Senior Procurement Specialist - Large-Scale Productions

About the role

Fever, a tech platform for culture and live entertainment, is hiring a Senior Procurement Specialist for its FP&A team in Madrid. You will lead end-to-end purchasing and supplier operations for a large-scale production, managing the supply chain and operational services needed to build a city-scale temporary infrastructure such as overlay, grandstands, hosting staffing, heavy machinery, power generation, audiovisual setups, waste management, security and crowd logistics. The role requires full on-site presence during build-up, live event execution and tear-down.

Key responsibilities

• Design and run the procurement strategy across all production packages (temporary infrastructure, power, staging, AV, site services, plant hire, perimeter security)
• Negotiate high-value supplier agreements, master service contracts and scope variations, securing strict SLAs, performance penalties, safety standards and delivery milestones
• Supervise contractors on site during mobilization, construction, live shows and strikes, resolving scope gaps, supply bottlenecks and vendor defaults in real time
• Qualify, onboard and continuously evaluate tier-1 international providers and local suppliers, ensuring compliance with Spanish labour regulations, municipal permits and safety protocols
• Control CapEx and OpEx with Production Directors, Site Managers and Finance, monitor spend, manage contingencies and audit contractor deliverables before milestone payments
• Prepare contingency plans for emergency procurement, replacement plant and machinery and rapid-response labour during live operations

Required profile

• 6+ years in procurement, category management or a related field, including team leadership
• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic procurement, category management and supplier contract negotiation in fast-paced industries
• Proven track record in large-scale live productions, with direct procurement in international sports competitions, music festivals, touring productions or outdoor infrastructure builds strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing suppliers on active construction sites, industrial yards and live crowd operations
• Ability to make rapid commercial decisions under pressure and deep knowledge of temporary overlay, equipment leasing and turnkey production contracts
• Strong network in the Spanish and European event supplier market and working knowledge of public safety standards and local permitting
• Professional Spanish and English (written and spoken)

What we offer

• Attractive compensation package and flexible remuneration with Cobee (meals, transport, training, nursery support, tax-exempt)
• Payflow option to receive part of your salary in advance and Taxdown for tax optimisation
• Private health and dental insurance with Cigna, and Wellhub gym membership up to the Silver plan
• 40% discount on Fever events, a free Candlelight voucher and language learning support
• Hybrid work with a central Madrid office