Vacant job

In nature-rich Karlskoga, exciting things are happening right now. In our city, you are always close to both beautiful nature and high-tech industry. We offer you a welcoming workplace where people and innovations can grow. Welcome to meaningful work where you can truly make a difference!

Karlskoga Municipality works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing every individual's skills and thereby combating discrimination.

The Municipal Executive Office is responsible for the leadership and coordination of all municipal operations.

The administration includes several supporting and steering functions, such as HR, communication, finance, and IT.

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a procurement specialist, you will be responsible, both independently and as part of a team, for the entire procurement process, from the initial needs analysis and discussions with the client to the drafting and follow-up of contracts, all with a clear business and operational focus. The procurements are varied and cover many exciting and interesting areas, such as goods, services, and construction projects.

The responsibilities also include supporting and guiding the municipality's clients in purchasing, procurement, and contract matters, participating in information and training initiatives, and performing other common tasks within purchasing and procurement.

Great opportunities for remote work.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who are digitally skilled, engaged, and innovative, and who welcome change. It is of great importance that you dare to think new and use future digital tools to make smart and sustainable business decisions, and actively participate in our development work. In other respects, you are cooperative, structured, creative, and analytical as a person.

You have a post-secondary education in purchasing, economics, law, or another relevant direction, or you have equivalent competence through longer work experience in purchasing. Additionally, you must be able to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish.

A minimum of two years of experience in public procurement is required.

As the municipality's representative towards suppliers, you have a business-ethical and impartial approach. It is obvious that you have a genuine interest in purchasing and procurement issues, and we highly value personal suitability.

We consider it meritorious if you have experience with:

• Project management or change management
• Ability to participate physically in Karlskoga

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, Start date: September.

The position requires you to provide a certificate of good conduct from the police. You must request the certificate yourself from the Swedish Police Authority using the form "Extract from the criminal record" in the form archive on the police website.

If you have protected personal data, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system. Instead, contact PA support (HR department) tel: 0586-610 55 for further handling.

Karlskoga Municipality is part of a Swedish-speaking administrative area in Finland and thus has a responsibility to protect the status of the Finnish language. This means, among other things, that we must offer preschool activities and elderly care in Finnish.

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