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Public procurement specialist CV: example and template

This example is for public procurement specialists at hospitals, public offices, universities and municipal companies, and for tender specialists at contractors who prepare bids.

The employer wants to know how many procedures you run, under which procedures and of what value, how you prepare documents, how you evaluate bids and how you deal with appeals. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: public procurement specialist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Agata Lewandowska

Public procurement specialist

Koszalin +48 123 456 789 agata.lewandowska@example.com

Professional profile

Public procurement specialist with 8 years on the contracting authority side, the last 5 at a regional hospital. I run about 60 procedures a year worth about PLN 90 million in total, mainly for medicines, medical equipment and services. I prepare tender specifications with the medical departments and run procedures on the e-Zamowienia platform and contracts. In the last 3 years we have not lost a single appeal.

Work experience

Public procurement specialist

02.2021 - present

Regional hospital, Koszalin

  • About 60 procedures a year, total value about PLN 90 million.
  • Medicines, medical equipment, services and construction works, including EU-threshold procedures.
  • The procurement plan and tender specifications with the medical and technical departments.
  • Running procedures on the e-Zamowienia platform, evaluating bids and contracts.
  • Responding to appeals, no appeal lost in the last 3 years.

Tender specialist

06.2016 - 01.2021

Construction firm, Koszalin

  • Bids in public tenders.
  • Clarifications and documents for contracting authorities.
  • Analysing contract notices.

Education

Master's degree, administration

2011 - 2016

University of Gdansk

Skills

  • Public procurement law
  • Procurement plan and estimating value
  • Tender specifications
  • e-Zamowienia platform
  • Evaluating bids and contracts
  • Appeals and clarifications

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate studies in public procurement, 2019
  • Procurement of medicines and medical equipment training, 2022
  • National Appeals Chamber proceedings training, 2023

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a public procurement specialist CV

Professional summary

Write which side you work on, how many procedures you run, under which procedures, of what value and for what. Add a result, for example appeals or deadlines. The employer is looking for someone who knows the law, writes precisely and will take a procedure through to a contract without it being cancelled.

Tender specialist with 4 years of experience at a construction firm. I prepare bids in public tenders and clarifications and documents for contracting authorities. I am looking for work as a public procurement specialist on the contracting authority side.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of procedures, value, subject, procedure types, documents, the platform, bid evaluation and appeals. Show results in numbers. Add your work with the departments that report needs.

Weaker: Running tenders.

Better: About 60 procedures a year, total value about PLN 90 million.

Weaker: Documents.

Better: The procurement plan and tender specifications with the medical and technical departments.

Weaker: Appeals.

Better: Responding to appeals, no appeal lost in the last 3 years.

Skills worth listing

List the law, the procurement plan, specifications, the platform, bid evaluation and appeals. In your soft skills show precision, punctuality and calm under time pressure.

Professional skills

  • Public procurement law
  • Procurement plan
  • Specifications
  • e-Zamowienia
  • Bid evaluation
  • Appeals

Personal skills

  • Precision
  • Punctuality
  • Calm
  • Communication
  • Independence

Qualifications

List postgraduate studies in public procurement, industry training and training in appeal proceedings. The rules change often, so give dates.

Your first job in public procurement

A good start is work on bids at a contractor or a junior specialist role at a public office. On your CV show studies in law or administration and placements.

Add training in the rules and work on the e-Zamowienia platform. This is the basis of the job.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A hospital looks for procurement of medicines and medical equipment, a public office for construction works and municipal services, and a contractor for preparing bids and clarifications. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a public procurement specialist CV

Questions and answers

What should a public procurement specialist put on a CV?

The number of procedures, value, subject, procedure types, documents, the platform, bid evaluation, appeals and qualifications.

Are postgraduate studies in procurement needed?

Not always, but they are often welcome.

Which results are worth giving?

The number and value of procedures, appeals and their outcome, punctuality and cancellations.

Does experience at a contractor count?

Yes, it shows knowledge of the rules from the other side and makes it easier to write good specifications.

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