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The main task of the IT department is to provide IT services to the entire Police Authority. The IT department is an important part of crime prevention and crime-fighting efforts, and IT is one of the most important tools for streamlining police work and enhancing the quality of police operations.

Within the Police Authority, we annually purchase IT products and services for over 3 billion SEK, which accounts for approximately 30% of the authority's total purchasing volume.

The IT procurement group is one of three groups in the IT purchasing section and is tasked with actively promoting an efficient national procurement process in the IT area. We are also responsible for further developing methods, skills, and working practices regarding strategic purchasing. Within the section, we work closely together to develop our operations, and job satisfaction is important to us. IT purchasing is an integral part of the IT department's operations. It enables close collaboration and well-established contact points that increase operational benefits and contribute to realizing the organization's goals.

With us, you have the opportunity to work with flexible working hours and remotely a couple of days a week. We have good conditions for practicing wellness as we have free access to a gym, sports hall, and recovery space in our premises. As an employee with us, you also have the opportunity to train for one hour a week during paid working hours.

Our office is located in central Stockholm with very good transport connections.

Job Description

As a strategic purchaser, you are responsible for conducting various types of procurements and renewed competitive tenders. You are responsible for the entire procurement process, from the moment a need arises until the contract is concluded. This means that you are involved throughout the contract's entire lifecycle and contribute to supplier development and contract management while having good insight into the market for the relevant product area.

As a strategic purchaser, you are responsible for:

• Driving and leading procurements and renewed competitive tenders
• Providing support in the management of procured contracts
• Identifying and driving improvement activities within your own area of operations
• Developing and streamlining the strategic purchasing work
• Conducting negotiations with suppliers and/or manufacturers in the IT area

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Post-secondary education in law, economics, or purchasing/procurement, or other relevant qualifications as assessed by the employer
• Relevant and current work experience in procurement
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
• Swedish citizenship

It is advantageous if you also have:

• Work experience in procurement in the IT area and/or contracting area
• Experience in independently leading and conducting procurements
• Relevant experience in category management
• Experience working with competitive tenders according to the Public Procurement Act in the defense and security sector, LUFS
• Relevant experience in requirements work, preferably in the IT area
• Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written

The tasks require that you are structured and meticulous and have a good ability to build relationships. The work as a purchaser requires that you are flexible and can easily adapt to changing circumstances. We see that you are self-driven and can manage your cases independently while having good collaborative skills and enjoying working in a team. The role of strategic purchaser with us requires that you work in a strategic manner and focus on how purchasing and procurement can contribute to the organization's goals.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Contact Persons

If you have questions about the assignment, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager:

010-563 70 34

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact the responsible HR consultant:

Sanna H Dahlstedt, sanna.hawborn-dahlstedt@polisen.se

Union Representatives

Police Union, Sofia Ask, phone: 010-563 87 10

SACO, can be reached via email saco-s.avdelningarna@polisen.se

SEKO Police, Karna Tillheden, phone: 010-561 66 27

ST, Jessica Stålenkrans 010-563 32 66

Other Information

Employment type: Special fixed-term employment for one year

Job title: Administrator

Work location: Stockholm

Working hours: Trust-based working hours

Start date: By agreement

Function: Strategic Purchaser

Welcome with your application in the form of a CV and answers to selection questions via email to jobb.na@polisen.se no later than March 24, 2025. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the email address specified in the advertisement. Please mark your application with reference number A145.129/2025 in the email subject line.

If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider sensitive, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.

We have high demands on our employees' awareness of security and confidentiality. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a war position. Read more about war placement and security review at https://polisen.se/krigsplacering and https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning

The Police Authority will process your personal data in accordance with the rules of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and other applicable data protection regulations. Read more about our handling of personal data at https://polisen.se/personuppgifter/rekrytering

Your application is a public document under the principle of public access to information.

Warm welcome with your application!