Procurement Officer for Nybro Municipality

Nybro Municipality is an expanding municipality in the Småland glass kingdom with approximately 20,000 inhabitants. Here, there are large and small companies primarily in the glass, wood, and paper industries - several of them world-leading in their respective fields.

The municipality has a strategic location between the three regional centers of Kalmar, Karlskrona, and Växjö. Transportation is good with railways and an airport within thirty kilometers.

In Nybro Municipality, there are opportunities to choose attractive housing in beautiful environments in the city or in the countryside. The opportunities for recreation and outdoor life are excellent as nature is never far away.

Nybro Municipality's vision is "With security, curiosity, and innovative thinking, we build a new bridge to the future's larger Nybro."

On nybro.se, you can read about what it is like to work in Nybro Municipality and learn about the benefits we offer our employees:

Nybro Municipality as an employer (https://nybro.se/jobb-foretagande/nybro-kommun-som-arbetsgivare/)

The Municipal Executive Office provides effective and professional support to elected representatives, service and management to administrations, and direct service and information to citizens in Nybro Municipality in certain specific activities.

In Nybro Municipality, procurement is placed under the Municipal Executive Office within the Finance Unit. The Municipal Executive Office provides effective and professional support to elected representatives, service, support, and management to administration and operations, as well as direct service and information to citizens. Within the Finance Unit, controllers, economists, administrators, and procurement staff work. Currently, the procurement function is staffed by a procurement manager, and there is a need to strengthen the team with a procurement officer who wants to contribute to a modern and strategic procurement operation.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a procurement officer in Nybro Municipality, you will work with the entire procurement process from needs analysis and market research to finalized contracts and follow-up. You will support the municipality's various operations in purchasing and act as support in matters concerning LOU (the Public Procurement Act).

Your tasks include, among other things:

• Independently plan, execute, and follow up procurements according to LOU and ensure that they are conducted commercially and with good control.
• Provide advice and support to the municipality's operations in purchasing and procurement matters.
• Engage in dialogue with suppliers and follow up on entered agreements.
• Participate in internal projects and development assignments, as well as develop working methods and contribute to a professional purchasing function.
• Conduct internal training within the organization.
• Handle administration related to your work, such as contract management and record-keeping.

QUALIFICATIONS

We believe that you:

Possess relevant education and/or work experience for the position. Experience from politically governed operations is an advantage.

As a person, you have a structured and meticulous working style, with order in documentation and processes. You need to have legal understanding and be able to interpret and apply relevant legislation, regulations, and agreements. You are used to driving processes forward, keeping timelines, and coordinating multiple parties. It is important that you have strong analytical skills, can see connections, assess risks, and make well-founded decisions that lead to good business results.

The work requires you to communicate clearly in both speech and writing and adapt information according to the recipient and situation. You need to be attentive to the needs of different stakeholders and adjust your working style and communication accordingly. You are comfortable speaking in front of a group and can explain more complex issues in a simple way.

As a person, you value collaboration and dialogue highly, and to succeed in your role, it is crucial that your ability to create and maintain good relationships is very good.

Since we work entirely digitally, you need to have a good understanding of digital systems and be able to work efficiently in various digital tools and platforms.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities, and to thrive with us, you are a person who appreciates a varied work situation where you are proactive and can prioritize as well as work simultaneously on several different tasks, both individually and in a team.

A valid driver's license (B) is a requirement.

OTHER

We ask you to apply for the position through the link in this ad to facilitate our handling of incoming applications. It is of utmost importance that you are meticulous when filling out your application as it is assessed against other applicants. After you have applied for the first time, you can log in to your CV and update your information as well as change your personal letter. This way, you can apply for other positions within Nybro Municipality or other organizations connected to Public Jobs. All submitted applications are saved under your login.

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