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Do you want to make Gävle even better with us?

In Gävle Municipality, we work together with dedication to offer our residents a safe and inspiring environment. We offer you a workplace built on trust, where you can develop professionally and grow as an individual. We welcome your application!

The Procurement and Tendering Unit

The Procurement and Tendering Unit is part of the Business Department in Gävle Municipality. Together with the Business Unit, our responsibility is to engage with the business community to spread knowledge about the municipality's procurement and tendering activities. Our mandate includes leading, driving, and developing the primary municipality's joint procurement processes and providing necessary system support.

The unit is organized into a management group, a procurement and follow-up group, and a tendering group. You will belong to the tendering group, which is led by a group manager who is also your direct supervisor. The unit boasts a broad range of competencies with many specialist roles, and our strength lies in how we work closely together and take joint responsibility as a team for the unit's entire mandate.

The workplace for this position is located in newly renovated premises in the City Hall, just a short walk from Gävle Central Station and bus connections. The position offers the possibility of remote work for part of the working hours, in agreement with your manager.

2 positions available.

Job Responsibilities

Apply for the Tenderer position with us and become part of a team with great engagement and broad competence. Together, we work to create commercial, sustainable, and professional public contracts that contribute to the municipality's development.

As a Tenderer, you play a vital role in the municipality's work to ensure commercial and long-term contracts. You plan, execute, and follow up on tenders in close collaboration with the municipality's operations. Through your work, you contribute to meeting operational needs in a legally secure, efficient, and sustainable manner.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning, executing, and following up on tenders in accordance with the Public Procurement Act.
• Leading and driving tenders in close cooperation with the municipality's operations.
• Identifying needs, formulating requirements, and preparing tender documents.
• Conducting bid evaluations and award decisions.
• Supporting colleagues in matters regarding direct procurement and training in procurement and tendering issues.
• Conducting supplier dialogues and contributing to good business relationships.
• Contributing to the development of the unit's processes, routines, and working methods.

You will work closely with other tenderers in the unit and have support from, among others, business lawyers and other specialist functions. Here you can read more about how employees describe the work as a tenderer:

• As a tenderer, Mi gets to work with everything she is interested in (https://www.gavle.se/jobba-hos-oss/vara-medarbetare-berattar/som-upphandlare-far-mi-jobba-med-allt-hon-ar-intresserad-av/)
• Alfred's job is important for both the municipality and the business community (https://www.gavle.se/jobba-hos-oss/vara-medarbetare-berattar/alfreds-jobb-ar-viktigt-for-bade-kommunen-och-naringslivet/)

Qualifications

We are looking for you who want to work in a role where you can combine collaboration, commercial awareness, and development. You thrive on driving issues forward, building good relationships, and finding solutions that meet operational needs.

You may have experience from the procurement area, but we also welcome those with experience in leading and driving projects or processes. We place great emphasis on your personal attributes and your ability to develop in the role.

You have:

• A university/college degree or a university college degree relevant to the position (e.g., in procurement, economics, law, logistics, IT, systems science) or work experience that the employer considers relevant for the tasks.
• Experience in leadership or in driving projects or processes.
• Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

Meritorious:

• Experience in public procurement, working with bids, or contract management.
• Knowledge of the Public Procurement Act (LOU).

Your personal attributes are important for you to thrive and succeed in the role. You are:

• Structured: You have the ability to plan, prioritize, and drive your work forward efficiently.
• Collaborative: You have an egalitarian approach in your collaboration with others.
• Communicative: You express yourself well in both speech and writing and have the ability to adapt your communication to different situations and target groups.
• Flexible: You are curious and have a desire to learn new things. You adapt easily to changed needs and conditions, see opportunities in change, and thrive in a role where development is a natural part of everyday life.

We warmly welcome your application!

Employment Terms and Conditions

• Type of employment: Permanent position.
• Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement. Probationary period may apply.
• Working hours: Daytime.

What We Offer

You are important to us! As an employee in Gävle Municipality, you have:

• Generous holiday conditions, and as a new employee, you are entitled to paid leave already during your first year of employment.
• Reimbursement for health care and exercise when employed for more than three months.
• Various insurances through our collective agreements, including health insurance and work injury insurance.

Read more about our benefits here: Gävle Municipality Benefits (https://www.gavle.se/formaner)

Our Values

Quality, treatment, and collaboration are the most important success factors for carrying out our mandate in the best way. To do the right things and act wisely in our daily lives, it is important that we base ourselves on our jointly stated values.

Read more about us as an employer and what it is like to work in Gävle Municipality here: Work with us (https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs)

Here you can read more about our organization: Organization (https://www.gavle.se/organisation)

Gävle Municipality is part of the Finnish-speaking administrative area. Therefore, if you speak Finnish in addition to our other competence requirements, it may be an asset.

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