
This is the official EU Careers listing for CO26130 (LA): Consultant – Technical Expert, Fixed Wing Aircraft at NSPA based in Luxembourg. The vacancy reference is jmsyyc. It is hosted by LA-F, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.
Post No CO26130/ Ref. No 2026_00114
STATEMENT OF WORK
For more information, see link to the full job description in the blue box.
- University degree or equivalent education in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field. - Proven experience in supply chain management in the aerospace, or military aviation environment. - Strong knowledge of procurement processes, and contract execution. - Experience with portfolio management, performance dashboards, and KPI definition. - Proven experience as a consultant or senior practitioner in procurement, supply chain, or operations improvement. - Solid process-improvement expertise (process mapping, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement methods). - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations. - Demonstrated experience with public procurement organizations or strongly regulated procurement frameworks. - Ability to work with complex, multi-stakeholder environments and critical supply items - Very good knowledge of relevant QA standards and policies. - Ability to to present findings clearly to management and operational teams, and to conduct and to efficiently participate in international meetings. - Knowledge of information systems at end-user level with experience in using personal computers and software packages. - In date NATO SECRET security clearance. - NATO's two official languages are English and French. The work of this consultancy post is mainly conducted in English; therefore, fluency in that language is essential and a beginner knowledge of French is desirable.
POST DETAILS
- Contract duration:12 months - Level:III - Daily fee per worked day:339 EUR
HOW TO APPLY?
All candidatesshould refer to the FAQs before applying.
Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.
All application deadlines are based on the Central European Time (CET) zone.
IMPORTANT NOTES
In accordance with the NATO employment regulations, the contract will be established for a 6-month period. The working language will mainly be English. The duty stations will be Afghanistan, Luxembourg or any other area as required.
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.
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 14 October 2026, 4 days ago.
The application deadline is 3 November 2026, 15 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 18 October 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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