Vacant job

1 position(s)

Here, you will have the opportunity to broaden your competence in purchasing and procurement and work on assignments spanning several category areas. In a work group with engaged colleagues who support each other, you will both take responsibility and continue to grow in your role.

Your responsibilities

As a purchaser here, you are responsible for planning, executing, and following up on purchases for the City Management Office, working closely with operations and your team.

You participate in the entire purchasing process and work within several different category areas. The work varies in complexity and requires a structured, analytical, and solution-oriented approach. Your tasks also include economics, administration, and handling relevant documents related to the purchasing process.

A part of your role involves conducting direct procurements and smaller assignments in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (LOU) and the city's guidelines. You work in a project-oriented manner and drive these tasks independently, while also contributing to the development of routines and working methods within purchasing and economics.

An important part of the assignment is to act as a consultative support to the municipality's operations in matters concerning procurement and purchasing. Through your competence, you contribute to ensuring that Västerås City ensures commercial and legal purchases according to LOU. In the long term, there is an opportunity for further development by participating in educational initiatives within purchasing and procurement, where you help strengthen the knowledge of employees in the departments.

Your qualifications

You are a person who appreciates working in an environment with many contact points and are driven by always providing good service. You have the ability to quickly adapt to different situations and are accustomed to independently structuring, planning, and prioritizing your work.

You have a post-secondary education in a relevant area, such as purchasing, economics, or procurement. Alternatively, you have work experience in purchasing and/or procurement. It is an advantage if you have experience or education in LOU. In the role, you will have many contact points and work with documentation, so it is important that you can express yourself well in both Swedish and English, orally and in writing. You also need to have a good ability to quickly familiarize yourself with and analyze information from various types of materials and documents. Since service, customer contact, and administration are central parts of the position, we would appreciate it if you had experience in these areas.

We offer

Here, you become part of an engaged team of six employees who work together on purchasing and direct procurements. We belong to the Service Unit at the City Management Office and have our workplace in the City Hall, in the center of Västerås, near the train station. Our daily life is characterized by cooperation, joy in work, and a strong team spirit. We value both community and responsibility. We have fun at work and care for each other, while giving plenty of room for individual responsibility.

Here you have great opportunities to develop in your professional role and broaden your competence in purchasing and procurement. In the long term, you can also contribute to the development of our working methods and routines.

We believe in trust and freedom under responsibility. This means that you plan your workday yourself, have flextime, and the opportunity to work remotely for part of the time, when operations allow.

Here you become part of something bigger! With warmth and respect, we show initiative in the big and the small. We live our values in the meeting with each other and those we serve. Every day, all year round, we ensure that Västerås functions. Together with your approx. 11,500 colleagues around the city, you have Sweden's most important job.

Read more about opportunities, career paths, and our offer here: https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriar (https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriar)

Other information

In connection with the interview, you need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or alternatively a certificate of residence together with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

All offers regarding recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.