Warehouse Staff with Focus on Procurement/Purchasing

We are now looking for warehouse staff with a focus on procurement/purchasing at the Supply Department in Karlskrona and hope that you will apply to us and become our new colleague. With us, you will have a varied and exciting job in inspiring environments with the opportunity for wellness during working hours. The position is civilian.

About the Unit

The Supply Department is part of the Logistics Unit, which plans, prepares, implements, and follows up all material supply and technical services for all units within the Garrison. The Supply Department consists of 3 sections: Service, Operational Organization, and Goods/Transport, whose purpose is to contribute to a stronger and more redundant defense force through well-functioning peace logistics and unit-close storage and supply for readiness increases and war. The department currently consists of about 60 people with mixed ages, skills, and backgrounds.

About the Section

The Service section is one of three sections within the Supply Department. The section currently consists of 20 employees. Daily tasks at the section include serving units within the Karlskrona garrison with personal equipment, clothing, laundry exchange, weapons, ammunition, procurement, etc. There are also some transport tasks of materials.

Main Responsibilities

The overarching work involves working with supply management. Primarily, you will handle the issuance/receipt and storage of specific materials to our customers. The work also includes other tasks within the Supply Department. We supply both our own unit and other units, so you will have contact with both internal and external customers. Most of our daily work is about ensuring that our core business, supply management, functions. To keep track of this, we use system support in the SAP environment as well as the Armed Forces' own system support LIFT.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Completed high school education or equivalent knowledge assessed by the employer as equivalent
• Previous experience in storage/warehouse/logistics
• Good computer skills
• Driver's license category B

Personal Qualities

You need to have good collaboration skills, good social skills with a high sense of service, solution-oriented, meticulous, and able to work both in a team and independently.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

MERITORIOUS

• Previous experience in procurement/purchasing and invoice management or equivalent tasks
• Previously worked as GSS (group leader, soldier, sailor)
• Driver's license categories C, BE, CE
• Experience with SAP/PRIO is highly meritorious
• Good knowledge of the Armed Forces' material processes

For the authority's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing values. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Other

Employment form: Permanent employment starting with a six-month probationary period.
Employment rate: Full-time.
Work location: Karlskrona.
Start date: As soon as possible according to agreement.

Information about the Position

Magnus Jonsson
Camilla Holgersson

Information about the Recruitment Process

Lena Krusberg

Union Representatives

OFR/O: Johnas Mård
PFR/S: Jan Wasberg
SACO: Saco-S-FM@mil.se
All of the above can be reached via the switchboard: 01082-85 000
SECO: Jan-Anders Nilsson, reachable via the switchboard: 01082-471 000

Application

Welcome with your application by 2025-04-30 at the latest. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter where you motivate why you are suitable for this position and answer the specified selection questions.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Armed Forces and the Recruiting Unit:

The overall task of the Naval Base is to support the naval units with logistics in the form of transport, basing, surveillance, and medical care, both at home and abroad. The Naval Base has its headquarters in Karlskrona but operates where needed, for example in Berga/Muskö, south of Stockholm, and in Gothenburg. Other major tasks for the Naval Base include monitoring Sweden's 2700 km long coastline with territorial waters.

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both in large and small ways, and both at home and around the world.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value system based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security check with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment includes an obligation to be placed in a military position. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To the application for employment, a CV and a personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.